After fifty years of continuous production and a lot more than nine million cars sold, the Ford Mustang is pertaining to the UK.
The all-new sixth-generation model, revealed here in our own studio pictures, had made its debut at its home motor show in Detroit, before going on sale in the UK in right-hand drive from early 2015.
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There’s no official word on the Mustang price yet, but expect the four-cylinder EcoBoost model to start from around £30,000, with the V8 model costing £5,000 more.
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Mark Fields, Ford’s COO, calls the Mustang the “emotional connection with the Ford brand,” and has tasked it with raising the perception of the company in Europe. He also wants it to be seen as “a credible sports car in Europe”, and engineers freely admit its been benchmarked against the likes of the BMW M3 Coupe and even the Porsche 911.
And this time around it might have a battling chance, thanks to some major revisions to the chassis. Gone is the current car’s live rear axle, replaced with a lot more sophisticated fully independent multi-link suspension – which must make the Mustang feel a lot more planted while improving the ride quality, too.