Ford Mustang News
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You buy an entertaining car. One of things you'll want is a nice throaty exhaust. On occasion, however, you'll wish your exhaust noise was a tad less rambunctious. That's where active exhaust baffling comes into play, and it's been available on a number of vehicles for a few years now. You can have your car quiet and you can have your car loud, and now thanks to Roush you can program exactly how you want your exhaust to sing its song. READ: God Has Forsaken America: Pope Leaves, Three More Fast And Furious Movies Are Happening The Roush Active Exhaust system pairs with an app that gives you...
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One-Of-One Ford Mustang GT350R Hits The Block To Fight CancerThe go-fast bits on the 2016 Shelby GT350R that will be auctioned at the 13th annual Cattle Baron’s Ball in Detroit are bone stock. Of course, if you're familiar with the weapons-grade track monster's capabilities, you know it's a hell of a machine straight from the factory. Along with a host...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Signed By George W. Bush Helps Raise $885k For CharityA 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 driven and signed by former President George W. Bush was part of the Gooding & Company auction held during last month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that the final selling price of the car was a...
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Ford Shelby GT Now Available With Mustang's EcoBoost EngineShelby American’s first vehicle based on the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang was the Shelby GT, which is built from a donor Mustang GT and delivers in excess of 600 horsepower thanks to a custom supercharger upgrade for the car’s 5.0-liter V-8. But as Shelby...
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Ford Mustang Poised To Be World’s Most Popular Sports Car In 2015The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang is already the top selling sports car in the world over the first six months of the year, based on data compiled by industry source IHS Automotive, and at the current rate of sales it’s poised to be the world’s most...
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Petty's Garage Ford Mustang Heads To Mecum Auction In DallasThe car first appeared as a rendering before it wound up on the show floor at SEMA. It proved so popular that Ford and the team at Petty's Garage decided to build a limited-edition run of the cars. We're talking about this customized 2015 Ford Mustang GT, which sports plenty of upgrades including a...
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Earlier this month, the aftermarket retailer AmericanMuscle hosted the world's largest Mustang car show. More than 3,000 examples of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pony car descended on Pennsylvania's Maple Grove Raceway, where, along with the huge show field, fans were treated to an afternoon of drag races, revving contests, and dyno pulls. But more importantly, the meet was a great showcase for the giving spirit so prominent in the enthusiast community. ALSO SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R First Drive: Video The highlight of the event was unquestionably the reveal of a...
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2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R first drive reviewBlame it all on notorious badass Carroll Shelby. The man was a goddamn prophet. Back in 1965 he knew what was wrong with the Mustang—it needed more power. It doesn't take a genius to think that, but it took one to make it happen, and to make history. Shelby gave the pony car more power in the...
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Shelby American Going GlobalThe Shelby name is recognized worldwide but until recently it was hard for the brand founded by the late Carroll Shelby to expand overseas due to the fact that the most popular car it worked on, the Ford Mustang, was never officially sold outside of North America. That all changed when the Ford...
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First Ford Mustang Shelby GT350Rs Roll Off The Line At Flat Rock PlantIt’s a great week for muscle car fans all around the country as the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has started building customer examples of the new Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350Rs. The cars are built at the same Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan responsible for the standard Mustang and the...
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Report: Mustang to get Mach 1 model and 10-Speed auto for 2018Shelby, Boss, Mach 1, Bullitt. No model on the market celebrates its history more than the Ford Mustang. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is about to release the Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustangs, promising that the R will be the best Mustang track car ever. And if a report from Automotive News...
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Galpin And Henrik Fisker Unveil Ford Mustang-Based Rocket SpeedsterLast year’s Galpin Rocket proved to be such a hit that the people behind the 725-horsepower muscle car, Galpin Auto Sports and Henrik Fisker, have followed it up with a convertible version. Called the Galpin Rocket Speedster, the car is on show this weekend at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours...
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You want one. We want one. Everyone is going to want one. We're talking about the new 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. From that delightful 5.2-liter flat-plane crank V-8 engine to, well the noise from that delightful flat-plane crank V-8, we're sold. Now we know exactly how much we need to spend, too, because you can head to the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] website and configure your own car right now. The Shelby GT350 starts at just $47,795. A destination charge of $900 brings that figure to $48,695, and a $1,300 gas-guzzler tax takes the total to $49,995, before you start adding some...
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Apollo Edition Ford Mustang Fetches $230,000 At AuctionAnytime a limited-edition machine is offered up to a charity auction, the car and the manufacturer or builders get a bit of spotlight, wealthy bidders get to toss around buckets of cash, and a worthwhile cause gets money that it will put to good use. I guess you could call that a win-win-win, as...
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2016 Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang First Ride: VideoFord is aiming to make the 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang the most nimble, fun-to-drive, most track capable Mustang yet. The engineering appears to be there. To the impressive latest generation Mustang chassis, Ford has added MagneRide dampers; big brakes with two-piece rotors, 6-piston front calipers...
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Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang, Lamborghini Aventador vs Huracán, 2016 Focus RS: Today's Car NewsFord is throwing gasoline onto the firefight between the Mustang and Camaro by claiming the upcoming 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang is faster around a track than a Camaro Z/28 and just as fast as a Porsche 911 GT3. The Blue Oval has also leaked other information on the car it claims is the fastest...
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Ford Says Shelby GT350R Lap Times Match 911 GT3, Beat Camaro Z/28According to Ford Motor Company, the forthcoming Shelby GT350R Mustang is as quick around a racetrack as the Porsche 911 GT3. Well, one track anyway. In independent testing conducted at Grattan Raceway in Belding, Michigan, the Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang posted a lap time equal to that of the...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Head-Up Display Comes With Customizable Shift Light IndicatorThe Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Mustang Shelby GT350 is almost ready for its showroom debut in the fall, but today we have details on one of the tech features coming in the 526-horsepower track-focused muscle car: a customizable shift light indicator. The feature comes standard in both...
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Ford has pulled out all the stops to make its latest F-150 pickup truck more fuel efficient than ever before. And while its lightweight aluminum construction and available 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 are huge factors in the quest for better MPGs, there are loads of other details which contribute to make the pickup less thirsty. ALSO SEE: Hankook Airless Tires Inch Closer To Production Reality Small improvements like a flush-mounted windshield, a slightly narrower bed—to help maximize airflow over the cargo area—and gap-bridging trim pieces all contribute to minimized drag, but to make...
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2015 Ford Mustang GT Laps Silverstone: 360-Degree VideoYou don't have to be Nostradamus to foresee that 360-degree video is about to explode. Prices for cameras have dropped into the $500 range, so YouTube will soon be flooded with amateur and not-so-amateur videos on any variety of subjects. And while the viewing experience feels slightly...
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Apollo Program-Themed Mustang Built For 2015 EAA AirVenture--Photo UpdateIt’s that time of year again. Time for the EAA AirVenture fly-in aircraft convention which takes place each and every year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and where the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] typically auctions off a one-of-a-kind Mustang to help raise funds for training of the next generation of...
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Close look at the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R’s carbon fiber wheelsCarbon fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving acceleration, braking and handling while simultaneously curbing fuel consumption and emissions. But the expense of the material and finicky production process has mostly...
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Fourth Of July Study Sheds Light On Muscle Car RevivalWhere cars are concerned, our favorite figures involve horsepower, torque, and 0-60 times. That said, there's plenty of interesting info in the latest study from research firm Experian Automotive, which looked at the numbers behind the unlikely resurgence of the muscle car. While it includes the...
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Mustang Pulls Ahead Of Camaro In The Sales Race For First Time In Six YearsThe all-new, sixth-generation Ford Mustang has been out for a bit now, and it's selling well. So well, in fact, that it recently overtook its arch rival the Chevrolet Camaro in the sales war for the first time since 2009, when the fift-gen Camaro landed. Through the first five months of 2015, the...
Jeff Glucker