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2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Review: McQueen Fan or Not, This ‘Stang Is Worth the Upcharge

Courtesy of The Drive:  As the Matchbox toys of the automotive world, American muscle cars are ripe for experimentation—or exploitation—in the form of special editions. Get it right, and you end up with a Plymouth Superbird, a future collectible and classic. Get it wrong, and you end up with a 1998 Corvette Indy Pace Car, a purple-and-yellow poseur with as much class as a Franklin Mint collector plate.

The 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt is no Superbird in terms of investment potential; not least because Ford will build many more over a two-year run than the mere 135 Hemi Superbirds produced in 1970. But kudos to Ford for offering the Bullitt exclusively as a fastback coupe (no convertible) with a six-speed manual transmission, a vote for authenticity over incremental sales.

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Ford Upgrades Mustang Shelby GT350 for 2019

Courtesy of Automobile: PONTIAC, Michigan — Ford has changes in store for the Mustang Shelby GT350 designed to upgrade its uber-pony/sports car with handling improvements for the 2019 model year. The mid-cycle upgrade features new suspension calibrations, a new wheel design, new tires, and improved aerodynamics, according to Mustang engineering chief Carl Widmann.

The new tires are Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 measuring 295/35 front and 305/35 rear. These complementing new springs, anti-roll bars, and MagneRide suspension tuning, Widmann says, “for faster lap times.” The rear wing comes with an optional Gurney flap and the “blanking” in the grille—the blocked-out openings—has been optimized for better aero with sufficient cooling.

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Sampling A V-8 Mustang With Performance Pack 2

Courtesy of Automobile Magazine: Ford has changes in store for the Mustang Shelby GT350 designed to upgrade its uber-pony/sports car with handling improvements for the 2019 model year. The mid-cycle upgrade features new suspension calibrations, a new wheel design, new tires, and improved aerodynamics, according to Mustang engineering chief Carl Widmann.

The new tires are Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 measuring 295/35 front and 305/35 rear. These complementing new springs, anti-roll bars, and MagneRide suspension tuning, Widmann says, “for faster lap times.” The rear wing comes with an optional Gurney flap and the “blanking” in the grille—the blocked-out openings—has been optimized for better aero with sufficient cooling.

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Ford turns Mustang into high-performance powerhouse

Courtesy of Bloomberg: Mustang GT Fastback – an updated, faster and more beautiful version of sports coupe – transformed by all-new Performance Package 2 into car for the ages.

Ford Motor Company is not well.

Last month, total car deliveries plunged 15 per cent, while overall sales fell 4.5 per cent.

Year-on-year sales in the United States dipped more than 4 per cent from 2016.

The company has announced it is dropping all saloon cars from its US line-up.

But drive the 2018 Mustang GT Fastback – new this year – and you will not detect a hint of trouble in Ford’s Detroit headquarters.

This is an updated, faster, and more beautiful variant of America’s longest-running, most iconic car model.

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2018 Ford Mustang GT Performance Pack Level 2

Courtesy of Automobile Magazine: Curse you, Mother Nature, for cutting short our stint in the most track-focused modern GT to date.

The skies are threatening as we pull up to the Monticello Motor Club, a picturesque private circuit carved out of a slice of the Catskills region of upstate New York. It’s not looking good. We’re here to drive a 2018 Ford Mustang GT dialed up to 2—a car that’s been tuned for track day duty but one that’s also tame enough to saddle up and drive every day. We’ll drive it if Mother Nature cooperates, that is.

As we wait for the tarmac to dry out and pray to the track gods that it doesn’t start raining again, we hop in for a short road loop in a GT fitted with Ford’s new Performance Pack Level 2 option. Officially announced at last year’s SEMA show, the PP2 is only available for the Mustang GT and serves as a further countermeasure to Chevy’s potent 1LE package for the Camaro.

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Driving a 2018 Mustang with the Performance Pack 2 at MMC

Courtesy of NY Daily News: The Ford Mustang has come a long way since its 1964½ debut. Hagerty, the classic car insurance company, brought one of the original V8 Mustangs to a Ford-hosted track day in Upstate New York, and while the car was charming, it was also slow. That turned out to be a good thing, because at speeds over 50 miles per hour, the all-drum-brake, lap-belts-only coupe was terrifying to drive.

Switching over to a 2018 Mustang GT that could do 90 mph without breaking a sweat felt natural enough, and not just because it was equipped with seatbelts and airbags. Unlike the souped-up 1968 Ford Mustang fastback I once owned—because, like so many other idiots, I’d seen “Bullitt” as a teenager and had to have one—it went fast in more than just a straight line. The thing could handle.

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Ford’s Mustang GT Goes for Hot Laps at MMC

Courtesy of Hot Rod: The release of a new Mustang is cause for enthusiasts to flock to Ford dealerships. Team Mustang has done it again, this time with the all-new Performance Pack Level 2, which is guaranteed to excite the Mustang faithful.

Performance Pack Level 2 was born from Ford’s desire to fill its stable with exciting pony packages that meet the rigorous demands of performance, personalization, technology, and at the same time, hitting important price points. There is a full palate of Mustang models- including the base EcoBoost Fastback, Premium package with every imaginable comfort and convenience option. There are topless versions, too, and don’t forget the ultra-high-performance Shelby GT350 and GT350R. The long wide range lets you spec your Mustang for cruising, tracking, weekend shows, the daily commute, or a mix of them all. And now, the PP2 becomes available to slide in nicely between the Performance Pack 1 and the Shelby GT350.

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New Mustang Test Drive at MMC Delayed by a Tornado

Courtesy of arstechnica: In April, Ford dropped a bombshell on us, announcing that it’s going to cull almost its entire car lineup from the US market to concentrate on SUVs and crossovers. Not the Mustang, though. The Blue Oval’s sedans might not be selling well, but that’s not the case for its sports car, which has topped the sales charts for the coupe market for the third year in a row. On Wednesday, Ford invited us up to Monticello Motor Club in New York to try out the latest flavor of pony car, the Mustang Performance Pack 2. Think of it as the ultimate all-’round Mustang—a better daily driver than the hardcore Shelby GT350 but with almost all of that car’s ability on track.

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2018 FORD MUSTANG GT PERFORMANCE PACK 2 REVIEW

Courtesy of MotorTrend:  3.3 seconds.

When we paired this dynamic pony-car duo earlier this year, the performance gap between the newly refreshed 2018 Ford Mustang with Performance Package and the Camaro SS 1LE (a fourth-place finisher in our 2016 Best Driver’s Car competition) was 3.3 seconds on our local Streets of Willow Springs handling circuit. The more powerful Mustang’s best lap was an impressive 1:23.97, but the torquier Camaro’s superior chassis delivered a blistering 1:20.67 lap, ranking it the sixth quickest production car on that circuit. As we noted, that yawning performance gap means these two cars probably wouldn’t be allowed to compete in the same class.

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