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With the addition of active exhaust technology to the 2018 Mustang GT, the car received larger mufflers and retuned resonators.
We created this system to provide customers with a sound experience that best complements the exhilaration of driving the Mustang. — Carl Widmann, Ford
Fortunately, Ford is all about democratizing performance and technology, so the features that debut on the top models eventually trickle down to the more attainable rides. That is the case with the 2018 Mustang GT, which features its own version of the active valve performance exhaust system.
“We created this system to provide customers with a sound experience that best complements the exhilaration of driving the Mustang,” Carl Widmann, Mustang chief engineer, said. “The total excitement is something you don’t just feel, you hear.”
When the new Mustang hits the streets later this year, drivers will be able to select one of four exhaust modes via the driver exhaust mode menu or MyMode settings visible in that beautiful new digital instrument cluster. To tide anxious Mustang fans over, the company released a recording of the car blasting through the gears in track mode that can be used as a ringtone.
Those of us who quickly turn our heads the moment we hear a car in the distance know how important the exhaust sound is to a performance car.
According to Ford, the system on the 2018 Mustang uses the electronically actuated valves in the mufflers to create “an infinite range of sound output.” Those sounds are altered based of a variety of data points, including the exhaust mode setting, engine rpm and vehicle speed. There are four exhaust modes available and they are influenced by what drive mode the car is in, but the driver can also customize them via the exhaust mode menu or MyMode settings.
http://soundcloud.com/fordmotorcompany/mustang-exhaust-ringtone
In track mode, this car really growls the way a Mustang should. — Matt Flis, Ford
“In track mode, this car really growls the way a Mustang should, and the new ringtone is a great way for fans to have fun with that,” Matt Flis, Ford exhaust development engineer, added.
We’d have to agree, Matt, but blasting that ringtone just makes us want to get behind the wheel and try out those modes for ourselves!
