Thursday 15 September 2022 09:08 AM Mustang reveals its next coupe due in Australia in 2023 will still have a V8 trends now
Ford has released the first pictures of the next Mustang coupe and convertible due in Australia next year and confirmed it will still have a burbling V8.
The seventh generation Mustang - the first in almost a decade - has been revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in Michigan with Ford banking on it remaining Australia's bestselling sports coupe.
To the relief of Ford fans, the next Mustang will still have a 5.0 litre V8 and be available with a six-speed manual transmission when it goes on sale locally in late 2023.
The next American muscle machine will still be available as a GT along with a new model, to be known as the Dark Horse.
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Ford has released the first pictures of the next Mustang coupe and convertible due in 2023 and confirmed the next generation model will still have a V8
Ford Australia said this new Dark Horse model, with a 'specially-modified' V8 and 'sinister looks', would 'set a new benchmark for Australian street and track performance'.
'With the introduction of the seventh-generation Mustang, Ford Australia will add an exciting new special edition nameplate to the Mustang stable, Dark Horse,' it said.
A four-cylinder 2.3 litre turbocharged EcoBoost will continue to be available but Ford announced no new plans for a hybrid or a fully-electric motor despite Ford chief executive Jim Farley vowing to add hybrid versions to 'our most profitable and popular cars' by 2026.
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