2018 Ford Mustang facelift to get 10-spd auto – report

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Time for a facelift already? Soon, as production of the current Ford Mustang started in July 2014, making the pony car more than two years old now. An Autocar report says that the refreshed S550 will surface in 2018, and it will come with a 10-speed automatic gearbox.

Currently, the Mustang ships with six-speed transmissions (both manual and auto) for both the 2.3 litre EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine and the 5.0 litre naturally-aspirated V8. It is not known yet if the smaller engine will also get the 10-speed transmission, which already feature in versions of the Chevrolet Camaro.

The new gearbox isn’t confirmed for Europe yet, but the report adds that its sources are convinced that the ten-speeder will almost certainly be added to European cars several months later. There won’t be a V6 model to sit between the four- and eight-cylinder models in Europe, as is the case in the US.

The report’s source said that it’s likely Ford will make an announcement on the Mustang facelift at the Los Angeles auto show in November, or at the Detroit motor show in January next year.

This is the first Mustang to go global and have a right-hand-drive version, and it has been an unqualified success. The world’s best-selling sports car has sold strongly in the UK since it arrived there last year – the waiting list now stretches to May 2017. Ford UK sold 2,400 units of the Mustang between January and August this year, which is around half the volume of the Fiesta ST and 1,000 units more than the Focus RS.

The Mustang is available in Malaysia, too. Launched in June, it is priced at RM489k for the EB and RM599k for the GT V8.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Nissan GTR > Mustang

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    • GodGunsGutsGlory on Oct 09, 2016 at 10:41 am

      If you want to compare a supercar to a Ford, then at least think about the Ford GT Supercar. Not a standard Mustang that is for everyone (and also outsells the crap out of pretty much any car ever made).

      Of course you have probably driven NONE of those cars. Yet alone a GTR or a Ford GT

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on Oct 05, 2016 at 10:57 am

    should be manual only

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  • toyota owner on Oct 05, 2016 at 11:12 am

    This mustang cost RM 1/2 mil and the hand-brake is on the passenger side. Shishhh… Someone is being lazy on the job. LoL…

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    • Ah Kow on Oct 06, 2016 at 10:17 am

      Muscle car for muscular big size people, hand can easily comfortably reach the handbrake, if hand not long enough to reach handbrake hahaha sorry have to get Focus RS.

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  • VinDiesel: “to heck with 10 speed auto, gip me 10 speed manual!”

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  • Black Dog on Oct 05, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    So how is the sales in Malaysia? I have yet to see one on the road.

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    • Ah Kow on Oct 06, 2016 at 8:26 am

      For that price I would rather get a Camaro if i have such luxury

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  • Encik Kunta on Oct 05, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    ford even cannot get their basic gearbox in the Focus and Modeo to work right, now they want to go 10 speed kah?

    It is like a small boy. He cannot kencing straight into the bowl but want to main pompuan.

    Come on la ford, your gearbox is No 1 for juddering and stalling, your dual clutch is a big failure…..now want to do 10 speed?

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    • GodGunsGutsGlory on Oct 09, 2016 at 10:44 am

      Your comment is stupid.
      The entire point is that they are going with an IMPROVED transmission.

      BTW, this new transmission was joint engineered by Ford and GM
      It’s a serious piece of hardware.

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  • paparadzi (Member) on Oct 06, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Comparing American with Malaysian car price:(USD / RM)
    Audi TTS USA 54 000 Malaysia 392 900
    BMW M2 USA 52 800 Malaysia 498 800
    Ford Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost USA 30 820 Malaysia 488 888

    Proof that Ford is not serious in selling the Mustang here

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