Latest Ford Mustang For First Time

Ford to get Famous Muscle Car for first time, A big slice of America is crossing the Atlantic: The Ford Mustang is caption to UK showrooms, Auto Express can reveal. To agree with the muscle car’s 50th anniversary in 2014, Ford will launch it across the world and in right-hand drive for the first time. Sources have exposed that dealers are being told to prepare for its arrival. The newcomer will sit at the top of the range at the side of regular models such as the Fiesta and Focus in dealerships. It will be the most European-friendly version of the car ever but will still be a proper Mustang, with V8s for the fastest models. The Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo previously follow this approach, and it means there is a business case for producing Right-hand-drive Mustangs in the States and shipping them to Europe.


But the UK won’t be the only right-hand-drive market the car is obtainable in; Australia and Japan will take the car, too. For the first time, it’s set to feature independent back suspension. As on the Chevrolet Camaro, this set-up replaces the decades-old live back axle of the current car, and should mean better ride comfort and traction. Power supply will come from a new 2.5-litre four-cylinder EcoBoost turbo with around 300bhp, while a range-topping 500bhp 5.4-litre V8 will be available, too. Six-speed manual and Auto transmissions are probable to be offered with torque vectoring to keep the performance in check, while the handling is expected to be tuned by Jost Capito and his group at Ford’s Global Performance Vehicles limb.

The move to make the Mustang a world car will be contentious. Bosses will require treading carefully so as not to alienate the model’s huge fan base – nearly 75,000 examples were sold in the US in 2010 – and still appealing to discerning UK buyers used to the BMW 3-Series Coupe and Audi A5. But with Vauxhall’s VXR8, and the Monaro before it, proving that there’s room for powerful muscle cars in the line-up of a mainstream creator, Ford will be confident of success.