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The seventh-generation Ford Mustang is headed to the European market, where the nameplate has been surprisingly popular since its official launch in 2015, but enthusiasts across the pond won't have it as good as those in the United States. Ford has published the model's specifications, and it had to significantly de-tune the 5.0-liter V8 that comes standard on some trims to comply with emissions regulations.
The UK has finally received the first batch of the new S560 Ford Mustang, and because of stricter emissions regulations, America's best-selling muscle car has had to be neutered.
Fancy winning a 2024 Ford Mustang GT designed by actress Sydney Sweeney? Well, now is your chance as Ford is running a contest until February 7 with the winner to walk away with a new Mustang that takes inspiration from the 1965 ‘Stang owned by Sweeney.The actress is a noted car enthusiast and has a long affiliation with Ford. She learned to drive in her great-grandfather’s Ford F-100 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, detailed the process of restoring a 1969 Ford Bronco.
Ford has talked a lot about V8s lately. The automaker's CEO Jim Farley recently said he's alright with being the «only one» on the planet selling an affordable V8 sports car, and judging by Dodge and Chevy's recent moves, he just might get his wish. In that same schpiel, Farley said the V8 is what enables the Mustang to race on nearly every continent across the world on any given weekend. But would Ford race a Mustang that isn't a V8?
In the fictional world of the 2000 movie Gone in 60 Seconds, the range-topping, big-power Plymouth Barracuda was known simply as ‘Shannon’. There, the 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda was certainly bold, finished in ‘Moulin Rouge’ pink with matte ‘Hemi’ motif stripes and as a ’71 model, the only year to feature quad headlamps.
There are few automotive icons that can match the history and enthusiastic fans of the Ford Mustang. It all started way back in 1964, with a stunning long-hood, short-deck design based on the humble underpinnings of the Ford Falcon compact car. It went on to become almost impossibly successful, with more than 400,000 units sold in its first year and over a million within its first two years on the market. The 10 millionth Mustang was sold in 2018. No wonder the Mustang would inspire its own automotive category, appropriately known as «pony cars.»
Netflix is preparing to release a five-part documentary called NASCAR: Full Speed, which will give viewers an in-depth look at America's favorite motorsport.
Someone's new year isn't off to a good start. We aren't just talking about the owner of this sixth-gen Ford Mustang, seen here with its backside sticking out of a house in Indianapolis, Indiana. Presumably, somebody lives there, and now there's a gaping hole in the wall roughly three feet up from the ground. And yes, the fact that the house is on Shelby Street isn't lost on us.