2010 Ford Mustang Exterior Review
Hi I am Mike Hanley with cars.com and we’re here at the Los Angeles Auto Show with
the 2010 Ford Mustang. With the muscle car war is ready to heat up with the introduction
of the Dodge Challenger and the upcoming Chevy Camaro, Ford has taken the
opportunity to redesign its Mustang for 2010. This model goes on sale in spring 2009 and
receives a new exterior styling and also a new interior. Let me take you through some of
the changes to this model.
With the redesigning of the Mustang, the car actually loses some of its retro styling cues
that the previous one had. Changes include a new power dome hood, new fenders and
actually a shorter grill. It looks little bit like the drill got compressed compared to the old
model. There are also a number of new wheel choices that the car can have. Overall, the
car retains the look of the previous model but it gets a number of significant updates. The
back of the Mustang also gets updates you can see it has new tail design right here that
aren’t quite rectangular as the previous models and they also have LED lighting elements.
In addition, the Mustang can also have a rearview camera. You can see it right here, so if
you want that assistance you can get that in this car. As before, the Mustang is offered
with a base V6 engine and an optional 4.6 liter V8. The V8 makes more horsepower for
the 2010, thanks to the cold air induction system you see on this model. It’s now rated at
315 horsepower, that’s a 15 horsepower jump compared to the old model. And it’s
available with manual and automatic transmissions. What stays the same is the live axel
in this car which is somewhat of an outdated design for a sports car, but Mustang still
uses that for the rear suspension.
The Mustang looks really nice in person, but it’s low on the horsepower total compared
to the Challenger and Camaro. That may change though because Ford says they’ll have
more Mustang announcements up in Detroit auto show in January.
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