2024 Ford Mustang: Still Cookin’ With Gas compete with: BMW 4 Series, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Nissan Z, Toyota Supra
Motors: Turbocharged 2.3L EcoBoost four-cylinder or 5.0L V-8; 6-speed manual or 10-speed automatic transmission; rear wheel drive
Hit Agents: Summer 2023
Do you hear that sound? That roaring and boisterous combination of hoof beats and the resonant bellow of a V-8? Well, enjoy it now because rumor has it that this is the last time the legendary Ford Mustang will be re-engineered as a petrol-powered pony. While Ford has been silent about it, speculation is rife that the next Mustang will be electric, operating similarly to the Mustang Mach-E SUV that has grown in popularity since its introduction two years ago. Until then, we have this: the seventh-generation restyled 2024 Mustang, which was unveiled during the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and features some mildly redesigned bodywork, an all-new interior and some upgraded petrol engines to keep purists happy. At least a few more years.
2024 Ford Mustang: Still Cookin’ With Gas
The roofline has been modified to allow for easier entry and exit while wearing a helmet, according to Ford. The rear is now shorter, but the rear bumpers are wider, emphasizing the car’s sporty nature, while the new extended rear spoiler unit houses the distinctive three-bar taillight element for the rear.
As before, a convertible variant will be offered, with a new one-touch activation and one-handle central latch. There will be 11 exterior color options, including two new colors: Vapor Blue and Yellow Splash. Wheels will range from 17-inch units standard on base models to 19-inch units standard on the GT, with the option of 20-inch wheels. A new thing for 2024 is the Mustang Design Series, as Ford appears to be taking a page out of the Dodge Challenger playbook and creating more factory customization options. The first is the Bronze Design Series appearance package that will add Sinister Bronze wheels and bronze decals, and is available on both EcoBoost and GT models.
glass inside
The biggest change happens inside the new 2024 Mustang, as Ford completely redesigned the interior in the form of a fighter jet-style glass cockpit. what does that mean? Screens, people, screens everywhere – two large screens inspired by those on the Mustang Mach-E.
Front and center is a 12.4-inch curved digital instrument cluster that is graphics powered by Unreal Engine, the same architecture used in a number of notable video games and the (really impressive) in-house graphics of the new. The graphics in the dashboard can be reconfigured, and the theme has shifted from the traditional blue and gray colors of previous vehicles to the ultra-modern brass look shared with the Mach-E. The displays can be significantly reconfigured to match the colors as desired by the driver, or they can be changed based on the choice of the vehicle’s driving mode.
An optional 13.2-inch curved touchscreen is available in the center stack, and both seamlessly flow into each other behind a single pane of glass. This touch screen will power the latest Sync 4 multimedia system, with everything directed towards the driver. Perhaps most surprising, however, is the removal of the traditional radio and climate controls indoors, a decision Ford is basing on its research.
“We knew what customers wanted and built the most digital Mustang ever while retaining the all-important driver-focused cockpit,” said Ricardo Garcia, Ford’s director of interior design, in a statement. “Removing some of these physical buttons, such as the radio and climate control, and incorporating them into a digital display, has been a common finding with millennials, Generation Z and traditional Mustang drivers alike.” Uh. We will see that, right?
2024 Ford Mustang: Still Cookin’ With Gas
It is worth noting inside that some USB ports are installed indirect costs, which allows users to place things like dashcams, radar detectors, and other windshield-mounted electronics up top and not have wires dangling under the dashboard into lower console sockets. Optimized for the Mustang’s cabin, a B&O audio system is available, and both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard. Perhaps the most unusual feature of all is the new Remote Rev: a button on the car key’s remote control, which will allow the driver to accelerate the engine while parked outside the car.
Still cooking with gas
Under the hood there is a choice between two sets of motors, which are gently massaged to generate more power than ever before. The engine standard on the 2024 Mustang will be an all-new turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder. It’s connected to a standard 10-speed automatic transmission and drives the rear wheels. Unfortunately, rumors of a hybrid or all-wheel drive version of the Mustang haven’t circulated — it retains the front- and rear-engine pony car styling that’s always been around.
The optional engine is the 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 that comes in the GT model, and is said to be “the most powerful naturally aspirated V-8 ever in a GT model,” according to Ford, which has not released any official power numbers for either powertrain. . It features a new dual air intake box and dual throttle body design, enabling higher air flow rates, according to the company. It’s mated to a standard six-speed manual transmission (the transmission works, at least in the GT) with a standard speed-matching automatic or an optional 10-speed automatic.
The Mustang features six adjustable driving modes, allowing operators to change things like steering effort, engine response, transmission control settings and stability to fine-tune the vehicle to their preferred feel. The modes are Normal, Sport, Slippery, Drag and Track, as well as a customizable setting with six individual profiles; Changing modes also displays some neat animations on all digital indoor screens.
Optional on both EcoBoost and GT models is a Performance Package, which adds track-focused features like a front turret strut, Torsen limited-slip differential, wider rear wheels and tires, and larger 390mm Brembo brakes and 355mm rear, available in three colors. On the GT, the Performance Package also adds functional brake cooling ducts and an engine oil cooler. Optional features you can add to the Performance Package include MagneRide electronic active suspension, Recaro sport seats and an active exhaust system.
2024 Ford Mustang: Still Cookin’ With Gas
New feature is Certainly A whole new round of YouTube videos won’t motivate a class-first electronic drift brake feature, which will use the electronic parking brake to help novice drivers learn how to drift and allow expert drivers to improve their skills with what Ford says is a “competition ready system.” Available on a Performance Package-equipped Mustang, customers can add a special “Drift Brake Clutch” to the center console that will help turn them into drifting pros for both fun and competition events.
No pricing has been announced yet for the 2024 Mustang; That won’t happen until after the car’s sale date approaches, which will be in the summer of 2023. If this is the last gas-powered Mustang, Ford is sending the model with some serious appeal.
