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Ford Mustang (sixth generation)
The Ford Mustang (S550) is the sixth generation of the Ford Mustang, a pony car produced from 2014 until it was replaced by the seventh generation in 2023.
The development of the Mustang began in 2009 under the direction of the chief engineer Dave Pericak and exterior design director Joel Piaskowski. In 2010, design management selected an exterior design theme proposal by Kemal Curić. After four years of development, Ford debuted the Mustang at numerous online media events in December 2013, preceding its public unveiling at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2014. Official manufacture of the sixth generation of the Mustang began at the facility in Flat Rock, Michigan, in August 2014. The car was available as both a coupe and a convertible.
Introduced for the 2015 model year to replace the fifth generation, the Mustang offered multiple engine configurations, including a 3.7-liter V6 engine, a 2.3-liter inline-four EcoBoost engine, and a 5.0-liter GT V8 engine. The V6 was discontinued in 2017. The sixth generation marked the first Mustang to be marketed globally, introducing factory-produced right-hand-drive models alongside the traditional left-hand-drive versions. This was part of the "One Ford" business strategy, which also encompassed models such as the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion/Mondeo, Escape/Kuga, Edge, Transit Connect, and Transit.
Ford released several special editions of the sixth-generation Mustang, including the Shelby GT350 and GT500, the Bullitt edition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 film Bullitt, and a model celebrating the Mustang's own 50th anniversary. The car is the recipient of numerous accolades, including Esquire's Car of the Year in 2014, a spot on Car and Driver's 10Best list in 2015 and 2017, and the EyesOn Design award for Best Production Vehicle in 2014. The sixth generation of the Mustang was discontinued in April 2023, with its successor, the S650, beginning production in May.
The American automaker Ford Motor Company introduced the fifth generation of the Mustang as a concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show in 2003. Designed by Sid Ramnarace, production of the fifth-generation Mustang began in September 2004 at the facility in Flat Rock, Michigan. The vehicle was praised by car critics; an anonymous writer for Motor Trend described it as a "muscle car legend reborn" and called its stance "aggressive, [...] made stronger by wheels pushed to the corners", while John Phillips of Car and Driver called its design "terrific" and its sound "great", believing that its "'60s feel, overt muscularity, and attainable price, delivers similar charisma [to the 1964 Mustang]".
The fifth-generation model was facelifted in early 2009, the same year that development of a new Mustang model began. The development of this new Mustang was led by chief engineer Dave Pericak, with exterior design directed by Joel Piaskowski. Several designers produced a range of sketches, which were then narrowed down to three final designs for customer feedback to be provided to Piaskowski. In 2010, design management chose an exterior theme proposal by Kemal Curić, who relocated from Europe to Michigan that year to become the exterior design manager at the Dearborn design studio.
The interior design program for the Mustang launched in spring 2010 under the leadership of Doyle Letson and Scott Strong. Early in the development process, a decision was made to equip this generation with an independent rear suspension (IRS), which had previously been standard on the 1999–2004 SVT Cobra. Initially, the plan was to adapt an IRS to the existing S197 platform, which had even been tested with an IRS during its development. However, the inclusion of the IRS led to several platform modifications, including a redesign of the front suspension. An interior design by Sewon Chun, Michael Thomson, and Evan Wilson was selected, and the interior development for the Mustang was completed in June 2012.
Ford presented the sixth-generation Mustang on December 5, 2013, with same-day media events in Dearborn, Michigan, Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Barcelona, Spain, Shanghai, China, and Sydney, Australia. The Mustang made its public debut at the North American International Auto Show in January 2014. Over the course of early 2014, the facility in Flat Rock, Michigan, received a US$555 million investment, a portion of which was allocated for Mustang production tooling. At the Flat Rock plant, official series manufacture of the sixth-generation Mustang was initiated on August 28, 2014; a week before this, right-hand drive models began testing. For the first time in its fifty-year history, the Mustang would be available in 120 countries worldwide—including 25 right-hand drive markets—as part of the company's "One Ford" initiative. Manufacture of the right-hand drive Mustangs began on August 24, 2015.
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Ford Mustang (sixth generation)
The Ford Mustang (S550) is the sixth generation of the Ford Mustang, a pony car produced from 2014 until it was replaced by the seventh generation in 2023.
The development of the Mustang began in 2009 under the direction of the chief engineer Dave Pericak and exterior design director Joel Piaskowski. In 2010, design management selected an exterior design theme proposal by Kemal Curić. After four years of development, Ford debuted the Mustang at numerous online media events in December 2013, preceding its public unveiling at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2014. Official manufacture of the sixth generation of the Mustang began at the facility in Flat Rock, Michigan, in August 2014. The car was available as both a coupe and a convertible.
Introduced for the 2015 model year to replace the fifth generation, the Mustang offered multiple engine configurations, including a 3.7-liter V6 engine, a 2.3-liter inline-four EcoBoost engine, and a 5.0-liter GT V8 engine. The V6 was discontinued in 2017. The sixth generation marked the first Mustang to be marketed globally, introducing factory-produced right-hand-drive models alongside the traditional left-hand-drive versions. This was part of the "One Ford" business strategy, which also encompassed models such as the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion/Mondeo, Escape/Kuga, Edge, Transit Connect, and Transit.
Ford released several special editions of the sixth-generation Mustang, including the Shelby GT350 and GT500, the Bullitt edition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 film Bullitt, and a model celebrating the Mustang's own 50th anniversary. The car is the recipient of numerous accolades, including Esquire's Car of the Year in 2014, a spot on Car and Driver's 10Best list in 2015 and 2017, and the EyesOn Design award for Best Production Vehicle in 2014. The sixth generation of the Mustang was discontinued in April 2023, with its successor, the S650, beginning production in May.
The American automaker Ford Motor Company introduced the fifth generation of the Mustang as a concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show in 2003. Designed by Sid Ramnarace, production of the fifth-generation Mustang began in September 2004 at the facility in Flat Rock, Michigan. The vehicle was praised by car critics; an anonymous writer for Motor Trend described it as a "muscle car legend reborn" and called its stance "aggressive, [...] made stronger by wheels pushed to the corners", while John Phillips of Car and Driver called its design "terrific" and its sound "great", believing that its "'60s feel, overt muscularity, and attainable price, delivers similar charisma [to the 1964 Mustang]".
The fifth-generation model was facelifted in early 2009, the same year that development of a new Mustang model began. The development of this new Mustang was led by chief engineer Dave Pericak, with exterior design directed by Joel Piaskowski. Several designers produced a range of sketches, which were then narrowed down to three final designs for customer feedback to be provided to Piaskowski. In 2010, design management chose an exterior theme proposal by Kemal Curić, who relocated from Europe to Michigan that year to become the exterior design manager at the Dearborn design studio.
The interior design program for the Mustang launched in spring 2010 under the leadership of Doyle Letson and Scott Strong. Early in the development process, a decision was made to equip this generation with an independent rear suspension (IRS), which had previously been standard on the 1999–2004 SVT Cobra. Initially, the plan was to adapt an IRS to the existing S197 platform, which had even been tested with an IRS during its development. However, the inclusion of the IRS led to several platform modifications, including a redesign of the front suspension. An interior design by Sewon Chun, Michael Thomson, and Evan Wilson was selected, and the interior development for the Mustang was completed in June 2012.
Ford presented the sixth-generation Mustang on December 5, 2013, with same-day media events in Dearborn, Michigan, Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Barcelona, Spain, Shanghai, China, and Sydney, Australia. The Mustang made its public debut at the North American International Auto Show in January 2014. Over the course of early 2014, the facility in Flat Rock, Michigan, received a US$555 million investment, a portion of which was allocated for Mustang production tooling. At the Flat Rock plant, official series manufacture of the sixth-generation Mustang was initiated on August 28, 2014; a week before this, right-hand drive models began testing. For the first time in its fifty-year history, the Mustang would be available in 120 countries worldwide—including 25 right-hand drive markets—as part of the company's "One Ford" initiative. Manufacture of the right-hand drive Mustangs began on August 24, 2015.
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