Official European launch date

[papinist]

Together with the build date, Ford Italy sent me two links that at first sight had no news but only the Mustangy history splitted in episodes.
Today I came back to these links and noted an interesting paragraph:

Cinquant’anni più uno. Mustang, quel “cavallo selvaggio” tutto stelle e strisce marchiato Ford, classe 1964, che galoppa da mezzo secolo sulle strade d’America, alla fine ce l’ha fatta ad arrivare anche in Europa con la sua sesta edizione. O meglio sta arrivando, preceduta dalle mille anticipazioni che vi abbiamo già dato nei mesi scorsi. Succederà esattamente il 4 maggio, quando inizierà a Monaco di Baviera la lunga sessione di test drive con i media continentali. Poi, dalla seconda metà di giugno, sarà pronta all’incontro con il pubblico europeo ricco di cultori e appassionati di quell’auto fin qui “proibita”, tanto coinvolgente con il suo lungo e avventuroso passato.

Quick translation, they said that finally Mustang come to Europe, and it will arrive on 4th of May, when it will begin in Munich a long test drive with european media. Then, in second half of June, it will be ready to meet public and enthusiasts.

So, this could be the reason for the lack of promotion, advertising and so on, even if they opened the orders on 20th of January: the official launch had to be done!

I hope that after the 4th of May we will have some more info on cars we have already ordered..


Source: http://www.autoblog.it/post/707352/nuova-ford-mustang-magazine

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[Holf]

Good spot papinist - sounds like we'll start to see some reviews on the European models from next month (probably just after all out orders are locked down, at least in the UK, in mid-May!)

 

[T5owner]

Monaco di Baviera = Munich? Did not know that Munich ist the Monaco of Bavaria.
Monaco/Riviera makes more sense for photographic reasons, but maybe not for fast rides. Some "action" (probably for that oncoming event) was already going on today in Germany.

 

[papinist]

Monaco di Baviera = Munich? Did not know that Munich ist the Monaco of Bavaria.
Monaco/Riviera makes more sense for photographic reasons, but maybe not for fast rides. Some "action" (probably for that oncoming event) was already going on today in Germany.

Is that wrong? I found on Wikipedia Monaco di Baviera = Munich in english and Muenchen in German..

 

[T5owner]

you are right, never heard of that elsewhere in Germany, but then I am not a Munich nor bavarian resident:-) Looking forward to that event then.

Since yesterday through to 19th. a Ford Europe film team is busy in Germany with 'stangs.

 

[T5owner]

Mustang in Munich this Monday

http://social.ford.de/fordperformance-zu-gast-am-muenchener-flughafen/

 

[papinist]

What says the article? I can't find something about Mustang..

 

[tarnisil]

What says the article? I can't find something about Mustang..

Apparently, no more than announcing the presentation of the new cars at Munich Airport from May 4th.

 

[T5owner]

A Ford Performance Event with Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus RS and the Mustang plus Vignales at the Munich airport. For hashtag maniacs #FordMUC from tomorrow.

 

[Twin Turbo]

The press are driving the Mustang in Germany on Friday 8th. A friend of mine has an invite..........

 

[Lord Thunder]

The press are driving the Mustang in Germany on Friday 8th. A friend of mine has an invite..........

I certainly hope they will also drive the EB, it seems like despite the EB version was designed to be the 'World car', everyone so far seems to go full retard 'V8, V8, V8 .. ow yeah EB too, but that's not a real one.' :frusty:

 

[papinist]

Euro people, if don't want to go bankruptcy, had to look at EB more seriously...

 

[gojensen]

Pff... The V8 is only 400.000kr more expensive than the EB... ;)

But given that all Europeans drive either a huge SUV or a 0.6L 'smart car' I can understand people going bonkers for a real V8...

 

[friendgr]

The main issue for most EU residents is: AFTER buying NOT BEFORE.

and I mean yearly costs=TAXES!

in my country EB has road tax: 660 + 928 (luxury tax) = 1588 YEARLY

V8 (5000cc) has road tax : 1320 + 5434 (luxury tax) = 6754 YEARLY (in 7 years you pay one more car for taxes)


I think the choice is obvious.

 

[GTI]

In Belgium it's also the taxes that kill the V8 for me :

€ 10.439 @ first registration + € 2.397,25 yearly taxes.

For the EB that is € 953,91 @ first registration + € 495,13 yearly taxes.

Easy choice if you don't swim in €€€€€...

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