It has taken a while for it to get here (originally bandied to be around earlier this year), but here it is then, with Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) announcing the introduction of the Ford Mustang in Malaysia.
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With a right-hand drive version available for it, the pony car makes its debut here through official channels for the first time, and Malaysia is one of a select number of markets in Asia to sell the all-American muscle car, which is built at Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan.
As originally speculated, the sixth-generation S550 arrives in two Fastback variant forms. These are the Mustang 2.3L EcoBoost and Mustang GT, the latter also wearing a 5.0L in its moniker. Both are Premium specification models (Equipment Group 200A for the 2.3, EG 400A for the GT) with a Performance Pack added on, and in terms of group equipment the cars are largely similar to Australian-specification Mustangs.
As for output and performance figures for the Malaysian-specification cars, the numbers are almost identical to the European versions, which are different from the North American versions’ outputs.
The 5.0 litre Coyote V8 is good for 416 PS at 6,500 rpm and 530 Nm at 4,250 rpm, which is detuned compared to the US version (435 hp and 542 Nm, same rpms). As for the 2.3 litre EcoBoost, the local car has 317 PS at 5,500 rpm and 432 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm, a marginal power increase (by two mechanical horses) over the American EB 23’s output of 310 hp and 434 Nm at the same rpms.
Both MY-versions are equipped with a ZF-based 6R80 six-speed SelectShift automatic transmission (as seen on the Ranger), complete with paddle shifters. When first previewed at Publika a year ago, there was no mention of plans to bring in the Ford/Getrag MT-82-equipped six-speed manual variant, and it looks as if this is very much the case. The Convertible also looks to have been dropped from plans.
Standard equipment for the two-model range consists of an Ebony Leather interior trim and Engine Turn aluminium dash panelling, the latter replacing the Satin Brush finish panelling – that comes standard with the Premium specification – on both cars.
Common items also include HID headlamps with signature lighting, LED tail lights, DRLs, a rear diffuser, cruise control, selectable-effort electric power-assisted steering (Standard, Sport, Comfort), dual-zone climate control, keyless entry/push-start ignition and MyKey.
The front seats feature six-way power adjustabilty, and kit also includes rain sensing wipers, auto headlamps, a stainless steel dual exhaust (polished tips on the 5.0 GT), aluminium sports pedals and illuminated scuff plates.
The Mustangs are equipped with a SYNC 2 infotainment system, which comes with an eight-inch LCD touchscreen with rear-view camera, Bluetooth and USB connection. No navigation for the local cars though. As for the audio system, the specifications for both cars mention a nine speaker complement (essentially, a midline set-up, a notch up from the base six-speaker system, which comes with a 4.2-inch screen).
As such, the Shaker logo in the centre console of the cars seen in the photos (Race Red is 2.3 EB, Yellow Tri-Coat the 5.0 GT) doesn’t denote that an Equipment Group 201A pack (or 401A, for the 5.0 GT) – which is a Shaker Pro Audio System with 12 speakers and amplifier – is present, because there’s no blind-spot information system (BLIS) and cross-traffic alert on the local cars nor a driver’s seat/side-view mirror memory feature, all components specified with the pack.
The Premium specification adds a four-gang toggle-switch pack mounted on the centre console, and these control four selectable drive modes (Normal, Sport+, Track and Snow/Wet). No damper control, but the modes offer predefined powertrain and chassis-related calibration settings.
Standard safety kit includes ESC, Isofix mount points, a tyre pressure monitoring system and eight airbags (front, front-seat side, side curtain airbags as well as a driver’s knee airbag and an active glovebox knee-airbag for the front passenger).
The Performance Pack for the 5.0 litre GT adds on 19-inch ten double-spoke Ebony Black alloy wheels (with 255/40 front and 275/40 rear Pirelli P Zeros), Brembo six-piston 36 mm fixed aluminium calipers and 380 x 34 mm vented front discs as well as a 3.55:1 gear ratio with a limited-slip rear differential. There’s no Torsen unit to be found here, because the 3.73:1 helical gear differential only equips the manual version.
Also on, a unique front splitter, new heavy-duty front springs, unique chassis tuning, a strut-tower brace, a larger radiator and an upsized rear sway bar. The Mustang also comes equipped with an electronic line-lock, which is activated using the Mustang Track Apps feature.
Curiously though, both it and the 2.3L EcoBoost are missing the Gauge Pack (oil pressure and boost readouts on the centre console), which would sit in place of the central unit in the three AC vent layout seen on the Malaysian cars. The Gauge Pack is actually part of the Performance Pack specification trim.
The Performance Pack for the 2.3L EcoBoost, meanwhile, ups the wheel-size from the base 18-incher to 19-inch five twin-spoke Ebony Black alloys and 255/40 tyres. Other bits include replacing the standard 3.15 ratio limited-slip rear differential of the EcoBoost auto to a 3.55 ratio unit, essentially mirroring that found on the GT, and the brace, springs, rear sway bar and larger radiator mentioned above are also to be found.
The pack also uprates the 2.3L’s brakes to 352 x 32 mm vented front discs (with four-piston 46 mm fixed aluminium calipers) and 330 x 25 mm vented rear discs (with single-piston 45 mm floating iron calipers), the same configuration as seen on the test mule during the international media drive in Los Angeles.
Incidentally, the inclusion of the Performance Pack to both variants omits the spare wheel and tyre – and the rear spoiler – from the cars. A tyre repair service kit resides in the spare wheel well. No launch control, of course, because that’s also unique to the manual.
Five colours are available for both variants, the options being identical to that stated at last year’s preview – the shades are Race Red, Oxford White, Shadow Black (originally stated as Absolute Black), Deep Impact Blue and Magnetic. The 5.0L GT gets a special Triple Yellow Tri-Coat colour to make it six for the model.
As for pricing, the final numbers are higher than the tentative pricing mentioned back in June 2015, which was RM435k-RM450k for the 2.3 litre EcoBoost and RM550k-RM565k for the 5.0 litre V8. The Mustang 2.3L EcoBoost Mustang is priced at RM488,888, while the 5.0L GT V8 Mustang is priced at RM598,888, both on-the-road without insurance.
We drove the Mustang at the car’s international media drive in Los Angeles. Read our review of the 2.3L EcoBoost and 5.0L GT V8.
GALLERY: Ford Mustang 5.0L GT
GALLERY: Ford Mustang 2.3L EcoBoost
Redneck wanabe rejoice !!!
Ford Mustang in the US is $24,645.
Can someone tell me, how can this jump to Rm500k when it comes to Malaysia?
Sime Darby is very greedy. Typical GLC, hantam Malaysians puas puas.
LGE can buy under market value…learn from him…
In Australia, RHD Ford Mustang Ecoboost is AUD45k. That is RM120k.
How can it jump to Rm500k when tax and excise duty in Malaysia is 110% maximum? Small CC also
And Australia also got 30 million people like Malaysia has 30 million Malaysians, so, how come Malaysia so expensive?
Copy and paste, seens this political comment before. Must be same guy.
Isnt the tax for CBU units 310% or something like that. RM120K x 3 plus 120K, RM480K.
No market value is lower than ‘donation’
Very sad people find fault with LGE when their own bosses have stolen RM2.6 bil( or more) and nobody can do anything abt it.
Easy, just don’t buy the car. Let them eat their stock. Don’t complain kao kao then proceed buying the car.
This comes with a gun rack for the rednecks. This alone is worth Rm100,000 cuz it made with certified “Made in USA” real oak wood, made by a certified Trump-supporting “Made in USA” redneck caucasian craftsman (no others, no hispans, no mex, no asian, no sirree).
So u see, u get ur full value for this car, as with all our all-amerikan traditions. Happy hunting.
This is a fully-imported model from the US. You can get the same price if you bring the car here by using a raft.
Are you sure? Our Gov are very efficient under the leadership of Najib woh
If you drive a Ford Mustang or a Ferrari F430, the F430 still pulls the chics.
The Ford Mustang, no chic in town knows what it is. It looks like something that came about from the workshops beside Sunway University (Bandar Sunway)
The Ah Bengs there modify car body until they all look like Ford Mustang
this wayyyy cheaper than a 335i bmw back in the us and when in msia.. the price is more expansive than a 335i… wah the raft surely expansive squall shinoda
Can’t afford? Buy Proton lah
u only can proton here, proton there in ur life…pathetic!
u wont drive manual, punch cvt much better for u..
Wondering how the taxes systems really 75% as mentioned??? Dealers pricing are ridiculous !!! Current new model car price are way way way more overpriced in Malaysia !!! MITI “Misleading” Rakyat on reducing car price !!!
It is not MITI who is misleading rakyat about the tax. The tax is still the same. Dealers is the one that manipulating the price, and let rakyat blame the gov.
Didn’t you know our Government had raised the taxes to all imported cars just to protect our Country made car named Proton ? They do this so most of the nation will buy Proton instead of ‘expensive’ imported car .
The price you quoted was for a base model LHD Mustang. What we are getting (Premium + Performance pack) would be priced around $36615 (RM152283.62) for the EcoBoost.
The UK market RHD is priced around £33,290 (RM199661.57) for a similar spec. The higher pricing make sense since the market for RHD is much smaller than LHD.
Throw in logistics, shipping, and taxes, I would have expected the price to be closer to RM300K.
Don’t forget, SDAC being a country distributor, will get the car much cheaper than the RRP. If US RRP is 24,645, SDAC, being an official country distributor, will get the car at probably US18k (Rm70k)
you are absolutely right there bro! when i was in US last few weeks and told the Uber driver how much it cost in MY, he went like “WTF!”
well, the top of the line Mustang Shelby GT350R only cost $62k. how on earth the 5.0L GT ($36k) is selling at RM600k here?!?!?!?! it’s 3 times more than what they are paying in the USA!
You’re blaming Sime Darby for a government policy? The tax structure is punitive to fully imported cars, plain and simple. And then there are related costs in bringing such “rare’ models. Say you were in the car business. Authentic dealer for a carmaker. Your principal has a model that the market “wants”. You know your sales will NOT touch three digits in a year. You need to invest in tooling and parts stock for the car. Technicians need to be trained. Marketing needs to be factored in.
Bro, Sime Darby is the Government. And the Government is Sime Darby. Apa lagi mahu cerita?
So that means that the 80,000 Sime Darby staff across Malaysia are working for the government? Come on.
I get your drift, but SD has no say in the development of the tax structure. If anything, they HELPED in getting car prices down. It was Sime Darby that proposed to the government tax holidays that allowed cars to get a tax exempt period for a while. This is why Mondeos can be sub-250k despite being fully imported from EU, as it is with the S-Max.
Any carmaker would want lower price so they can appeal to a wider mass. Its the policies that stifle them.
Actually, it is very easy for those who do not know the business to comment, but without foundation. It is not just about taxes. Many factors are involved as you have rightly pointed out.
i would rather spend the money for XC90 which is spacious, comfort, safe, high tech, ….
I’d say the Mustang is in the same class as GT86. Same price bracket in the US too. It’s not comparable to German precision engineering Coupés. Somehow the GT86 is only sold at a quarter of a million ringgit here.
dont mislead. 24k is 3.7 v6 base model.
equivalent spec is 40k usd.
Spend Rm600k on your car but when you send for service also, still have to wait 3 months for your parts.
Can you imagine, if Ford Focus parts take 3 months to arrive to Malaysia despite ford having volume sales of Focus, what will happen to the Mustang?
It might take 3 years before the parts come in !
rm500K. rather buy Toyota Vellfire Alphard
500k buy coffin???
If you wanna put it that way, I’d rather buy a house.
Mustang will smoke that Vellfire of yours.
Go ahead. It all depends on your priorities.
rednecks too lazy driving a manual..
OMG what kind of pricing is this? Rm600k for an American car?
Now can get 2007 Ferrari F430 for Rm400k. Or a 2008 Porsche Carrera S for Rm210k.
Might as well buy these cars as they have already depreciated. Can use a few years and still sell the Ferrari for RM300k.
The Ford, buy today at RM600k, 2 years later, it becomes Rm200k
I think you can just go ahead and buy that Ferrari or Porsche.
u sure 2yrs later can sell 200k so much meh. probably 150k for 2.3L …. alwez break down…
The price tag is crazy…
In my opinion, I thought it was going to be priced much lower for the 2.3 Ecoboost, around sub RM 400,000. But hey, a new sports car for people to enjoy is always welcomed.
why still so expensive? didn’t we just sign the TPPA agreement?
Friend, now only you know ah that TPPA is going to screw Malaysians up big time?
Our Government say TPPA is very good for rakyat. Kampung people all puji Najib.
Now see with your own eyes. Medicines are said to go up few fold lah bro because of TPPA
only efficient to cornices business. Rakyat need to pay Triple tax
TPPA will come into enforcement in 2018 lah brader. Just like u sign for house dun mean u get the keys now, u have to wait for it to build right?
After the agreement is signed, it means the participating countries are technically in agreement to upheld the spirit of TPP.. 2 years from the date of signing (which is Feb 2016), all participating countries will enter into “ratification” stage, to give opportunities to correct / change the EXISTING policies that violate the agreement. 2018 is the dateline for the ratification.
This mustang, comes after the signing. They could impose a lower price if they want to, since it is not the stock that got imported based on the old duty structure.
TPPA – the perfect price ambush
Cukurlah ada Proton, rakyat tak payah pakai bas
Cukurlah ada Najib, rakyat tak lama lagi boleh pakai MRT
Better use the money to buy conti cars. Conti cars are commanding, classier, more refined, and more respected than (any other) Ford.
Buy EgoBoost ver, then stick on Shelby cobra badges and call urself winrar
sime darby have to price higher otherwise cannot clear the old 4 series stock…don worry they will slowly clear the mustang stock later under their new Ford Premium Selection program together with 2 years BS+RI
JDT players already queue to buy these ponies!
2.3L selling for 489k? (insert vulgar words here)
I would rather buy a Swedish full size luxury SUV with less than that!!
this pricing is so menace top potential buyer.
450k> for a vehicle that has been ‘known’ to be problematic. go figure.
What bullcrap is this, how did a potentially RM250k-300k 2.3L car balloon all the way up to RM500k??
Best look elsewhere folks, like recond Jap spec Mustang (probably RM300k tops by the time it comes here)
Ford is lazy. They just changed the steering wheel location from left to right but forgot about the hand brake. It’s still at the left-biased location. Oh well, I guess it’s better than the previous gen Ford Fiesta sedan where the gear indicators P, R, D, N…were still at the left side of the gear lever
So this is TPPA… ok got it.
too expensive… forget about it.
better get a used italian sports car.
If Mustang can enter the Malaysia market then bring the Ford Explorer here too !
Mustang was developed with right-hand drive. The Explorer was developed only with Left-hand drive.
Before anybody start blaming taxes please note the BRAND NEW AUDI TTS FROM AUDI MALAYSIA IS 100K CHEAPER THAN THE MUSTANG 2.3 ECOBOOST!!
What are they smoking there at SDAC?
kinda weird to see the handbrake more to the left side, it should be nearer to the driver, looks like they just changed the stering only
Lancer handbrake also more to the left side. As with other cars (Some Japanese included) which were developed more for LHD instead.
Better get BMW M2
I’ll get the “BMW M2” instead of the 2.3 pony
good job SDAC. You managed to ruin the Mustang for me
-ex-Mustang fan
Aikk, why so cheapp?? °,°
All the comments seem to complain about it being so expensive. Would you be buying it if it was 30% cheaper?
Stop daydreaming.
If i sale my condominium, i can buy 2 units, hahaha
Malaysia is on track to become high income nation…
Cukurlah ada BN…
Year2013 RM3500(Average Income) / 3.3(US Currency) = US1060
Year2020 RM5000(Average Income) / 4.5(US Currency) = US1111
This is what you mean we are on track to high income nation?
LOL…
I think they are taking units from Aus or UK. Top spec ecoboost model is about £36k. But even so, it shouldn’t have been over RM450k
Thanks to Proton, Malaysians pay additional RM300K to have this beauty. Thank you Proton for making cars so affordable in Malaysia. Malaysians deserve your kind treatment.
SDAC can go F themselves with this kind of ridiculous pricing. Hope you get ZERO sales and is forced to give massive discounts next year.
The 2.3 model’s price is in BMW M2 territory already. And that small Beemer is a hoot of a machine. I can’t imagine buying the 2.3 over an M2.
FARNEY pricing
Rm 500k?……..bmw 420 297k and merc c coupe 307k
HMMMM, what to choose? the 2.3l would have been much more competetive at 250k to 300k
At 498K – the BMW M2 is a better buy…
Let’s see who will be the no.1 SH in Malaysia to own this. ;)
All well and good, BUT will you trust a 500K car with those grease monkeys at SDAC?
They can’t even figure how to fix the current crop of cars, throwing this monster into the mix is definitely a recipe for disaster.
If i say Proton, would you belip?
No. dup-dup-bishhhh
Paid so much for the car. If got problem, the local technician from SDAC know how to fix or not. Ini SDAC simply taruk price fishing for sorhai richie rich.
What so suprise in Malaysia….this is consider low price!!!! Superbike Ducati Panigale 1199 cost from RM160k to RM206k for what!!?!!?
like someone said ,for the V8 pricing, if i were to buy a first class ticket to the USA and then buy a house there, i still have spare change at the end
5L V8 power output only 435 hp? americans should learn from the Germans or Japanese…haihhh…
it seems many bimmer sales try to use this article to promote their rm500k m2 which has not been seen on the road at all…lol
To those blaming taxes, just remember you can get a brand new audi tts from audi malaysia for 100k less than the 2.3 mustang!!
So its not about taxes.and more about greed
My friend wanted to buy the M2 but the 2016 allocation is sold out, all 5 of them.
M2? Mehh… R3 is wayyy better. Your friend is a poor sob who can’t drive manual
crazy price tag and no manual? thats sucks. a mustang should have a manual transmission not those stupid flappy paddle shifters
since this type of car market is small, i guest Sime Darby margin each car sell around 200K.
why not say rm400k
Now that the Mustang is officially unreasonably high-priced, let’s hope the Audi A5 being launched today is brought here at a more reasonable price. And there is always the C-class coupe and the BMW 4 series as alternatives to the Mustang.
Cheap car in the US and selling for almost a MasakRoti Gibli price in MY. Sime Darby is a Slime Dogshit.
NO manual? FTS
With dat price i expect at d very least is proper handbrake location.
Nice cars to spice up the local auto scene. Unfortunately for us plebes, only those who already have bought their Ferraris and Porsches will be able to buy this one. Others with reasonably deep pockets may do better to look at the delicious Volvo XC90 – also newly available here.
Death on launch again Ford…
Tyre burnout marks will be everywhere in KL, Selangor and even Sepang track. This American Legend is the king of drag racing. LOL.
Sad to see the insane price tag. Only the super rich can afford one unit.
If nobody buys it, no burnout marks lah..
Hahaha. Wait burnout half way, once the car launches forward both the wheels will come off the Mustang. This Musatang’s monster V8 brute exhaust sound will definitely wake people up early in the morning.
Everyone will snap pics of this car no matter where it is parked. Hahahaha. Not surprising if this model is spotted with a single digit number plate and parked at Pavilion KL.
0-100 in 5.8 seconds for the v8 variant drag king my ass
LOL if you cannot afford why comment? The only thing you lot will see of this car is its exhaust anyway.
Stick to your myvi, preve or vios la.
You’re only a SH if you buy this car at this price.
Better stick to your Proton la
There are a lot of cars on the road at this price. Coupes, convertibles, sports sedans, but those European and Japanese cars are priced correctly so people willingly buy at half a million ringgit, no big deal. This car, as everyone else puts it, is wrongly/insanely/stupidly/uncompetitively priced.
Why cant we choose the specs on the car. Flappy paddles? I want to drive a stick… it’s a muscle car come on la… And why no boost and oil temp gauge… They are really downgrading this car here. If I have that much money I just import one with the specs I want.
no money then dont talk la.
What a rip off. I went online to Ford USA website and built my own mustang Shelby 5.2L V8 fully loaded and it costs only RM 271k (USD 66.5K ).
no need tax? what is your brain feeding on? rat’s milk?
Peter Wheeler (CEO TVR deceased) said “BMWs are built for hairdressers.” He baulked at the abbreviations that represent driving-aides in modern cars designed to make them ‘safe’. If the purist were alive he would have said the same of the 2015 Mustang. The little detail they left out in its spec sheet is ‘Active Noise Control’ the ‘lip-syncing’ chip that mimics its iconic ‘mating call’. Translation: – The throaty growl of the 60s original now emanates from its speakers, rather its engine. Fake engine noise has compromised the icon. Wheeler also said with ‘aides’ a driver that feels too safe will take more risks behind the wheel and joked that TVRs are relatively safe upside-down and that this had been tested by the customers, but he was serious when offered his cars without ABS, DSC and airbags.
tak leh tapau alphard 5xx k nie…
nampak janggal bila kedudukan handbrake tidak diubah….agak jauh daripada driver….