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According to the details of the recently ratified Ford-UAW labor agreement, production of the current S650 Ford Mustang will come to an end in just four years, in 2028. Part of the labor agreement included disclosing the outline of Ford's production plans, including where specific vehicles would be produced. Without these assurances, the UAW could not be sure that its members' jobs would be safe for the next few years.
It feels like theS650-generation Mustang just got here but its life cycle may already have an end date. According to this report from Muscle Cars and Trucks, the labor agreement between the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and Ford details production plans for various vehicles and manufacturing plants. Such plans reportedly indicate that the brand-spanking-new S650 Mustang will end production in 2028 when the new UAW agreement ends.
Lego has previewed the cars lined up for its Lego Speed Champions next year. Petrolhead Lego fans will be treated to bricked versions of the Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Audi S1 e-tron Quattro, and two BMW M race cars.
In the early 1990s, if you wanted a muscle car with a sprinkling of Shelby magic on it, you bought a front-wheel-drive Dodge Daytona. If you wanted a Shelby-infused Ford, then too bad—unless you were a member of the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC). In that case, you could get your hands on one of these, a Mk 1 SAAC Mustang GT, which was envisioned as the Fox-body equivalent of the original Shelby GT350. Perhaps that's a little overzealous a comparison, especially to SAAC members, who can be extremely particular about their Shelby facts. Even so, this prototype Mustang is something extremely special, and it's up for sale on Bring a Trailer, which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos.
Luxury watchmaker Breitling has unveiled a special new tourbillon watch, and three designs are available as part of the Top Time Classic Cars Tourbillon collection, one of which is inspired by the Ford Mustang. Based on Breitling's relatively new Caliber B21 movement for the Premier Tourbillon, the watch is both a tourbillon and a chronograph. The former is made of solid gold and houses the balance wheel and spring, as well as the escapement within a rotating cage, which offsets the canceling pull of gravity.
I’ve never fallen in love and harmony with a car this quickly. The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R is a well-documented darling to anyone who has driven one – I was aware of its gleaming reputation before going to review an example for Cars & Bids. However, I had never driven one, and unlike when the car was new, I went into this drive with a more definitive context.
Sean, Scott and James chat the upcoming dual-cab utes with varying levels of electrification; Ford’s lofty pricing for the next-generation Mustang; and the hardy Mahindra Pik-Up is in the spotlight for this week’s car review.
The new S650-series Ford Mustang has a base price $12,400 higher than its predecessor, and has cracked the $100,000 before on-roads barrier for the first time.