10/03: Muscle Cars – 2011 Ford Mustang
-By Mike McNessor
Ford says it has received three times as many orders for 2011 Mustangs as it did for 2010 Mustangs during the same period of time last year, and is attributing the renewed interest to the ’Stang’s powerful new V-6 and V-8 engines.
Dearborn says that half of all orders nationwide are for Mustangs with the new 305hp, 30-MPG, 3.7-liter V-6 engine.
“Fuel economy ranks among the top two reasons people choose vehicles,” said Steve Ling, North America Car Marketing manager. “With the 2011 Mustang lineup, we’ve found a way to offer even better fuel efficiency for V-6, GT and even Shelby GT500 performance drivers — while improving performance. And consumers are responding.”
Nearly 11,000 Mustangs have been ordered since order banks opened in late January.
Fifty percent of the 2011 Mustang orders are for V-6 models, which feature a new, high-performance, all-aluminum Duratec 3.7-liter dual overhead-cam Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing engine. This new engine delivers 305 horsepower and an expected best-in-class EPA fuel efficiency of 30 MPG on the highway — a 25 percent improvement versus the 2010 model.
Click here to read the Hemming’s article.
Ford says it has received three times as many orders for 2011 Mustangs as it did for 2010 Mustangs during the same period of time last year, and is attributing the renewed interest to the ’Stang’s powerful new V-6 and V-8 engines.
Dearborn says that half of all orders nationwide are for Mustangs with the new 305hp, 30-MPG, 3.7-liter V-6 engine.
“Fuel economy ranks among the top two reasons people choose vehicles,” said Steve Ling, North America Car Marketing manager. “With the 2011 Mustang lineup, we’ve found a way to offer even better fuel efficiency for V-6, GT and even Shelby GT500 performance drivers — while improving performance. And consumers are responding.”
Nearly 11,000 Mustangs have been ordered since order banks opened in late January.
Fifty percent of the 2011 Mustang orders are for V-6 models, which feature a new, high-performance, all-aluminum Duratec 3.7-liter dual overhead-cam Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing engine. This new engine delivers 305 horsepower and an expected best-in-class EPA fuel efficiency of 30 MPG on the highway — a 25 percent improvement versus the 2010 model.
Click here to read the Hemming’s article.
