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Page 1 : Ford Mustang Page 2 : Technology features Page 2 : Interior Page 2 : Improvments on the 2010 model Page 2 : Modern look Page 2 : Design Page 2 : Quieter than ever It’s official: the 2010 mustang is out of the corral. After getting to see the myriad of preview pics, there’s now not a whole lot new to see. But it is refreshing to get a look at the full car.   Ford has been stuck with a tough issue: how do you update a retro car? Do you follow the path of the original? If Ford did that then the 2010 Mustang would bloated and on the path to have to be redesigned in 2014 to be replaced by a Focus-based Mustang II. Instead Ford let its retro design mature. In 2005 the current Mustang burst on the scene with a childlike innocence that said to the world, “Hey I’m back!” Now five years later, the car has matured into a teenager. It still looks very much like the happy child you once knew, but now his brow has permanently furrowed, and he’s more aggressive. Everything on the outside of the car has gotten sleeker. The turn indicators have been incorporated into the design, the fog light fit in the grille better, the tail lamps have more curves, and the interior materials no longer have a shine that makes it look like it came from the dollar store. But these are minor improvements. What makes this a new car worth getting excited about is how it feels. Ford had put the 2005 Mustang on an all-new platform (it’s first in about 25 years,) and the 2010 Mustang is Ford’s first chance at tweaking the chassis after five years of road development. The car still has an archaic live rear-axle, but now the set up is three-link rear suspension with a panhard bar. It’s not a rocket science leap forward, but it should keep the rear end in line while going fast on the streets.  The interior doesn’t change much in appearance or layout. It’s tough to stray to far from the original in a retro car. But as mentioned before, the materials are significantly upgraded. While it may look nice, the simple feel of sturdy materials makes the Mustang feel less like an economy car. The 2010 Mustang will be initially offered with a choice of two engines: a 4.0-liter 60-degree V6 (carryover from the 2009 model) that delivers 210 at 5,300 rpm and a peak torque of 240 lb.-ft.; and a 4.6-liter 90-degree V8 (upgraded from the 2009 GT) with cold air induction that delivers 315 @ 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 325 lb.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm. Both engines are mated to a standard 5-speed manual transmission. Pricing shouldn’t stray too far from the original car, which means sticker prices of a little over $20,000 for the base model and about $28,000 for the Mustang GT. Full details in the press release after the jump. Press release Lessons learned on the track and from specialty Mustangs mean even more fun for drivers of the new 2010 Ford Mustang – especially those who want to customize their powertrains.  “We have fantastic engines,” said Chief Nameplate Engineer Paul Randle. “Our 4.6-liter, three-valve V-8 engine has won ‘Ward’s 10 Best’ for our years in a row and is the most-accessorized engine in the marketplace. Plus, Mustang customers love to personalize their cars, and our engine platforms allow them to do that.”  A true ram-air system offered on a base GT vehicle is a first for Mustang.  The powertrain feel also is enhanced by intake and exhaust sound tuning that delivers Mustang’s signature sound. “All the better to hear that famous Mustang roar that’s been inspiring customers for more than four decade,” Randle said.
21 comments: Ford Mustang Ford Mustang is a great car. I remember my uncle own one and he used to drive me to school. Its very fun to drive this car. 
 All things said, but fact is fact, Mustang WAS a great car, if these people continue to built these HP-less (performance less) cars then WAS will remain WAS. Ford gotta see that they have to compete. Everybody was expecting a better car after so many teasers, Cars like these are going to take the rest of american cars’s name down the drain
 jtm, don’t bother with this guy. LS7BOYZ, GM and Chrysler have been granted a bail out of 17 billion, so its all good. GM won’t go down much as I wanted it to. Now lets see if your big 3 can deliver what they promised before March.
hey man chill i’m not saying the american car companies cant make great cars. i love vettes and vipers. the new challeneger looks sick and cant wait for the new camero to come out. all i’m saying is dont bash a skyline cus unless you’re driving something with a price tag around 300k chances are that the skyline will kick your in anything but a drag strip... and even then it can take on most cars there too. like i love the pontiac GTO also a favorite of mine and i love classic muscle too.. my dad owns a 69 charger RT that i’d die for but dont diss a car just cus you dont like it. i’d love to buy american... well a viper or vette or challenger srt8 or the new camero ss when it comes out but for now i’ll settle with tuning my 240sx. hell i couldn’t afford to import a skyline anyways and sorry but i dont have 70k+ to throw out for a new r35 either. nobody’s buying cars right now the economy in america is right now man. every company needs a bailout so just chill  i got back ground on my cars. i love cars AMERICAN AND CARS FROM EURPORE. so dont come to with that u boy. how about u just shut the hell up and sit down because us americans made cars easier for assholes like u to buy. i support my country by having my parents buy a from the U.S. unlike u i live in detroit and if the big 3 go down most of my family will not have JOB u donkey raming so people like u guys is y the big 3 need a bail-out. so dont me and if u do u lose. so go home contemplate about how u ed up the big 3 z.
that was directed to the ls7 guy... not you AK47 just a little background info b4 he bashes a car is all
before you start throwing stats out the window you should do some research. first off... the r32 r33 and r34 are a 2.6 liter inline 6 twin turbo... they "officially" produce 276 hp and 280lbs of torque... but many have been dyno tested around 320hp and 315lb of torque... given the engine could produce much more... the japanese restrict boost on the skyline to around a total of 7 psi... thats 3.5 psi on each turbo. well most turbos operate around 7 psi each and the skyline could handle much more on stock internals so just raising each of the turbo boost to 7psi manually and removing the ecu which restricts the power even further you can easily surpass 400 hp... also the stock engine has a been detuned in the exhaust region as well... reseach has showed that the exhaust on the skyline reduces its power by nearly 30 hp as opposed to a catback exhaust...thats a pretty impressive gain for only reducing backpressure... now the new r35 is a 3.8 liter v-6 twin turbo...independent dyno tests have shown power range from 415 all the way to 500 hp and close to the same on the torque side of things... this car is also detuned just to keep the power in this range which the tranny and other technology are suited for... there are multiple codes all in the engine and ecu which have to be broken if you are to tune the car at all....and to be honest nissan doesn’t want you tuning this car.... oh yea and these two cars are a good 30k cheaper than their stock competitors... so i mean if we can throw 30 k under the hood to match the price of your production car then hell our numbers would be insane.... dont get me wrong i love muscle cars but you’re argueing against a skyline... come on man like almost any other japanese car i could see your point but these cars outrun ferraris and lambos and porsches and stuff.... like really
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02.16.2012 @ 03:14