Mustang, today celebrating its 56th birthday, can now celebrate two global sales crowns, earning world’s best-selling sports car and its fifth straight best-selling sports coupe title, writes Trish Whelan.
Since sixth-generation Mustang global exports began in 2015, through December 2019, Ford has sold 633,000 Mustangs in 146 countries around the world - including 102,090 Mustangs in 2019 according to the most recent new vehicle registration data from IHS Markit. 2019 also marks the fifth consecutive year that Mustang was the best-selling sports coupe in the world. Sports coupes include two-door and convertible models. Ford sold 9,900 Mustangs in Europe during 2019, a 3pc increase year-on-year.
Mustang is offered for customers in Europe in fastback and convertible body styles, with a choice of 449hp 5.0L V8 petrol engine with 10-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmissions, and 291hp 2.3L EcoBoost petrol engine and six-speed manual transmission.
The 2.3L has emissions from 204g/km and fuel efficiency from 9.0 L/100kms; the 5.0 V8’s C02 emissions are from 268g/km and fuel return from 11.8 L/100kms; while the Bullitt 5.0L V8 has C02 emissions of from 287g/km and fuel return of 12.6 L/100kms (all NEDC).
More and more driving enthusiasts are enjoying the feeling of freedom and the open road in these new Mustangs as I did with the Bullitt last December.
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| Interior of the Mustang Bullitt |
