Ford revealed the 2010 Mustang at last weeks Los Angeles International Auto Show. We are deliberately slow to report it because, quite frankly, it’s not that exciting. The body has a slight redesign, with a more sloping hood and fenders. The rear bumper and tail lights are also tweaked. The interior gets some changes too. Under the hood the V8’s horsepower has been bumped from 300 to 315 through a true cold-air system and moving the redline from 5750 to 6000rpm. Torque is up 5 points to 325 lb.-ft. Full specs after the jump.
All in all they are the changes you’d expect four years into a new platform - just enough to peak interest, but not enough to cause 2005-2008 Mustang owners to sell-off their cars in order to put a down payment on the latest-greatest.
Watch the Ford promo video above and judge for yourself.
BODY
Construction
Unitized
welded steel body, aluminum hood
Final assembly
location
Flat Rock,
Mich.
POWERTRAIN
AND CHASSIS
ENGINE
V-6
V-8
Type
4.0-liter
60-degree V-6
4.6-liter
90-degree V-8 with cold air induction
Manufacturing
location
Cologne,
Germany
Romeo, Mich.
Configuration
Iron block
and aluminum head
Aluminum
block and head
Intake manifold
Composite
shell-welded with internal runner pack
Composite
shell-welded single runner, charge motion control valves
Exhaust
manifold
Cast iron
Cast iron
Redline
6,100 rpm
6,250 rpm
Throttle
body
65-mm single-bore
electronic
55-mm dual-bore
electronic
Valvetrain
SOHC, 2
valves per cylinder
SOHC, 3
valves per cylinder, variable camshaft timing
That was just about the most bland promotional video I’ve ever seen. And the rear kind of makes it look a little odd. I am not sure what to make of it now.
By blown68. December 1st, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I am waiting for the Coyote V8 engine. The Essex plant is still in “rip and tear” mode as the cylinder head machining line for the old 4.2 V6 was pulled out about 4 weeks ago too make room for the machining centers for the Coyote. Job 1 should be early summer and full production should start early fall 2009 as things progress nicely and ahead of schedule.
By ranchero67. December 1st, 2008 at 6:04 am
after seeing the ‘10, went and picked up a 09gt to store away…i wish ford luck with it, and the interior is great, but the exterior-especially the rearend- really turned me off…employee pricing on 09’s today might be the last/cheapest of the best looking V8 Mustangs…
That was just about the most bland promotional video I’ve ever seen. And the rear kind of makes it look a little odd. I am not sure what to make of it now.
By blown68. December 1st, 2008 at 3:24 pmI am waiting for the Coyote V8 engine. The Essex plant is still in “rip and tear” mode as the cylinder head machining line for the old 4.2 V6 was pulled out about 4 weeks ago too make room for the machining centers for the Coyote. Job 1 should be early summer and full production should start early fall 2009 as things progress nicely and ahead of schedule.
By ranchero67. December 1st, 2008 at 6:04 amafter seeing the ‘10, went and picked up a 09gt to store away…i wish ford luck with it, and the interior is great, but the exterior-especially the rearend- really turned me off…employee pricing on 09’s today might be the last/cheapest of the best looking V8 Mustangs…
By Tim. November 30th, 2008 at 6:31 pm