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The Ford Mustang will adopt a 10-speed auto and magnetically adjustable dampers as options for its 2017 update, according to a US dealership insider.
The employee posted the apparent changes on the Mustang6G forum after discovering them on a dealer ordering system.
A 10-speeder for the Mustang is likely to be the ‘SelectShift’ auto offered as an option on some of Ford’s F-150 ute range, and would be expected to at least improve fuel efficiency over the current six-speed auto.
A V6 variant also not imported here looks set to be dropped by Ford, after the dealership employee noted that the computer system produced an “invalid” response against the former codes used for that engine.
Also detailed are a dual exhaust option, a Carbon Sport package that hints at a possible carbon fibre exterior trim, and two Performance Packages – one general, one specific to GT – and likely to comprise a mixture of the various options.
Ford has sold more than 5000 Mustangs in Australia to the end of October to easily displace the Toyota 86 as the country’s most popular sports car.
