Welcome to Restro Travel; the series where i take the normal and not so normal and sometimes rarest of cars and talk about them in the form of an article/blog post. This week i'm talking about the most iconic of all american cars, The Mustang.
The Ford Mustang is probably one of Americas most loved cars to this day, and all this love and affection for a car of the 60's would not have been possible without Henry Ford the man who came up with the idea of the mustang all those years ago. The Original Mustang was designed by Philip T. Clarke, John Najjar and Joe Oros.
Introduced early on April 17, 1964(16 days after the Plymouth Barracuda), and thus dubbed as a "1964½" by Mustang fans,the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A. Production of the car began in March of 1964 to present day and the model of car ran from 1964 to present day.
Mustang (Sixth Generation)
The sixth generation Ford Mustang (S550) is the current iteration of the Mustang pony car manufactured by Ford. In departure from prior Mustang models, the sixth generation Mustang includes fully independent rear suspension on all models, as well as an optional 2.3L EcoBoost turbocharged and direct injected four cylinder engine. The new Mustang was introduced as a 2015 model year vehicle, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Ford Mustang, which was revealed as a 1965 model year vehicle on April 17, 1964.
The sixth generation is also the first Ford Mustang to be marketed and sold globally, and represented the first time that factory right hand drive Mustangs were produced in addition to the left hand drive models. This is part of the "One Ford" business plan, which also applies to the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion/Mondeo, Escape, Kuga, Edge, Ford Transit Connect, and Ford Transit, as well as other models.
Engines
At launch, three engines were available: a standard aluminum 3.7 L "Cyclone" V6, an optional 2.3 L EcoBoost turbocharged, direct-injected I4, or a 5.0 L "Coyote" V8.[9] The 2.3 L EcoBoost engine is new to the Mustang, having debuted in the 2015 model year Lincoln MKC crossover. This four-cylinder includes improvements over earlier versions. The 2.3 Ecoboost engine also marks the return of a 4-cylinder engine in the Mustang, which were standard in cars produced from 1974 to 1993, as well as in the "SVO" turbocharged models from 1984 to 1986.[3][10] The Cyclone V6 was discontinued after the 2017 model year, leaving only the 2.3 I4 as base engine, similar to 1987-1993 models.
The Shelby GT350 version uses a modified version of the Coyote engine, code-named the Voodoo, that features a displacement of 5.2 liters with flat-plane crankshaft instead of the traditional crossplane.
As of MaY 2016, export-spec models are available in EcoBoost and GT specifications only, also in slightly different engine tunes. Per Ford's claims, combined fuel economies of the Fastback under the Euro 6 emissions standard are 10.2 km/L and 7.8 km/L respectively.