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16 Jan 2018

700hp+ 2019 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 teased – Video

The 2019 Ford Mustang GT500 has been teased in a video that shows the original GT500 shedding its skin to reveal the new car underneath.

Isaac Bober 2

16 Jan 2018

Car News

Ford Mustang Bullitt Limited Edition revealed

7 years ago 1 1

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Steve McQueen’s Bullitt a limited-edition Mustang has been revealed paying homage to the 1967 Mustang from the movie.

Isaac Bober 1

09 Oct 2017

Car Reviews

2017 Ford Mustang Review

7 years ago 2 13

Stuart Martin’s 2017 Ford Mustang GT Review with Specs, Performance, Ride And Handling, Safety, Verdict And Score.

Stuart Martin 2

24 Jul 2017

Quick Drive

2017 Harrop Ford Mustang S550 GT TVS2300 Review

7 years ago 0 1

What do you do with a 306kW V8? If you’re Harrop, you add a supercharger. We drive the 2017 Harrop Ford Mustang S550 GT TVS2300…

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Ford Mustang owners and buyers will now have access to a catalogue of Ford Performance parts in Australia.

02 Jun 2017

Car News

Ford Performance parts for Mustang available in Oz

7 years ago 2 0

Ford Mustang owners and buyers will now have access to a catalogue of Ford Performance parts in Australia.

Isaac Bober 2

Following the announcement by ANCAP yesterday that the Ford Mustang had scored just two stars in crash testing, EuroNCAP has spoken out. THE FORD MUSTANG might be the only sports car to have been tested under stricter 2017 NCAP guidelines, placing emphasis on pedestrian safety and rear-seat occupant protection, but both ANCAP and Euro NCAP highlighted key issues. The main being the difference between "less wide ranging US consumer safety tests" and Ford's decision not to feature "life-saving technology like Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) that is available even on the Ford Fiesta," said Matthew Avery, Director of Research at Thatcham Research (EuroNCAP voice in the UK). “We have not given a Two Star Euro NCAP rating to any of the top 10 car brands since 2008”, comments Matthew Avery, Director of Research at Thatcham Research. “This really bucks the trend. Car buyers are increasingly benefitting from improved safety functionality and features, and this applies equally to cars in the sports roadster category as to family cars. We have concerns about the Ford Mustang’s crash protection of adults and children which also makes it unsuitable for having rear passengers," Avery said. “What really concerns me,” continues Avery, “is that Ford has made a deliberate choice. The car has been designed to score well in less wide-ranging US consumer safety tests and only minor updates have been made to meet required European (pedestrian) safety regulations. This has resulted in poor adult and child protection scores and the high-tech radar collision warning system that is available to US consumers, not being available here in the UK. The Two Star Euro NCAP rating is the consequence.” Speaking with Ford yesterday, Practical Motoring was told it believed it had performed well in key areas like adult occupant protection. But this is at odds with the findings of Euro NCAP and ANCAP. For instance, in the frontal offset test, the airbags of both the driver and passenger inflated insufficiently to properly restrain the occupants. In the full-width frontal test, a lack of rear seatbelt pre-tensioners and load-limiters meant that the rear passenger slid under the seatbelt, implying higher risk at abdominal injuries in real life accidents. In the side impact crash, the head of the 10-year dummy contacted the interior trim bottoming out the curtain airbag. "Ford has said that a face-lifted Mustang will be available later this year with Pre-Collision Assist and Lane Keep Assist as standard. Euro NCAP expects to test the safety of this updated model when it is available on the European market," Euro NCAP said. There is a suggestion that even if the refreshed Ford Mustang was re-tested that internal rules allow it to move only one star higher, Practical Motoring has contacted ANCAP for an answer on this. It says this on the ANCAP website: "In general, ANCAP does not re-test vehicle models within the same model series unless changes that would affect the rating are introduced. In these cases, vehicles may either undergo new physical crash test(s) or ANCAP may use technical evidence to determine a revised rating". However, retesting of cars is something that Euro NCAP has regularly done, allowing car makers to modify their vehicles to ensure safer cars are being sold. The most famous example was the BMW 5-Series which, in 2004, was tested by Euro NCAP before its release and the results were "disappointing". BMW then modified the vehicle and the subsequent re-test resulted in a five star score. Question: "a lack of rear seatbelt pre-tensioners and load-limiters meant that the rear passenger slid under the seatbelt, implying higher risk at abdominal injuries in real life accidents," said Euro NCAP... so, should the Ford Mustang be recalled to have its rear seatbelt fixed?

26 Jan 2017

Car News

Euro NCAP speaks out on 2-Star Ford Mustang rating

8 years ago 0 6

Following the announcement by ANCAP yesterday that the Ford Mustang had scored just two stars in crash testing, Euro NCAP has spoken out.

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The all-new Ford Mustang is one of the best-selling cars on the market, yet in shock news released today has scored a shocking 2-star ANCAP rating.

25 Jan 2017

Car News

Shock! Ford Mustang scores 2-star ANCAP rating

8 years ago 6 1

The all-new Ford Mustang is one of the best-selling cars on the market yet in shock news released today has scored a shocking 2-star ANCAP rating.

Isaac Bober 6

19 Jan 2017

Car News

2018 Ford Mustang revealed

8 years ago 1 0

The 2018 Ford Mustang has been revealed overnight boasting more powerful engines, new suspension technology and a customisable digital instrument cluster.

Isaac Bober 1

04 Jan 2017

Car News

Ford announces hybrid Mustang and F-150 for 2020

8 years ago 1 0

Ford has kicked off 2017 with a ‘spark’ by announcing a raft of new ‘electrified’ models to be launched over the next five years.

Isaac Bober 1

04 Nov 2016

Car News

Ford Performance reveals turnkey Ford Mustang racecar

8 years ago 0 0

Ford Performance has revealed an all-new, track-ready turnkey Ford Mustang racecar that’s primed for GT4 competition around the world.

Isaac Bober 0

24 Oct 2016

Voices

Do you love the Ford Mustang?

8 years ago 1 3

New Zealand motoring writers have ignored the Ford Mustang for their top gong… it didn’t even make the Top 10…

Richard Bosselman 1

23 Mar 2016

Car News

Shelby, Ford, Hertz celebrate 50th anniversary of Shelby GT350-H rent-a-racer

9 years ago 0 0

Ford, Shelby and Hertz have revealed a limited-run of modified Mustangs, called the Ford Shelby GT-H, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original rent-a-racer Shelby GT350-H.

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