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Have just come across this update from Pacific Ford on their facebook page. - https://www.facebook.com/pacificfordsupportersclub/posts/10153735814017603
This post is to clarify talk of a price increase on our new Ford Mustang.
Ford Australia has officially confirmed that there will be a $1,000 price increase on the 2.3 Litre EcoBoost and a $2,500 price increase on the 5.0 Litre V8 on any orders taken from 1st December 2015. So if you, or any one you know is wanting to order a Mustang it may save them money on their purchase price if they were to place their order by 30th November (this month). We have a simple process in place for you to order your Mustang and you will have flexibility to change the specification and colour of your Mustang if you decide on a change along the way from your order to its estimated arrival in 2017. We are available to take orders however they must be locked in by close of business on the 30th of November.
We have also received some exciting news in regards to MY2016 Mustang Parts for the Mustang owners who want to personalise their new Mustang.
ADDITIONAL MUSTANG ACCESSORY PARTS – TBC
Ford Australia is currently working on securing additional Accessory Parts for the upcoming Mustang. This offering will be over and above the current Ford Genuine Accessory Range for the new Mustang. There are currently two streams of work, one being an appearance body kit and the second being performance parts.
MUSTANG APPEARANCE ACCESSORIES - TBC
The company is currently working on approving a body kit for the MY2016 Mustang. The intention is to provide this unique body kit exclusive to Ford Dealers. The kit has been selected to enhance the look of our exciting new Mustang. If and when the offering is finalised the balance of the details including timing, pricing and fitment will be made available.
MUSTANG GENUINE ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE NOW
There is currently a list of genuine accessories available and this list is detailed in the attachment of this message. Unlike the full body kit and the performance parts packages which are to be confirmed, these accessories have been confirmed and are available for us to order now.
MUSTANG PERFORMANCE PARTS
The company is also developing a MY2016 Mustang Performance Parts offering including a supercharger, exhaust upgrade, ride and handling kits. These Roush packages are detailed in an unofficial Car Advice recent news release detailed at the end of this message. Ford Australia’s items are specifically designed to augment the Mustang ownership experience and give customers access to performance without compromising their new vehicle warranty. If and when the offering is finalised the balance of the details including performance output, timing, pricing and fitment will be provided through further company official updates. The intention is that these accessories will be covered by the factory warranty of 3 years/100,000kms when fitted at point of new vehicle sale. Only parts bought from Ford Australia can be covered in this way. For the avoidance of doubt, if a customer procures any accessories outside the authorised Australian Ford Dealer network for their new Australian complied Mustang, those parts will have no Ford Factory warranty regardless of how they are branded or who they are sourced from.
FORD DEALER ACTION – ADVICE TO CUSTOMERS
Ford Australia appreciates that the dealer and customer appetite for these type of Mustang parts is very high. We, the Ford Australia Dealer network are aware of Ford Australia’s intention and Ford Australia has prompted us advise to advise our Mustang customers, considering these type
of appearance and performance parts, that a factory backed and warranted version is in development.
Ford Australia’s wish is to avoid any potential complications for our Mustang customers associated when making significant alterations to the manufacturer specifications.
Please be advised that both the appearance accessories and performance parts can be retro fitted post purchase and will be covered by the remainder of the new car warranty period or 12 months/20,000kms, whichever is longer.
NEXT UPDATE – LATE NOVEMBER
Ford Australia is working diligently to bring these products to market, as our Mustang stock is about to arrive. Ford Australia is not yet in a position to confirm these product offerings or exactly when these accessories will be available to its Dealers. Ford has committed to fortnightly updates from late November and we will get this official news to you as soon as it becomes available. Pacific Ford will do our best to keep our Mustang Order holders informed of official company news relevant to your new Mustang as it becomes available.
Car advice press release follows;
Roush Performance kits for Mustang and Mountune-fettled ST hot hatches to be available via Australian Ford dealers
Ford Australia and its dealers are preparing to offer officially-sanctioned aftermarket performance kits for its Fiesta and Focus ST hot hatches and the upcoming Mustang, in which they will deliver up to 500kW.
As we reported in May, a range of Ford Performance Racing parts – including a mega-output Roush Stage 3 supercharger kit revealed under the bonnet of the King Cobra concept at last year's SEMA aftermarket show in the US – will be available here for new Mustang, which arrives in December.
As we revealed then, Roush's HSV GTS-killing Stage 3 kit for the Mustang GT will be available for as little as $12,000-$15,000 from Australia's official Ford Performance Racing distributor, Herrod Motorsport, who is also an official Roush Performance agent.
Herrod Motorsport will also offer Mountune performance kits for the Fiesta ST and Focus ST, in which power increases from 184kW/345Nm to 202kW/400Nm courtesy of a larger alloy intercooler, high-flow air-filter and new ECU mapping.
The Roush kits are available through all US Ford Performance dealers and the Mountune kits are offered via European Ford dealers – both with a full factory warranty.
The same situation now appears certain for Australia, where Ford is believed to be on the verge of announcing the availability of all three performance packages through its official dealer network.
Speaking at this week's SEMA show in Las Vegas, Roush Performance vice-president of sales Tim Wheeler said his company is keen to grow its presence Down Under by selling ADR-compliant and warranted components and complete vehicles.
“As an OEM [original equipment manufacturer] type company we want to follow an OEM type program. That takes some time to finally iron out through our engineering group and finally to get certification,” he said, referring to Roush’s on-going work to satisfy Australian ADR, German TUV and Chinese CCC compliance for new vehicle imports and sales.
“I’m thinking we’ll end up in Australia, that’s why we’re so excited about supercharger fitment for right-hand drive V8 Mustang working out like it is. Plus, we have an established distribution network in Australia today for our powertrain and exhaust products.
“It is very exciting to see Ford distributing the Mustang around the world for the first time. We’re really excited for when we do open sales in Australia what it could mean for our brand and products.”
What Roush Performance will bring to Australia is a proven 40-year relationship with Ford HQ at Dearborn in Michigan, which Jack Roush has fostered since starting the company in 1976. That relationship now appears to have gained Roush access to Ford’s national dealer body.
“We’re working with the Ford dealer group which is the model we have in the US," said Wheeler. "In fact, we’ve surveyed a lot of Roush vehicle owners and we asked them where did they first learned about the Roush brand and Roush vehicles. Eighty per cent of them said it was when I walked into a Ford dealership and saw a Roush vehicle sitting there.”
Wheeler confirmed Roush engineers have a RHD Mustang and are developing and testing a range of parts. “The only real difference we’ve had to accommodate so far in right-hand drive is an adaptor plate for the supercharger system for the Coyote V8 because of the battery and steering location. But it is a light touch fortunately to go from left-hand to right-hand drive.
“With the 5.0-litre Coyote engine V8 in Mustang – when we originally developed this in 2011 – our first supercharged 5.0-litre produced 525hp (391kW).
"This year our first level phase one supercharged V8 is developing 670hp (500kW). That performance is offered with the vehicle program or as the retail kit you can load onto your V8.”
Yes, you can do it yourself. “The tune is cloud-based so you can take it to a Ford dealer or have your file transfer tool and download it from our secure website and flash your car and off you go. It is pretty turn-key,” said Wheeler.
The Mustang GT blower kit could be the centrepiece of an entire range of Ford Racing Performance and Roush parts available here, including everything from bespoke body kits comprising body-colour bonnet, body side and quarter window scoops, to 20-inch forged or polished wheels, leather Recaro seats, billet pedals, manual shifter ball and even illuminated door sills.
Ford has announced a limited range of Mustang options for Australia, including racing stripes ($650), a black roof ($975), Nickel Lustre alloys and metallic paint (both $500).
But in the US, Mustang buyers can also choose a Drag Pack comprising heavy-duty half shafts and a rear sub-frame with high-performance bushings, or a Handling Pack with three-way adjustable coil-over suspension, new rear shocks, a stabiliser bar kit and shorter, stiffer springs that lower the car about an inch.
Priced from $US21,995 in North America, Roush's full Stage 3 Mustang GT package includes the supercharger kit, plus a quad-outlet active exhaust system, adjustable-height coil-over suspension with extreme-duty TrakPak axles and 20-inch Quicksilver wheels with ultra-high-performance Cooper RS3 tyres.
It also comes with a full body kit comprising front fascia, grille, chin splitter, hood scoop, side rockers, decklid spoiler, fender badges, windscreen banner, rear blackout panel, driving lights and graphics, plus a numbered/signed engine bay plaque, dash medallion, embroidered floor mats – all Roush-branded.
For many though, the Stage 3 big-bore blower should be enough. It includes Roush's new 2015-spec 2.3-litre Twin Vortices Series (TVS) supercharger, plus a six-rib belt drive system, unique intake manifold, electronic throttle body, air inlet system, fuel rail, high-flow fuel-injectors, air-to-liquid intercooler and a revised ECU with Ford Racing calibration.
Essentially the same spec as the 2014 Shelby GT500, the 'ROUSHcharged' 5.0-litre 'Coyote' V8 is claimed to deliver "more horsepower per litre than any other OE American muscle car, while maintaining an unrivalled level of driveability".
Fitted with an early 625hp (465kW) version, the King Cobra seen at SEMA is said to have achieved a 10.97-second quarter-mile pass at the Milan Dragway in Michigan last August.
Roush also offers a milder 325kW Stage 2 kit for the 5.0-litre GT and a Stage 1 kit for the Mustang EcoBoost in the US.
Roush is also in the early development phase of the 2.3-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine in the Mustang EcoBoost, which will eventually be the top-selling Mustang in Australia and could easily deliver 370kW – up from the standard sub-$45,000 car's 233kW and more than the standard Mustang GT (303kW).
Again, if you want to get your Mustang order locked in or have any questions in relation to ordering your Mustang, please contact us with enough time to have your order locked in within the next 12 days.
Kind regards
Greg Manchester | Branch Manager
Pacific Motorgroup | 122-124 Sugar Rd, Maroochydore Q 4558
T: (07) 5458 9715 | F: (07) 5458 9799 | M: 0419 715 257
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