2019 Ford Mustang brings California Special, rev-matching and more

Spork3245 · Mar 12, 2018

Bullitt said:
Rolling shots:

Interior things I noticed: black seats with red stitching and alcantara seat inserts(and door inserts) with a digital gauge cluster. All of these are new, likely locked to the CS. :(

Bravo · Mar 12, 2018

Bullitt said:
Rolling shots:

Those wheels actually look pretty good while moving.

Bravo · Mar 12, 2018

Spork3245 said:
Interior things I noticed: black seats with red stitching and alcantara seat inserts(and door inserts) with a digital gauge cluster. All of these are new, likely locked to the CS. :(

I wonder if the red stitching will be truly locked - many people complained that the red interior on the premium pack was too much red, and wished that they offered a red accent trim similar to the midnight blue.

If they gave an option for red stitching like they did with blue, I would go for that in a heartbeat.

Spork3245 · Mar 12, 2018

Bravo said:
I wonder if the red stitching will be truly locked - many people complained that the red interior on the premium pack was too much red, and wished that they offered a red accent trim similar to the midnight blue.

If they gave an option for red stitching like they did with blue, I would go for that in a heartbeat.

I’m almost more interested in the alcantara. Currently, if you want alcantara you have to get the 400a pack and lose what was formally the “premier interior” with better leather and more soft-touch materials, you also lose the digital gauges and heated steering wheel.

justme97 · Mar 12, 2018

I think it looks great, the stripe and side scoops break up the side profile nicely which is needed with the convertible I think.
Any speculation on what velocity blue will look like? I did some googling and came up with this interesting color calling itself velocity blue on a ford falcon xr6 (from Australia?).

Spork3245 · Mar 12, 2018

I really think those side scoops look cheap, shoddily plastered on and make the car look like a toy. It reminds me of all the fake scoops that were on the old New Edge style. If they were part of the body mold and functional they’d probably look nice... :shrug:

justme97 · Mar 12, 2018

Spork3245 said:
I really think those side scoops look cheap, shoddily plastered on and make the car look like a toy. It reminds me of all the fake scoops that were on the old New Edge style. If they were part of the body mold and functional they’d probably look nice... :shrug:

Isn’t looking like a big toy the point of the cs model? Doesn’t sound like it has any actual performance enhancements in the package..

Cardude99 · Mar 12, 2018

I just wonder if the b&o will be an option on the base or premium only? Good to hear shaker is finally going away, well sort of.

justme97 · Mar 12, 2018

I think big news is active exhaust for eb , first time since 2015 that fords admitted the eco boost sound needs more than just fake engine sounds through the sterio. Unless that’s all that’s actually active hahah

Kevin08 · Mar 12, 2018

justme97 said:
I think big news is active exhaust for eb , first time since 2015 that fords admitted the eco boost sound needs more than just fake engine sounds through the sterio. Unless that’s all that’s actually active hahah

Can probably make an eco sound pretty good with a 1000 watt sound system. ;)

Spork3245 · Mar 12, 2018

justme97 said:
Isn’t looking like a big toy the point of the cs model? Doesn’t sound like it has any actual performance enhancements in the package..

I thought the point was to have a unique looking and less common version of the Mustang that didn’t look like it came out of an early 2000s box of cereal.
Who cares about performance enhancements? I was just saying if you’re going to do side scoops, do them correctly and don’t cheaply tape them on. :shrug:

havasu486 · Mar 12, 2018

Rev matching on the CS but not the GT350 ot GT? Ford is years behind the compitition here.

Yeah I know "do it yourself". Thing is rev matching should not be thought of as a competition edge but a way to protect the car from damage.

When at track and all the other manufacturers have it what is the advantage?

Nagare · Mar 12, 2018

havasu486 said:
Rev matching on the CS but not the GT350 ot GT? Ford is years behind the compitition here.

Yeah I know "do it yourself". Thing is rev matching should not be thought of as a competition edge but a way to protect the car from damage.

When at track and all the other manufacturers have it what is the advantage?

It doesn't seem exclusive to the CS. This announcement reads more like "hey the CS is back for 2019 and these are other upgrades to the rest of the lineup."

The B&O also seems like it will be a new option (or maybe replace the Shaker Pro?).

Bravo · Mar 12, 2018

havasu486 said:
Rev matching on the CS but not the GT350 ot GT? Ford is years behind the compitition here.

Rev matching will be available on all levels of the GT trim, but not the EB.

kz · Mar 12, 2018

justme97 said:
Isn’t looking like a big toy the point of the cs model? Doesn’t sound like it has any actual performance enhancements in the package..

That's what CS always was.

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