Tuesday 19th August 2014

RHD Ford Mustang begins testing

Just in case you hadn't heard, there will be a right-hand drive Mustang!

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Peering over the production numbers, it's almost surprising that Ford has committed to a right-hand drive Mustang. Since 1964 more than 9.2 million Mustangs have been sold in North America. Outside North America 161,000 Mustangs have sold, or 1.75 per cent of the US total. Still, having the car officially in right-hand drive should see that number comfortably rise.

After all, the latest Mustang has the potential to do well in the UK as well as other RHD markets like South Africa and Australia. Alright, the line lock function probably won't be of much use unless you live at Santa Pod but a rear-wheel drive coupe with a Focus ST engine (or V8) sounds rather good to us. Rumours are it's quite European to drive too. Let's wait and see...

Ford has confirmed the sixth-gen Mustang (catch up on the history here) will go on sale Stateside later this year and then over here in 2015. The car here is the very first prototype right-hand drive Mustang. Obviously it had to be a convertible just to prove nobody was lying. More on the Mustang as it's available.

[Gecko1978]

Price will be the main factor will it be a bargin like the left hookers and stateside cars are or will it be a case of swap $ for a £ and add 20% in which case I suspect it will be a slow seller in the UK.

But imagin with the weaker Dollar of late a sub 50k V8 monster with the ability to tune to north of 500bhp got to be a winner

[Gecko1978]

Dr G said:

Duratec turbo version widely rumoured/reported to start at 30k.

excuse the ignorance but is the the engin in the focus ST so a 2.5 4pot turbo with say 300bhp or do the engines come in larger sizes. I am just wondering what affect on performance the extra weight would have.

[Gecko1978]

pimpchez said:

kambites said:

Gecko1978 said:

Dr G said:

Duratec turbo version widely rumoured/reported to start at 30k.

excuse the ignorance but is the the engin in the focus ST so a 2.5 4pot turbo with say 300bhp or do the engines come in larger sizes. I am just wondering what affect on performance the extra weight would have.

It's a 2.3 litre, presumably an evolution of the engine in the Mazda 6 MPS?

Sure is .

Same block and reworked head , even utilizes the same HPFP

So dynamically the engin will be fine but perhaps the "Soul" of a mustang etc lies in a burbling V8 not sure really one way or the other I like the look but I suspect I would never buy one.