1 week Ago By Scott Collie
Keen to get your hands on the most track-focused Ford Mustang in Australia? / (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading Unfortunately, they're all sold out. Just 1000 examples of the were offered in Australia, and they've been snapped up. "We've allocated out all the cars.
From our visibility, pretty much all of them are gone," George Thomas, Australian product manager for the Mustang, told media. "Some dealers might differ in terms of what they've got. There's usually long waiting lists at most dealers as well; from our perspective most of them have found a home.
" . That means even if someone can't take delivery of their Dark Horse, there's already someone in line eager to take their car instead. Ford hasn't shut the door on more examples eventually coming to Australia, although it won't be as part of the Mustang lineup for 2025.
The Dark Horse is a full-time member of the US model range, so it's possible more will be freed up to hit our shores. As for what sets the Dark Horse apart from the Mustang GT? Power comes from a version of the same 5.0-litre Coyote V8 engine, but here it makes 349kW and 548Nm – up 2kW, but down 2Nm on the GT.
It's also down 24kW and 29Nm on the US-delivered Dark Horse due to exhaust manifold changes required for right-hand drive. There's more engine, transmission, and differential cooling in the Dark Horse compared to the Mustang GT; touches debuted on the previous Mach 1 in a bid to stop cars getting too hot on the track, heading into limp home mode, and sending owners home disappointed. The six-speed manual may sound the same on paper, but there's more than meets the eye.
Rather than the Getrag MT-82 unit in the regular GT, the Dark Horse gets a Tremec TR-3160, designed to better handle the rigours of track use. A 10-speed automatic is also being offered. Ford Australia says around 50 per cent of customers have opted to row their own gears, up from roughly 30 per cent of GT buyers.
Deliveries of the 2024 model have only just begun, but Ford Australia has already locked in pricing and specifications for the , bringing the arrival of new colours and a new appearance package. Despite the Mustang's standard equipment remaining unchanged, the base EcoBoost variant has copped the largest price increase, going up by $2000 to now start from $66,990 before on-road costs. That's $1000 more than the facelifted previous-generation Mustang GT V8's list price when it arrived in late 2018.
The only manual in the Mustang range has also experienced a hefty increase, with the six-speed GT now starting from $78,990 before on-road costs, $1988 more than the 2024 model year. Content originally sourced from: Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data.
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