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Show Stopper: 2024 Ford Mustang GT Tested
The new Mustang GT is an attention grabber, especially in a world shifting to EVs.
BY SAM SMITH
"There we were, that Vapor Blue Ford Mustang GT and me, at a Pasadena stoplight, windows down, waiting to enter a freeway. A black Tesla Model 3 rolled up alongside. The driver, in his late 20s, smiled at the Ford through an open window. "Nice," he offered.
"Thanks," I said. "Wish it were mine. Just on loan."
A pause, followed by a gesture toward the Mustang's dash, unsure. "Is that . . . a giant screen?"
I blinked, wondering whether this was a setup. The Model 3's touchscreen is famously humongous. The GT's wide glass display, new for 2024 and as long as your arm, is more tasteful, but it still tumors off the dash like a hat on a hat.
"Works fine," I said, shrugging. "But looks tacked on, you know?"
A shrug of his own, a friendly nod at his dash. "Yeah. Everyone's doing it though, right? Kind of the standard now."
Change comes for everything, even cars that rarely change much. When the light turned green, we waved goodbye. I made a hard left onto a tight on-ramp, and the rear tires slithered a bit on exit, and there was a deeply satisfying blast to redline in first gear, the 5.0 spewing torque and brap as the San Gabriel Mountains behind arced skyward under golden light, and I found myself thinking not at all of pixels but definitely of why every person in America should want at least one V-8 Mustang and probably two or three, especially on blue-sky days in rolling land during what we're told is the time of the petro-muscle sunset.
Big changes matter with cars like this, but small ones can matter more. Months back, when Ford unveiled that glassy cockpit, with a 13.2-inch infotainment touchscreen and a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster, loyalists scowled; Mustangs had never worn anything like it. Gone was the old double-brow dash, a family hallmark.
Other details are more critical. Ford calls the new platform S650. It's a moderate update of the outgoing Mustang, the S550, which first met dealers for 2015. Just as last year, there are three variants: the EcoBoost turbo 2.3-liter four, the 5.0-liter V-8 GT, and the track-focused GT-based Dark Horse. Key updates include a bit more power, a stiffer structure, a retuned suspension, and a quicker ratio for the electrically assisted power steering, from 16.0:1 to 15.5:1. The vacuum-operated brake booster gets replaced by an electronic unit that's a bit grabby at parking-lot speeds but otherwise nicely transparent.
Cosmetically, little carries over. The new styling is essentially S550 with less fillip and more sneer. The taillights and trunklid now form a concave V deep enough to hold shadow in daylight. The net effect is a car that looks smaller but isn't. The GT receives a larger and more fish-mouthed grille than the EcoBoost, as well as hood extractor vents. In coupe form (a convertible remains available), the new GT is as wide as the old but 0.9 inch longer and 0.7 inch taller, its wheelbase 0.1 inch shorter. Our manual-equipped Premium GT with the Performance package crosses the scales at 3947 pounds, 69 pounds heavier than an identically equipped S550.
Thank all that is Henry—that six-speed manual remains standard. A 10-speed automatic is a $1595 option that comes with remote start and the ability to rev the engine from the key fob. The GT badge has long represented peak Mustang bang for buck, but inflation is real. To the $44,090 base price, our test car added the $4995 GT Performance package, which includes larger Brembo brakes, Pirelli P Zero PZ4 summer rubber, and a 3.73:1 Torsen limited-slip rear axle. We also got the GT Premium package, Equipment Group 401A High (upgraded interior materials, 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo, Co-Pilot Assist+), Recaro seats, the Mustang Nite Pony pack (black mirrors, badges, 19-inch wheels), magnetorheological dampers, the active performance exhaust, and floor mats. The total: $62,425. Reasonable for today's market, given what those options bring. Still, don't Google what a 2015 Mustang GT cost new unless you need a good cry.
Eight cylinders are a tradition here, going back to the '60s. The double-overhead-cam, 32-valve Coyote V-8 is a light revision of its former self, virtually identical in manner and appearance. The highlight is the addition of a second throttle body—the intakes now front the engine bay like a pair of fangs—and new exhaust cams to boot. The result is more power, 480 horsepower at 7150 rpm, to be exact. Add the performance exhaust, and the GT's output rises to 486 horses at 7250 rpm. The torque peak—415 pound-feet, or 418 with the active exhaust—arrives at 4900. This is, of course, on 93 octane. The Coyote has always had a divisive sound: low-end burble, barky midrange, and raspy, rat-a-tat hammer up top. This one is no different, boasting the trademark creamy response and smooth wave of torque. It's happier at high rpm than its forebear and unhappy nowhere. The theme here is balance, a hallmark of the best modern Mustangs, no component outweighing another. As with the S550, blasting around town feels like an event. The manual is easy to be smooth with. Back roads and fast freeways fall into a rhythm. The car is comfy when loping along and predictable when wrung out.
If you use that digital display (or the steering-wheel buttons) to play with the drive modes, you will find that the interface is intuitive, and also th
Pixel cancer, the faithful will grumble. And not a redesign from the ground up—valid complaints. But how many new cars of this ilk remain? How many do this much this well, with this much character and history, for this price or less?
A rear-drive, three-pedal, four-seat, V-8 pony car that's new and big of heart, attainable, at home in commute or canyon, and more than the sum of its parts. Yes, please—forever, all day long. Sign us up.
at those modes make a difference. In steering feel, Normal is fine, if boring and effort-light. Track brings more self-centering but occasional woolliness under load. Sport is the most naturally weighted. Suspension adjustments in those modes are similar, taking advantage of the dampers' talent for compromise: Track is workable for imperfect two-lanes but too stiff for maintaining high speeds, trading cohesion for response. Normal adds a smidge of ride comfort but can take impractically long to settle the body in quick transitions. Sport is just right for fast road use, precise and compliant. Drag is, well, for drag racing.
While on that topic, launch control is available, and no-lift shifting is new to the GT. To extract maximum performance, don't use either. By taking matters into our own hands, we saw a 4.2-second sprint to 60 mph and a 12.5-second quarter-mile at 114 mph, or roughly the same as the previous generation's performance. The GT held to the skidpad with a 0.99-g average, and stops took 153 feet from 70 mph and 312 feet from 100 mph.
Pixel cancer, the faithful will grumble. And not a redesign from the ground up—valid complaints. But how many new cars of this ilk remain? How many do this much this well, with this much character and history, for this price or less?
A rear-drive, three-pedal, four-seat, V-8 pony car that's new and big of heart, attainable, at home in commute or canyon, and more than the sum of its parts. Yes, please—forever, all day long. Sign us up.
"DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase: 107.0 in
Length: 189.4 in
Width: 75.4 in
Height: 55.0 in
Passenger Volume, F/R: 55/30 ft3
Trunk Volume: 13 ft3
Curb Weight: 3947 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 4.2 sec
100 mph: 9.5 sec
1/4-Mile: 12.5 sec @ 114 mph
130 mph: 16.5 sec
150 mph: 23.5 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec.
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 5.0 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 10.0 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 9.0 sec
Top Speed (gov ltd): 155 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 153 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph: 312 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.99 g
C/D FUEL ECONOMY
Observed: 18 mpg
75-mph Highway Driving: 24 mpg
75-mph Highway Range: 380 mi
EPA FUEL ECONOMY
Combined/City/Highway: 17/14/23 mpg "
Show Stopper: 2024 Ford Mustang GT Tested
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Ford CEO says "nah" to electric Mustang coupe, "yeah" to hybrid
Speaking to Bloomberg, Jim Farley stated a hybrid pony in the next 10 years is possible.
By: Christopher Smith
Published by: Christopher Smith
"The Chevrolet Camaro is heading into the sunset, its future unknown. The current-generation Dodge Challenger is also wrapping up, and when it comes back, there may not be a petrol engine under the bonnet. For the second time in its life, the Ford Mustang will soldier on as Detroit's only pony car. And for the foreseeable future, it appears internal combustion will soldier on as well.
In part, anyway.
That's the takeaway from a recent interview Bloomberg had with Ford CEO Jim Farley. Speaking to him following the debut of the bonkers Ford Mustang GTD, the question of a fully electric Mustang not of the Mach-E variety eventually surfaced. Specifically, Bloomberg referenced Porsche's stance on not making an all-electric 911 and asking if Ford's take on the traditional two-door Mustang is the same. Farley conceded it would be a significant discussion with Bill Ford and other company executives, but then he offered some surprising insight for the next 10 years, long enough to cover the current and next-generation pony.
"So when you say, could it be a fully electric Mustang coupe? Nah, probably not. But could there be a partially electrified Mustang coupe – and it be world-class? Yeah,” said Farley, according to Bloomberg.
Naturally, we reached out to Ford in hopes of some additional information and context. Unfortunately, a spokesperson stated that the company doesn't comment on speculation regarding future products.
Rumours of an electrified production Mustang coupe, either as a hybrid or a full-on EV, are nothing new. Furthermore, Ford already has multiple battery-electric prototypes in its stable. Lest we forget the Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 that debuted earlier this year, built as a dedicated drag racing machine with 1,800 bhp turning the rear wheels. It's an upgrade to the Cobra Jet 1400 from 2020, and jumping way back to 2019, we have the Mustang Lithium EV that debuted at SEMA. Looking very much like a street-savvy Mustang, its single-motor powertrain generated 900 bhp sent rearward through a six-speed manual transmission.
For now, however, Ford's war horse is pure internal combustion. To place an exclamation point on that fact, the company just revealed its most powerful, most expensive production Mustang ever with the GTD. Designed as a road-going version of the Mustang GT3 race car, it wields a supercharged 5.2-litre V8 with a 7,500-rpm redline making over 800 bhp. Power goes to a new rear-mounted transaxle for a near 50/50 weight distribution, and it's all supported by a fresh pushrod suspension system. Production will be extremely limited; interested buyers must apply similarly to the Ford GT process.
Check out the latest Rambling About Cars podcast for Mustang news and much more, available below."
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Speaking to Bloomberg, Jim Farley stated a hybrid pony in the next 10 years is possible.
By: Christopher Smith
Published by: Christopher Smith
"The Chevrolet Camaro is heading into the sunset, its future unknown. The current-generation Dodge Challenger is also wrapping up, and when it comes back, there may not be a petrol engine under the bonnet. For the second time in its life, the Ford Mustang will soldier on as Detroit's only pony car. And for the foreseeable future, it appears internal combustion will soldier on as well.
In part, anyway.
That's the takeaway from a recent interview Bloomberg had with Ford CEO Jim Farley. Speaking to him following the debut of the bonkers Ford Mustang GTD, the question of a fully electric Mustang not of the Mach-E variety eventually surfaced. Specifically, Bloomberg referenced Porsche's stance on not making an all-electric 911 and asking if Ford's take on the traditional two-door Mustang is the same. Farley conceded it would be a significant discussion with Bill Ford and other company executives, but then he offered some surprising insight for the next 10 years, long enough to cover the current and next-generation pony.
"So when you say, could it be a fully electric Mustang coupe? Nah, probably not. But could there be a partially electrified Mustang coupe – and it be world-class? Yeah,” said Farley, according to Bloomberg.
Naturally, we reached out to Ford in hopes of some additional information and context. Unfortunately, a spokesperson stated that the company doesn't comment on speculation regarding future products.
Rumours of an electrified production Mustang coupe, either as a hybrid or a full-on EV, are nothing new. Furthermore, Ford already has multiple battery-electric prototypes in its stable. Lest we forget the Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 that debuted earlier this year, built as a dedicated drag racing machine with 1,800 bhp turning the rear wheels. It's an upgrade to the Cobra Jet 1400 from 2020, and jumping way back to 2019, we have the Mustang Lithium EV that debuted at SEMA. Looking very much like a street-savvy Mustang, its single-motor powertrain generated 900 bhp sent rearward through a six-speed manual transmission.
For now, however, Ford's war horse is pure internal combustion. To place an exclamation point on that fact, the company just revealed its most powerful, most expensive production Mustang ever with the GTD. Designed as a road-going version of the Mustang GT3 race car, it wields a supercharged 5.2-litre V8 with a 7,500-rpm redline making over 800 bhp. Power goes to a new rear-mounted transaxle for a near 50/50 weight distribution, and it's all supported by a fresh pushrod suspension system. Production will be extremely limited; interested buyers must apply similarly to the Ford GT process.
Check out the latest Rambling About Cars podcast for Mustang news and much more, available below."
Ford CEO says "nah" to electric Mustang coupe, "yeah" to hybrid
Ford CEO Jim Farley shared some insight in the Ford Mustang's future in a recent interview with Bloomberg. Here are the highlights.
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So we've two separate pulls now and a test. Not bad going so far!
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Yes, I'll take it!
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First Dark Horse per description
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Well I'll take them, I mean the Americans just, with this car, get the sh#t done! Now compare that to other marques?
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I'm not really sure this is a fit but then it's not my video!
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Yeah mines in the shop! In Texas, they're making me a un d'un Dark Horse it's called the La Hypercar Noire!
Actually it's getting the Fury V8 from the Venom F5, and they said what shall we do with the rest of the Hennessey?
J'ai réfléchi pendant un moment and I said send it to SSC North America. That'll increase production and deliveries by 50%!
Et Voila monsieur!
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