Ford Mustang to be released in EU

crinkleshoes · 30 Jan 2015 at 10:27

i see... ok... i might be in luck then as im after a LHD car... i will enquire with local Ford.

its either a new one of these or 2 year old E92 M3

Howard · 30 Jan 2015 at 10:41

My GOD that looks good.

It looks like some sort of real-life version of a pipe-dream muscle car concept drawing.

Gibbo · 30 Jan 2015 at 15:10

Howard said:
My GOD that looks good.

It looks like some sort of real-life version of a pipe-dream muscle car concept drawing.

Yep will be going for a very similar look/style, only difference black stripes down the centre with white edges.

Doggie2k · 31 Jan 2015 at 00:20

Love the look of them that's for sure and I'm not really a ford person.

Swagger187 · 31 Jan 2015 at 00:42

I want one

Helios1234 · 31 Jan 2015 at 20:45

Went to view a couple of Mustangs today:

They should be getting a couple more this month (2 manual PP-equipped cars, one in orange and the other in black) and eventually a GT350!

Gibbo · 31 Jan 2015 at 20:51

Did they suggest how much they would be selling them for?

Helios1234 · 31 Jan 2015 at 20:58

Gibbo said:
Did they suggest how much they would be selling them for?

The GTs around £43k but the GT350, no idea. It wouldn't be until much later in the year I suspect. The owner did say he was keeping the first one for himself :cool:

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They also do modifications so I imagine they'd be able to import parts from America quite easily. Handy having them local to me if I ever did get a Mustang...

Gibbo · 31 Jan 2015 at 21:00

Helios1234 said:
The GTs around £43k but the GT350, no idea. It wouldn't be until much later in the year I suspect. The owner did say he was keeping the first one for himself .

They also do modifications so I imagine they'd be able to import parts from America quite easily. Handy having them local to me if I ever did get a Mustang...

More expensive than a uk car then...

Parts I import myself dealing with the American tuners is surprisingly easy and works out far cheaper but putting some uk middle man in the picture to his margin on.

Helios1234 · 31 Jan 2015 at 21:09

Gibbo said:
More expensive than a uk car then...

Parts I import myself dealing with the American tuners is surprisingly easy and works out far cheaper but putting some uk middle man in the picture to his margin on.

Yeah the price is a bit of a shame but I guess people are willing to pay the premium to get the car asap and with the proper US Spec. The owner certainly knows his stuff though unlike Ford dealerships... He won't sell the UK spec RHD cars but will import specials like the GT350 and any others, such as the Shelby GT or the 50th anniversary edition.

Good to hear about dealing with tuners! I see a few on mustang6g have said they'd be happy dealing with anyone from the UK.

AdladUK · 1 Feb 2015 at 11:39

Does anyone know the European release date please? I've found official prices, but no actual firm release. Are they already out?

AdladUK · 1 Feb 2015 at 11:44

Where I live the V8 manual is 40,000 Euros (prices taken from the official Ford site here). So that's about $45,000 compared to around $35,000 in the US for the similar model.

Pretty damn good price when you consider all the import costs and taxes associated with getting a car over to Europe. I was actually suprised they are selling this low

[TW]Fox · 1 Feb 2015 at 12:08

Did they borrow the instrument cluster from 2002?!

The Running Man · 1 Feb 2015 at 12:22

[TW]Fox;27566026 said:
Did they borrow the instrument cluster from 2002?!

The dials are a bit wide apart!? Thought it looked a bit wierd.

Trifid · 1 Feb 2015 at 12:37

The Running Man said:
The dials are a bit wide apart!? Thought it looked a bit wierd.

There's a little screen in the middle.

They appear to be perfectly acceptable to me. The aluminium rings are actually aloominum too.

Helios1234 · 1 Feb 2015 at 12:52

[TW]Fox;27566026 said:
Did they borrow the instrument cluster from 2002?!

What were you expecting exactly though? It looked fine to me, it has a bit of retro styling with a screen in the middle for more functionality.

AndrewNR · 1 Feb 2015 at 13:19

Helios1234 said:
What were you expecting exactly? It looked fine to me, it has a bit of retro styling with a screen in the middle for more functionality.

Look fine to me too. Not sure how practical they are when you're sitting there trying to check your speed. revs etc, but I'd imagine they're fine? :confused:

Helios1234 · 1 Feb 2015 at 13:45

AndrewNR said:
Look fine to me too. Not sure how practical they are when you're sitting there trying to check your speed. revs etc, but I'd imagine they're fine?

Yeah it's fine, the picture was taken below where my head would be which may be why it looks odd but in reality the dials are perfectly positioned. The whole seating position is spot on in fact.

Jono8 · 1 Feb 2015 at 13:58

[TW]Fox;27566026 said:
Did they borrow the instrument cluster from 2002?!

What's wrong with it?

Will · 1 Feb 2015 at 15:05

A somewhat retro interior is par for the course on these reimagined muscle cars. Given the cost of the thing versus what you get elsewhere (v8, independent rear suspension) corners have to be cut somewhere. Its the sort of thing most mustang buyers won't give a second thought to so long as it's legible. Its like the gt86 clock comments all over again...