Fifty years after the launch of the first version, the iconic American Muscle power makes a dramatic return.
Mustang Ford Motor Company underscored its growing ambitions in the Middle East and Africa, with their dramatic introduction of the all-new Mustang on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building last week.
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford capped the live-action event by delivering the iconic pony badge to the 2015 yellow Mustang on the 112th floor of the skyscraper. The new GT350 will feature a 5.2L V-8. With expected ratings in excess of 500 horsepower and 400 lb. ft. of torque, it will be the highest powered, naturally aspirated production engine ever built by Ford. The platform for the sixth generation Mustang is 28% stiffer than the previous car. Spring rates and bushings have been recalibrated for the GT350, and the front track widened. Ride height in the GT350 is lower than in the Mustang GT.
“Today we planted the Ford flag in the Middle East & Africa, an exciting, vibrant region that represents the final frontier for growth in the auto industry,” Bill Ford said. “We also sent a message to the world that Mustang is going global after 50 years as America’s greatest motoring icon.”
Ford pledged to launch 25 vehicles in region by 2016, including the all-new Mustang debuting next year.
“A century ago Henry Ford had a vision to open the highways to all mankind,” said Jim Benintende, president, Ford Middle East and Africa. “Placing our regional headquarters in Dubai lets us tap the innovation and imagination that’s flourishing here, helping us to bring our founder’s vision to this part of the world.”
For the first time in its 50-year history the Ford Mustang will be available in a factory-built right-hand-drive configuration in the UK with deliveries from autumn next year.
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