{"id":29777,"date":"2022-09-18T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T17:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=29777"},"modified":"2022-09-18T13:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T17:29:21","slug":"payne-five-things-about-the-2024-ford-mustang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/payne-five-things-about-the-2024-ford-mustang","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Five things about the 2024 Ford Mustang"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ford Mustang created the US muscle car segment in 1965, and it looks to be the last V8-powered muscle car standing after the 2024 model year. Both the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger are packing it in.<\/p>\n

Credit Ford with shrewd product planning to keep the regulatory vultures at bay. Though some Mustang fans have pooh-poohed the Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle as \u201cnot a real Mustang,\u201d Where the V8-powered Challenger and Charger are racking up significant government fines, Ford insiders say the Mustang EV\u2019s credits helped save its V8-powered sibling sports car\u2019s from regulatory jail.<\/p>\n

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\u201cInvesting in another generation of Mustang is a big statement at a time when many of our competitors are exiting the business of internal combustion vehicles,\u201d said chief motorhead and Ford CEO Jim Farley, an accomplished racer.<\/p>\n

Product planning innovation aside, the seventh-gen Mustang continues the successful formula of the sixth-gen car with convertible, manual, and turbo-4\/V8 cylinder power. But the new car is hardly mailing it in.<\/p>\n

The \u201824 promises significant upgrades in technology and styling that should please long-time fans and a new generation of buyers alike. Here are five notable things about the new pony:<\/p>\n

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1) Style.<\/strong>\u00a0For the sixth-gen car, Mustang went international, selling in over 140 markets. To appeal to its new audiences, the Ford got a more international style \u2013 less American muscle, more Ford sedan model line with softer edges and a cowl-less grille. The car was a huge hit \u2013 but the muscle-car faithful at home derided the car as the \u201cMustang Fusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

While maintaining the last gen\u2019s modern design cues, the 2024 model leans into its muscular American design heritage. Take the steering wheel, for example. The sixth gen\u2019s hub was round \u2013 the seventh gen\u2019s is rectangular, like the Hulk\u2019s pecs. The theme is repeated throughout the vehicle.<\/p>\n

The grille is more squared-off, less ovoid. The headlights (the three rectangular beams) are set back in the bodywork like the 1969 Boss 302 – a horizontal line running across the grille\u2019s brow, emphasizing the cars low stance. Indeed, the whole front clip is different for the GT and standard Ecoboost cars, a Mustang first. Other signature pieces are strong rear hip lines, and a functional GT hood sccop that pulls air through the front grille for downforce and to cool the radiator.<\/p>\n

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2) Interior.<\/strong>\u00a0Welcome to the 21st century. While not as radical as the Mustang Mach-E\u2019s screen-focused, Tesla-like interior, the 2024 has a modern interior like no Mustang before it.<\/p>\n

Rather than the Mustang\u2019s classic double-bubble dash, the new car gets twin, hoodless 12.4-inch instrument and 13.3-inch console screens running across the dash. A single button on the console operates volume.<\/p>\n

The Mustang comes with six Drive Modes: Normal, Sport, Track, Drag, Slippery, and Custom. Thanks to state-of-the-art graphics from Unreal Engine 3D \u2013 the same gaming engine found in the hit video game, Fortnight, and the GMC Hummer EV \u2013 the screen display changes with each mode. Select the track mode and a map for Grattan Raceway in Grand Rapids \u2013 where Mustang underwent extensive testing – appears<\/p>\n

The infotainment system is run by Ford\u2019s latest SYNC 4 which allows wireless Apple CarPlay\/Andriod Auto.<\/p>\n

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3) V8 power.<\/strong>\u00a0The dual-overhead cam Coyote engine makes one of the auto kingdom\u2019s most distinctive sounds and it is back in the GT model. Expect more capability thanks to dual throttle bodies which driver\u2019s will want to show off at the Woodward Dream Cruise with the hood up.<\/p>\n

The engine breathes through twin snorkels attached to the twin nostrils on either side of the front grille. The standard, turbocharged, 2.3-liter 4-banger is no slouch either making more than 300 horsepower.<\/p>\n

4) Tricks.<\/strong>\u00a0This being a muscle car, it has some cool tricks up it\u2019s sleeve. The sixth-gen model debuted line lock \u2013 so that, dude, you could smoke your rear tires while stationary at stoplight. The 2024 model introduces Electronic Drift Brake for drifting.<\/p>\n

The Mustang comes standard with a handbrake, then the e-Brake option (when actuated via the screen) encourages drivers to slew the rear end out and wow your friends – and melt your rear rubber to the cords. Ford developed the feature with professional drift racer, Vaughan Gittin, Jr.<\/p>\n

Remote key fob tricks have become hip \u2013 think Tesla\u2019s remote park feature. Mustang owner\u2019s can use their key fob Remote Rev feature to rev their steed remotely. Vroom vroom!<\/p>\n

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5) Customization.<\/strong> Owners have always had a lot of choices to make the Mustang their own. The 2024 is no different. The car options 11 colors including new Yellow Splash and Vapor Blue. Brembo brakes \u2013 optioned on the Performance Pack \u2013 will also be available in three different colors. And there is even a Bronze trim option \u2013 part of the Mustang Design Series – with Sinister Bronze alloy wheels and a bronze pony logo on the grille.<\/p>\n

In the screen display\u2019s Custom driving mode, the \u2018Stang\u2019s current setup is displayed on the center stack as real-time graphical renderings. Settings can then be adjusted \u2013 gaming style – by simply swiping the graphic to rotate the car virtually.<\/p>\n

The Mustang begins production at Flat Rock assembly in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n

Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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