Agreed, I'm looking forward to the new tech/features the most. Particularly digital dash and active exhaust. I like the styling of the '15 and '18, but that alone wouldn't get me into a new Mustang.
Pretty sure internal costs (cutting resources) would be first. Also, a model selling 100k+/yr isn't low volume :P In 2016, Mustangs outsold various popular cars like the Impala, Charger and Mazda3.
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2017/01/usa-2016-vehicle-sales-by-model-manufacturer-brand.html
Isn't there still a few month gap between production starting and when vehicles actually arrive in dealerships? If so, they'd start trickling in by mid/late winter, and probably steady inventories by spring.
The rest of the guide doesn't pertain to the Mustang:
http://www.fleet.ford.com/resources/ford/general/pdf/brochures/2018/2018_FleetPreviewGuid_new.pdf
Page 6 does include weight though:
3,532 (I-4 fastback); 3,642 (I-4 convertible); 3,705 (V8 fastback); 3,852 (V8 convertible)
I'm picturing Midnight Blue to be a mix of blue and black, but that may not be the case seeing that the current red interior has all-red seats. Here's something similar on a BMW Z4 I found online:
If those are indeed 21" rears as the first post says, then the rears are either 305/25/21 or 325/30/21. Those are the only two wide 21" tires for the pilot sport 4s. Seeing that the rears look wider, I'd go with 325/30/21.
http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/pilot-sport-4s.html
One of my co-workers had them on his Challenger R/T. Also had headers, tune, cold-air intake, and catbacks. He had them before the catbacks after the cat. Sounded really good, didn't seem raspy. He liked them since he could control the noise levels between loud and earth-shattering.
Based on their statement below, looks like performance settings:
"In vehicles equipped with an available 12-inch all-digital cluster, a driver can press the new pony button on the steering wheel and access a dedicated exhaust mode menu."
Taken from...
I remember lots of articles from reputable places about the 2018 Mach 1 and 10-speed auto (was always lumped in the same article). The 10-speed auto was already proven to be correct, so I hope they're right about the Mach 1 too :)
The 2018 Mustang was shown after the press days at the Detroit Auto Show. It was actually one of the last days of the show. Always a chance they'll do the same here.
Most brands are showing their hands this week, but if Ford waits until the end of the show like they did last time, they'll be...
Looks like it's based off of a GT350 based on the mirrors. Also looks like the splitter of the GT350R. Although, it doesn't have the spoiler of either of them.
I also wonder what an auto journalist was doing standing on the gravel, of the side of an Arizona road, at the same time a camo'ed...
Those are 19" forged, but I don't think the widths have been released. Based on Ford's picture below, it shows a 255 tire on the front. I'd assume it uses the same staggered wheel/tire combo as the PP package.