The sixth generation of the legendary American muscle car Ford Mustang in fastback coupe and convertible bodies made its world debut in January 2014 at an international show in Detroit, but it was previewed on December 5, 2013 (simultaneously in six cities around the world - in Dearborn, Los Angeles, Barcelona, New York, Sydney and Shanghai).
Compared to previous models, the car has changed dramatically - it received a beautiful styling, a modern technical component, new engines and previously unavailable equipment.
In mid-January 2017, the "American" went through a planned update, one of the main innovations of which was the appearance of a 10-speed "automatic" instead of a 6-band transmission. However, the "Fordists" did not stop there and thoroughly shook up the whole car: the exterior was "refreshed", the interior was tweaked, new options were added, the engines were modernized and the 3.7-liter "aspirated" was removed from the lineup.
Outwardly, the sixth generation Mustang is beautiful and quite modern, but a piece of primitiveness still glimmers in it. The streamlined and wide body of the muscle car with a long hood, low roofline and short stern overhang is crowned with "evil" front and stylish rear lighting, which together creates a powerful and insanely brutal image. The picture is completed by huge "rollers" of wheels measuring from 18 to 20 inches.
The "sixth" Ford Mustang is available in two body versions - a fastback coupe and a convertible with a layered fabric top. The “closed” two-door is 4784 mm long, 1381 mm high (the convertible is 13 mm higher) and 1916 mm wide, and the “open” car is 13 mm higher. There is a 2720 mm distance between the axles of the muscle car, regardless of the decision.
The interior of the "Mustang" looks organic and stylish, and as befits a "thoroughbred" sports car, it resembles an airplane cockpit. The characteristic symmetrical front panel in the central part houses an 8-inch "TV" of the multimedia system, a "trapezium" of the multimedia system and a quartet of toggle switches that control the driving settings. Behind a weighty multifunctional "donut" with a three-spoke design are the "cylinders" of the speedometer and tachometer with a color display of the on-board computer in the middle (as an option, a "drawn" instrument cluster with a 12-inch screen and a bunch of settings is available). In the decoration of the decoration, mainly high-quality materials are used, but there are also plastics with hard textures.
For the front passengers in the sixth generation Ford Mustang, anatomical seats with a tenacious profile, electric adjustments and ventilation are installed, but in powerful versions they give way to Recaro buckets. Both in the coupe and in the convertible, the rear seats are more suitable for children or compact passengers due to the limited headroom and headroom.
The luggage compartment of the Mustang in the coupe body is 408 liters, while the convertible has reduced this figure to 332 liters due to the folding awning mechanism.
The soft roof of the "open" version is semi-automatic, and its transformation in motion is impossible.
Specifications. For the 6th generation Ford Mustang in the European specification, two standard gasoline modifications are prepared, each of which rely on a 6-speed "mechanics" or an optional 10-range "automatic":
- The basic version of the muscle car is equipped with a 2.3-liter "four" EcoBoost with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing, the return of which is 317 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 432 Nm of torque at 3000 rpm. With such a "heart" the car accelerates from standstill to 100 km / h after 5.8 seconds and maximizes the speed of 250 km / h, and its "fuel voracity" does not exceed 8-10 liters in mixed driving conditions for every "hundred".
- The engine compartment of the "top" version GT filled with an eight-cylinder V-shaped engine of 5.0 liters with combined petrol injection, generating 421 "horses" at 6500 rpm and 530 Nm of torque. As a result, the “Mustang” conquers the starting spurt to 100 km / h in 4.8 seconds, and the “maximum” capabilities are fixed at around 250 km / h. In the combined cycle, the vehicle's fuel consumption ranges from 12 to 13.6 liters per 100 kilometers.
Before the update (carried out in January 2017), another unit was also offered in the United States - a V-shaped "six" for 3.7 liters with a distributed fuel supply, producing 305 "mares" at 6500 rpm and 366 Nm of torque at 4000 rpm minute.
The "sixth" Ford Mustang is built on a new "bogie", similar in architecture to the front-wheel drive platform CD4, which "flaunts" fully independent suspension - MacPherson struts with a double-pivot system at the front and an advanced "multi-link" on the rear subframe. For an extra charge, the two-door is equipped with MagneRide adaptive shock absorbers filled with magnetorheological fluid (which before the update were the privilege of exclusively "hot" modifications of the GT350 / GT350R).
The American muscle car is equipped with electric power assisted rack and pinion steering, which has three operating modes - Normal, Sport and Comfort. All wheels accommodate powerful ventilated discs of the brake system (the dimension of the front mechanisms, depending on the version, varies from 320 to 380 mm) with ABS, EBD and other modern "assistants". By default, all versions of the Mustang are equipped with a limited-slip rear differential.
In addition to the basic versions, there are more "charged" options in the Ford Mustang palette, and one of them is Shelby GT350... Along with an even more aggressive exterior and some interior refinements, such a car has a lightweight body, reinforced suspension with adaptive dampers and an efficient brake system with Brembo calipers. But the main thing in it is the 5.2-liter V8 Voodoo engine, producing 533 "stallions" at 7500 rpm and 582 Nm at 4750 rpm.
An even more interesting version is - Shelby GT350R... It has the same power unit as the car without the letter "R", but at the same time its body is even lighter, the wheel disks are made of carbon fiber, and the functionality includes some "racing" equipment.
Well, the most "extreme" performance of the sixth generation Mustang is Gt king cobra... Outwardly, such a muscle car does not differ much from its usual "brother", and the main emphasis in it is placed on the refinement of the technical part.
It is driven by a 5.0-liter "eight" with a supercharged drive, the performance of which exceeds 600 horsepower. In fact, "King Cobra" is a complete package of engine modifications and other components and assemblies.
Options and prices. In the United States, sales of the restyled Ford Mustang will start in the fall of 2017, and it will reach the countries of the Old World at the beginning of 2018 (it is possible that its sales will begin in Russia as well).
In the European market, in particular in Germany, the “sixth” Ford Mustang in the pre-reform solution is sold at a price of 38,000 euros (~ 2.42 million rubles at the current exchange rate) for a fastback coupe, and a convertible will cost 4,000 euros more. The muscle car should also reach Russia, but when exactly this will happen is still unknown.
In the "base" the car is equipped with seven airbags (the convertible has five), ABS, a multimedia system with a color screen, dual-zone "climate", a rear-view camera, power accessories, "cruise" and many other modern "chips".
