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Coffee & Cars, a well-known car meetup group based in Houston, Texas, has announced that modern American muscle cars will be permanently banned from all future events and meetups.
Ford Performance has started offering the fourth-generation 5.0-liter Coyote V8 as a crate engine bearing the Aluminator name. While this latest version of the Coyote V8 can be found in the S650 Mustang GT, the crate version gets upgraded internals and is available in two versions.
The Chevrolet Camaro is gone. The Dodge Challenger is gone. That leaves the Ford Mustang all alone in the world of Detroit muscle cars. So it's natural for people to label the new Dodge Charger as a Mustang rival. It's available with two doors, essentially replacing the Challenger. Dodge calls it a muscle car, be it as the electric Charger Daytona or the combustion-powered Charger Sixpack coming next year. But if you compare the two side-by-side, you'll understand they're not really competitors.
No nameplate is more prominent in the annals of Dodge muscle car history than Charger. It’s survived through seven generations dating all the way back to the 1966 model year. While it’s true that in more recent times the Challenger has taken over as the quintessential muscular two-door offering, that car was initially developed as an answer to the massively popular and successful Ford Mustang. In other words, a pony car. It was the Charger that earned its stripes as the Mopar of choice on the stoplight-to-stoplight drags in towns all across America in the 1960s, lining up against venerable names like GTO, Chevelle, 442 and Torino.
Ford has had some bad luck with recalls, racking up the most of any automaker for the last several years. Now, the company has to reinspect vehicles it's already fixed for incomplete and sloppy work related to the massive Takata airbag recall.
Ford has increased the pricing for the 2024 Mustang GT and Dark Horse by as much as $1,840, according to a letter sent to dealers.
Not everyone wants to shine bright like a diamond. For folks looking to order a 2024 Ford Mustang, they'll be able to take the shine off any of its available paint jobs. That's thanks to a newly introduced and factory-applied matte clear film. Matte Mustangs Ford says starting tomorrow customers can order any new Mustang coupe with the optional film that creates a satin-like finish; first deliveries will happen in June. The film costs an additional $5995 and includes a warranty that lasts three years or 36,000 miles—same as the pony car's standard limited warranty. The PPG-produced film not only gives
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