Ford launched pricing for the 2024 Mustang in February. Ford has re-released pricing for sure trims of the 2024 Mustang as a result of the horse automotive is dearer because of a fuel guzzler tax. Threads within the Mustang 7G discussion board started speaking a few fuel guzzler tax (GGT) on the approaching S650 Mustang after seeing order guides on the finish of March. On the time, one poster wrote, “Order information lists this tax for the handbook trans at $1,000 and for the auto at $1,300?” It wasn’t till this month that Ford up to date pricing on the configurator to replicate the precise modifications. The identical discussion board caught the modifications, the automaker then confirming to varied shops that the Mustang GT with the six-speed handbook has been levied with a $1,000 GGT. The Mustang Darkish Horse with the six-speed handbook and the ten-speed auto are up by $1,300. The Darkish Horse Premium goes up by $2,800, which is the $1,300 GGT plus one other $1,500. Ford reps mentioned the bigger enhance for the Darkish Horse Premium is “attributable to robust demand,” on high of the fuel guzzler tax.
MSRPs for Mustangs with the EcoBoost four-cylinder do not change, however we’re together with these costs within the checklist under. The brand new sums after the $1,595 vacation spot and their variations from preliminary pricing are:
EcoBoost base: $32,515
EcoBoost Premium: $38,040
EcoBoost Premium Convertible: $43,540
GT: $44,090 ($1,000)
GT Premium: $48,610 ($1,000)
GT Premium Convertible: $54,110 ($1,000)
Darkish Horse: $60,865 ($1,300)
Darkish Horse Premium: $64,860 ($2,800)
Ford’s retail configurator does not point out the GGT, as an alternative folding that quantity into the listed base worth. For the Mustang GT, when a client chooses the ten-speed computerized transmission possibility that seems so as to add $595 to the value, the MSRP within the Abstract field decreases, making the overall quantity simply $595 greater than the six-speed Mustang GT price. We’re nonetheless ready on EPA gas economic system estimates for the 2024 Mustang, company paperwork exhibiting that the $1,000 GGT applies to automobiles with an unadjusted mixed ranking of between 21.5 mpg and 22.5 mpg. Automobiles with an unadjusted mixed ranking of between 20.5 mpg and 21.5 mpg are taxed an additional $1,300.
Primarily based on estimated gas prices for the 2023 Mustang, the narrower hole means ten-speed auto consumers may make their a reimbursement on the choice in beneath 5 years. This is not the case with the Darkish Horse because it prices extra no matter gearbox.
Talking of choices, they’re dearer as effectively on the Darkish Horse trim. The Look Package deal rises $250 to $1,500, the Dealing with Package deal provides $495 to price $4,995, and the carbon fiber wheels are $500 dearer, now operating $8,995.
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