Ford Mustang Dark Horse sits above Mustang GT. It is available in Blue Ember metallic paint that is exclusive to Dark Horse version.
Other improvements of Mustang Dark Horse includes NACA ducts for cooling brakes, engine oil cooler, rear axle cooler, more powerful cooling fans and a lighter radiator.
The Mustang Dark Horse gets a 6-speed TREMEC manual transmission that comes with an oil cooler. There is also a 10-speed automatic transmission on offer.
The 5.0-litre Coyote V8 as it is called now comes with specially modified piston connecting rods that were first introduced on Mustang Shelby GT500 that produced 760 hp.
Ford Mustang Dark Horse comes with the same 5.0-litre V8 but the internals have been revised so the power output will be somewhere around 500 hp.
The Mustang Dark Horse is the first new performance name for the brand since Mustang Bullitt was introduced in 2001.
First Published Date: 15 Sep 2022, 14:15 PM IST
While much of the muscle car world’s attention has been fixed on Dodge’s hail-mary release of all possible trim options and color schemes for their Charger and Challenger, the 2023 Ford Mustang Dark horse deserves its fair share of recognition as well. After the Mustang S650 debuted, Ford is showing off a more intimidating, track-focused Mustang. The Dark Horse seems sure to be a formidable muscle car, one that we know little about. So what does this new Mustang model have to offer?
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The 2023 Ford Mustang Dark Horse: the beginning of a new era?
HotCars offers exciting new details into the 2023 Ford Mustang Dark Horse’s position in the Mustang herd. This new trim option will sit atop the normal GT as the highest of the high [not including the GT500]. The Mustang Dark Horse has a unique badge, a horse staring ahead, with a horseshoe emblem wrapping around it. It certainly won’t be an underpowered car, with a naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter engine that is estimated to put out around 500 hp.
While the car is a beautiful beast, it seems like an interesting move for Ford, especially with their renewed focus on EV production. Is this muscle car out of place and time?
The Dark Horse may not be an EV, but it still shows new innovations from Ford
V8 engines will be going out of production sooner rather than later—but for right now, everything about the 2023 Ford Mustang Dark Horse screams glorious, hedonistic, gas-powered fun.
In the past, muscle cars were noted for their large engines and notoriously bad handling, but the Dark Horse leaves those stereotypes behind. This new Mustang is, as we stated above, track-focused, meaning it’s meant for making laps.
The 2023 Ford Mustang Dark Horse has a Torsen limited-slip differential, stickier tires, a stiffer suspension setup, and a huge monstrous rear wing. Such a fast, aerodynamic car needs some hefty stopping power.
Thanks to Ford’s signature MagneRide suspension system and jumbo-sized 19-inch Brembo front six-piston brakes, we expect to see a magnificent 60-mph stopping distance for the 2023 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
What about the interior and pricing of the Ford Mustang Dark Horse?
Hot Cars estimates that the Ford Mustang Dark Horse will cost around $60,000 to start—which is incredibly cheap for a sports or muscle car. Other competitors, like the Dodge Challenger SRT, start higher.
The interior of the Dark Horse also makes it highly appealing, with strikingly bold white leather seats, a 12-speaker sound system complete with a subwoofer, and an electronic brake designed to help the car drift corners.
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