Is this the year of the Mustang pace car? We just received word from Ford Motor Company that the 2011 Mustang has yet again been chosen as the official pace car for a Nascar race. This time around it'll be the V6 that gets the honors during the Food Land 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21st.
"This is Mustang that delivers the power and fuel efficiency customers want," said Ford Mustang Brand Manager, Fritz Wilke. "To get 305 horsepower and 31 miles per gallon has never been done before in a production vehicle. In fact this new Mustang could do the entire 500-mile race on one tank of gas."
This is the third time a 2011 Mustang will pace a Nascar race this year alone. In February the 2011 Mustang GT was given the prestige of pacing the Daytona 500, the first time a... [Read More]
The 2011 Ford Mustang didn't get a redesign, yet interest in it has spiked nevertheless. Ford says that 11,000 customers have already ordered the '11 Mustang, which is three times -- three times! -- the number of advanced orders the last model had before its launch.
Ford decided to attribute this to the Mustang's improved fuel efficiency. The V-6 shows some fairly impressive mileage gains, with a combined EPA rating of 30 mpg without sacrificing performance. This is a 25 percent improvement over the last model, and Ford says orders for the V-6 have shot up 19 percent over last year. All this with 305 horsepower under the hood.
Special packages, such as the Mustang Club of America Special Edition and the California Special, have also seen a bump in sales numbers that have exceeded Ford's expectations. ... [Read More]
