Ford Mustang News
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Drag racing is a special kind of motorsport, lived in incredibly short bursts dotted between marathon wrenching sessions to keep the high-strung, high-output cars working at their best. American muscle has long been a preferred base for some of the most dedicated draggers, and the 2011 Ford Mustang is no exception, as this video of a highly-modified car running 8.89 seconds at 147 mph in the quarter proves. How do you turn a stock 2011 Mustang into a straight-strip Satan? Hand the car over to Evolution Performance, and they'll start with a hand-built 5.0-liter engine, add an air-to-water...
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Video: Ford Design Chief Hints At What's In Store For 2014 MustangThe crew over at Mustangs Daily has a video from the Paris Auto Show where Ford design chief J Mays hints at what the company might have in store for the 50th anniversary of the Mustang in 2014, as well as a transcription of those parts of the interview. Mays reveals very little, but he does say...
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2011 Roush Mustang 525R UnveiledThe next Roush Mustang is here. Dubbed 5XR, this 525-horsepower/465 lb-ft of torque supercharged pony car will be limited to 150 units, each with a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty. The 525R will be available in both coupe and convertible form, but only with a six-speed manual transmission. A Roush...
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Shelby Releases Final Specs For 2011 GT350Shelby American has released the final specifications for the 2011 GT350, including an option that will net buyers more than 600 horsepower. Built in Las Vegas, the GT350 will be available in both naturally aspirated and supercharged form. Naturally aspirated cars come in standard 2011 Ford Mustang...
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2011 Shelby Mustang GT350: Final Specs, New 624 HP PackageWhether it's Eleanor you think of when you hear GT350 or the racing greatness of the original Shelby Mustangs, the new 2011 Shelby GT350 should quicken your pulse. If it doesn't, there's a 624-horsepower "R" tune add-on that will do the trick. Yes, it's a Mustang, but don't let that fool you. The...
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Australia's FPV Launches Supercharged 5.0 GT RangeAustralia’s Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) today launched its range of supercharged Falcon sedans, with the cars coming fitted with the Blue Oval’s new 5.0-liter V-8 and a custom Eaton supercharger. The engine isn’t identical to the one fitted to the Ford Mustang GT in the U.S...
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When it comes to custom Mustangs, Roush is considered by many to be second only to the Shelby name. Today the custom house has revealed its new 2011 Roush 5XR Ford Mustang based around the 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0-liter V-8 engine. Thanks to the edition of a ‘R2300 ROUSHcharger’ supercharger kit, peak output of the 5.0-liter V-8 has been raised to a very delectable 525 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. To handle the road, a suspension kit consisting of new front struts, rear shocks and rear springs, plus front and rear stabilizer bars has been installed. The package also...
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After 35 Years, Stolen Mustang Returns To OwnerA Los Angeles publisher has gotten his stolen Mustang back--35 years later. Jack Klunder, president and publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News, had his 1966 Mustang stolen in 1974 while he was at basketball practice in a gym at Rio Hondo Junior College, where he was a student. Klunder's car was...
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Service Bulletin Issued For 2011 Ford Mustang GTs Due To Clutch ProblemFord has announced a service bulletin for 2011 Ford Mustang GTs with the six-speed manual transmission, to address problems with the clutch sticking to the floor at high RPMs, returning to the normal position only when the engine RPMs drop. The problem affects GTs built before April 25, 2010. It...
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Shelby Considering New Mustang ModelsThe selection of aftermarket Mustangs seems endless, but that won't stop Shelby from possibly adding more models to the mix. A report suggests that the company is planning to possibly add a twin-turbo package to 2007-2009 GT500 models, and a performance package for the 2010-2011 V-6 and GT models...
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Have 2012 Boss Mustang Production Numbers Been Leaked?Ford hasn't yet released the official production numbers for the 2012 Boss Mustang, but a bookstore might have. Yeah, you read that correctly. Borders, the bookstore chain, may have inadvertently released the Boss's planned production numbers. How? By producing a preview to an upcoming book, Boss...
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2011 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake Packs 800-HP BiteFord's own 2011 Mustang GT is no slouch, rated at 412 horsepower and delivering every bit of it. Then there's the Mustang Shelby GT500, with a massive supercharged 550 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. But if simply ripping the rear tires' tread from their carcasses isn't enough for you, the...
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We know most of the key details of the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 from its unveiling at Pebble Beach last month. But until now, we haven't seen Ford's plans for production quantities. The source of the leak? Borders book store, if you can believe it. A description for a book to be published next year chronicling the return of the Boss 302, entitled Boss Mustang: The Return of the Baddest Mustang of all Time, reveales that, like the original, just 4,000 will be built each year for a two-year run. Of those, 500 each year will be race-spec 302R vehicles, meaning just 7,000 production Boss 302s will...
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Consumer Reports Says Mustang Is Champ Over CamaroVenerable consumer publication Consumer Reports has stacked the current Ford Mustang against the current Chevrolet Camaro in a head-to-head match-up of V-6 models, and the Mustang has won. Anyone following car-magazine comparison review trends won't be surprised by the result. The Mustang has been...
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Will Your Dealer Get The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302?Chances are good that if you've got Mustangs moving off local lots, you'll see the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 early next year. But a good chunk of you will have to travel to find one on the lot. Ford's plan for allocating the new Boss 302 to its dealers has leaked onto the Web, revealing a two-tiered...
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Photos: Classic Restorations Shelby GT500CRMustangs Daily has a nice photo gallery featuring pictures of the Classic Restorations Shelby GT500CR with a custom paint job. This continuation version of a 1967 Shelby GT500 is powered by a 427 cubic-inch (6.9-liter) V-8 that makes 545 horsepower and mates to a 5-speed manual transmission, a...
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Australia's FPV Announces Supercharger Program For Ford 5.0 V-8Hot on the heels of the new ROUSHcharger and Ford Racing supercharger kits for Ford’s latest 5.0-liter V-8 comes a new announcement from the land Down Under. FPV, Ford’s in-house tuner in Australia, has announced a new range of supercharged V-8 engines for its performance car lineup. To...
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Pony car fans might not think the love of the Mustang is a generational thing, but Ford apparently does, and it is targeting the new DUB Edition 2011 Mustang directly at younger urban drivers. The car, a collaboration between DUB, Ford and Roush, combines Roush and DUB appearance features for a more aggressive look. The 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 DUB Edition is now ready for sale and is priced from $3,699 for the upgrade. Add on $100 for shipping and the base price for a Mustang V-6 and you’re left with a driveaway price of $26,694. So what do you get for the extra cash? Twenty-inch wheels...
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Shelby Considering Twin-Turbo Package For Ford Mustang V-6Smoky burnouts, lurid powerslides, brutalized rev-limiters and V-8 engines--those are the things that make Shelby-tuned Mustangs great. But as automakers and customers around the world bow down to environmental consciousness and switch to downsized engines, so must the tuning scene. According to...
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New ROUSHcharger Boosts Ford 5.0 V-8 To 550 HorsepowerSpecialist Ford tuner Roush has released a new supercharger package for the latest 5.0 V-8 engine found in cars like the 2011 Ford Mustang GT. Already potent in stock form, the addition of the new supercharger kit, dubbed the 5.0L ROUSHcharger, boosts output to 550 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of...
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Video: Jay Leno's Garage Visits 2012 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna SecaThe 2011 Mustang GT is being equated with the 2011 BMW M3 in terms of outright performance (though certainly not overall refinement) despite starting about $20,000 below the M3. The 2011 GT500 is a better comparison on price, and offers even more intense performance. Now there's a step between: the...
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Ford Racing Shows Off Supercharger For 5.0 At Woodward CruiseThe newest addition to the Mustang stable is a 2.3-liter twin-screw supercharger made specifically for the 2011 5.0-liter V-8 TiVCT engine. Slapping the air-to-liquid intercooled blower on top of the new mill boosts power up to 624 horses and torque to 536 pound-feet. You won't get the full bounty...
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MustangBlog: Changing of the GuardFor those of you who have been following this blog since its inception back in 2005, you may have noticed I am no longer posting news updates. The truth of the matter is I am handing off my writing duties to another writer so I can spend more time with my family and work on other website...
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