Ford’s 2018 Mustang Comes With Fancy New Tech and No V6 Engine

Per week after busting out subsequent yr’s F-150 pickup, Ford unveiled the newest riff on its different marquee participant, the Mustang. Just like the truck, it will get a crisp refreshing of the redesign Ford unveiled in 2013.

Relatively than muck up a great factor, Dearborn opted for a touchup over a makeover. The 2018 automotive is a bit decrease, a bit sleeker, and a bit shapelier.

The larger adjustments are below the sheet metallic. As with the F-150, Ford is giving Mustang house owners a style of all the driving force help options it has cooked up in recent times. The most recent model of a automotive that first hit the street in 1965 sports activities lane protecting help, pedestrian detection, and a distance alert that squawks while you’re developing too quick on the slowpoke forward.

A 12-inch digital instrument cluster (an more and more frequent sight) permits you to scroll between the speedometer and tach, lap timer, journey information, and extra. You may even choose your personal coloration scheme.

Underneath the hood, Ford gives the identical four-cylinder “EcoBoost” engine (the advertising and marketing division’s time period for, “it has a turbocharger”) and the 5-liter V8. Gone is the V6 that was much less highly effective and fewer environment friendly than the four-banger. In the event you insist on letting the automotive shift gears, you may get the 10-speed (!) slushbox. After all you need the six-speed guide, as a result of manuals are higher.