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2010 Ford Mustang GT pricing and options leak out
We're less than a day away from hearing all the official details on the new 2010 Mustang and bits of information are still dribbling out on the interwebs. The latest is that we now have some purported pricing and option information on at least the Mustang GT Premium package. If accurate, the price of the GT Premium will climb by about $935 to $30,095, a jump of 3.2%. Looking at the equipment list though, it appears some new features are included in that price like 18-inch wheels that were previously optional and SYNC. Other standard equipment includes automatic headlamps, LED tail-lights and body-colored mirrors. If this information is accurate, one other annoyance of the 2005-2009 Mustangs has been addressed with an interior trunk release, something that was previously missing. Ford will be revealing everything very soon, so stay tuned.
Gallery: 2010 Ford Mustang Teased
[Source: MustangBlog]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Joe 10:34AM (11/17/2008)
I already have the DVR set to record tomorrow night!
It's also my wedding anniversary, and my wife wasn't too happy to hear that I wanted to watch the unveiling. I guess I'll have to watch it on Wednesday morning.
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Dave 10:59AM (11/17/2008)
Sounds like Ford is getting more and more desparate with their leaking information. Could it be the Camero and Challenger competition or the fact that they are down about 100,000 Mustangs in 2008, or a combination of both?
Dave 11:09AM (11/17/2008)
Don't get me wrong, I do like the Mustang and think its a great retro car, but I also like the Camero and Challenger and would probably go that way with my money.
happy_penguin 12:09PM (11/17/2008)
I love them all but I have a soft spot for Camaro. It was a sad day when production ended but happy days will be here again. As far as the Challenger goes, I really, really love it. If I could only pick one it would be Challenger.
Red 12:25PM (11/17/2008)
@ Dave,
If GM goes bankrupt and Chrysler goes under, does it really matter? I love the Camaro, but I think there are more pressing things to worry about than whether Ford is "desperate" leaking information. You should worry about whether the Challenger and Camaro have some kind of longevity. The Challenger, based on every review I've seen thus far, appears to be an update muscle car...lots of straightline, not so much when the curves come. The Camaro seems to have been a more thought out vehicle, a muscle car masking as a genuinely sporty vehicle, thus I'd expect more from GM than Chrysler...IF any of these cars make it.
Arturo 6:31PM (11/17/2008)
Dave
The proper way to spell chevrolet's pony car is not Camero its Camaro. n for those that want more power from the mustang v8, the reality is that not that manny people care if its slower than a camaro or challenger, all they want is a v8 mustang. plus the v8 mustang is just as fast as the v8 challenger RT according to motortrend the mustang is just .1 seconds slower, so pretty much this is a drivers race.
Joe 10:36AM (11/17/2008)
Oh, and I'm super stoked that Grabber Blue is an option for 2010.
My dream car has always been a 1970 Grabber Blue Boss 429 Mustang.
I might not have a half a million dollars to buy that, but should be able to pony up for a 2010 Grabber Blue GT with the track package...
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John P. 11:02AM (11/17/2008)
The Boss was cool wasn't it? I bet this with a 5.0 in grabber blue done up with a boss 302 paint job would be pretty darn cool.
Joe 12:06PM (11/17/2008)
I think the Boss edition Mustang is the only one they HAVEN'T done, so I wouldn't doubt that once the new Boss motors go into the car, they'll drop a 5.0L version, or possibly a 5.8L, and do that up with Grabber Blue. Boss 302 or 351, anyone?
Where do I sign?
Torrent 10:38AM (11/17/2008)
nice. but if ford wants to compete, the GT needs well over 300 horsepower. now they got base camaros with that type 'o power. :)
just sayin
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Eddie 10:43AM (11/17/2008)
I bet it will have no less than 330hp. Hopefully it will have 350+
Andrew L 11:04AM (11/17/2008)
I have a feeling they will tune it up a bit kind of like how they tuned the 5.4 Triton
Robert 12:34PM (11/17/2008)
I've heard 320hp/330tq for the GT, but you have to remember that it weighs about 400 lbs less than the Camaro V6 and has about 60 more ft-lb of tq (if those numbers are right).
s13hybrid 10:45AM (11/17/2008)
Woah, wait, this may be old news to some, but they didnt have an interior trunk release in the 05-09 munstangs? How can you not put that in there, I mean all it is is basically a cable and lever.
Anyways, I am not a huge fan of mustangs, but this sounds like a pretty good deal.
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Andrew L 11:03AM (11/17/2008)
yes they already have it...
Andrew L 11:05AM (11/17/2008)
well, I am almost positive they had it, remember the top gear video where they reviewed the Mustang, it had it in there....
Will 11:11AM (11/17/2008)
I think by "interior trunk release" they meant a little latch by the driver's seat-- not the glow-in-the-dark handle in the trunk itself that allows trussed-up bandits to escape.
dkw 11:30AM (11/17/2008)
just to clarify:
There is an emergency release handle in the trunk.
What they are referring to is a trunk release on the inside of the car, either a lever on the floor, or button in the glovebox. 05-08 models, including mine, do not have this feature.
While I recognized it as a cost savings, I always had the remote key fob with me, and I never really saw it as an issue. Just press the button on the key fob, trunk is open. (saves weight, reduces cost.... good things, right?)
Brill 11:49AM (11/17/2008)
the 05-09 dont have them, it is annoying, but i read someplace that they didnt have them because if you left the top down in the convert, someone could pop the truck and take anything in there. now, why couldnt none convert's have them? probably the cost of only doing it to one style was to expensive?
s13hybrid 11:43AM (11/17/2008)
I see that it is semi useless if you have keyless entry. But I just see it as a simple security measure. I mean what if your key remote broke, and the key hole on the trunk (if there is one) was broken for some reason. Unlikely, yes, impossible, no. There has to be a reason to have it, otherwise they would have just left it out on the new model.
As far as weight savings, I doubt you would even notice. It just sounds like to me that someone just wasn't thinking about it.