The new Ford Mustang sticks to pure gasoline

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Ford revealed an all-new version of the two-door Mustang Coupe at an event in Detroit on Wednesday night. It has a new chassis design and new engine options, but the one thing that won’t be Electric motors. The new Mustang will only be offered with pure gasoline power, at least for the time being. Buyers will only have to choose how much gasoline they want to burn to generate how much energy.

The new Mustang will be offered with a large 5.0-liter V8 or a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine just like in today’s Mustang. These engines are optimized for the 2024 Mustang, though, to produce more power and, in the case of the four-cylinder, to burn less fuel. stronghold

(F) It hasn’t yet announced how much extra power, but it has promised that the V8 will be the most powerful “naturally aspirated” engine – meaning it won’t be turbocharged or supercharged – a V8 has ever been offered in a base model Mustang GT.

“Investing in another generation of Mustang is a big statement at a time when many of our competitors are exiting the internal combustion vehicle business,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement.

Ford has announced plans to make a hybrid version of the Mustangin 2017. Since then, Ford has introduced all-electric vehicles, such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV and Ford F-150 Lightning, As well as electric hybrids. That meant a plug-in hybrid Mustang coupe wasn’t required in order for Ford to meet its emissions reduction targets, said Mike Levine, a Ford spokesman.

So, while its competitors drop gas-powered coupes like the Dodge Challenger, the fuel-powered Mustang will continue, said Kumar Galhotra, who drives Ford Blue, the division focused on internal combustion vehicles.

“We made this investment because we see, for the foreseeable future, that there will be a market for internal combustion Mustangs,” he said.

Ford’s rival General Motors has set a 2035 deadline for the date of its all-electric lineup, but Ford has not made a similar commitment in the United States.

While the 2024 Mustang has an all-new chassis, it is clearly reminiscent of previous models. The headlights look narrower, and in this new version, they have three strips of light in one line, forming virtual eyebrows. The trunk space is also shorter, and the area with the taillights is deeply slanted, giving the lights a natural V-shape. The grille is much larger on V8-powered cars than on four-cylinder models. V8-powered Mustang GTs feature a large “heat extractor” vent in the hood that, in addition to releasing air that comes in through the radiator, reduces aerodynamic drag.

While the car’s exterior is close to a traditional Mustang design, the interior is radically different. One large screen replaces traditional gauges, while also serving as a central touchscreen. The half of the screen that is not directly in front of the driver is at an angle towards the driver. The highly detailed on-screen gauges and graphics are highly customizable, as are most of the car’s interior lights.

For those looking to relive the Mustangs of their youth, Ford is wooing Generation X and Millenials, apparently going from Baby Boomers who bought the original pony car for the first time. There’s even a Fox Body Gauge option that features dials like those on an ’80s Mustang.

The Mustang will be available with state-of-the-art driver assistance features, such as active cruise control that can maintain distance from vehicles ahead even in choppy traffic, lane-keeping assist, and emergency braking. However, it won’t be offered with Blue Cruise, Ford’s hands-free highway driving feature. Levine said there was a feeling that Mustang customers, who buy a car focused on driving pleasure, wouldn’t be interested in taking their hands off the wheel.

For better or worse, depending on who you ask, new Mustang owners will be able to indulge in a favorite pastime – accelerating the engine while the car is idle – without having to sit in the driver’s seat. Owners will be able to start the engine at high speeds with just one button on the remote control key. With each press, the motor will rotate up and down several times. This serves no practical function whatsoever and is strictly a recreational feature.

The car also has a traditional looking parking brake that is operated by a lever, but it is actually an electronic parking brake of the type that is usually operated with a small switch on most other vehicles. Special settings can allow the parking brake lever to work Used to drift or move the rear wheels sideways.

Ford also revealed a new high-performance version called the Mustang Dark Horse. Besides the 500-horsepower V8, the Mustang Dark Horse will have various suspension improvements, as well as dark-colored headlight caps and other visual cues. It also includes changes made to aerodynamics and cooling, such as air ducts to cool the brakes and more powerful fans for the radiator. The Mustang will have special decals that show a horse’s head facing forward, but the front will still show a matte version of the usual pony horse icon.

Ford will also offer track-only Dark Horse S and Dark Horse R versions that will come with safety equipment, such as a rolling cage, needed for track racing but with other non-essential options and features, including a passenger seat, that are discontinued. (Passenger seat can be added as an option on the Mustang Dark Horse S.)

today, Mustang remains the last car Unlike a truck or an SUV, Ford sells in the United States. The new 2024 Mustang, the seventh generation of the car’s design, will go on sale next summer.