2018 Ford Mustang Convertible
Paultan's spy photographers have caught a number of
camouflaged ‘stangs out on the road, and the latest has been a drop-top example
– the Ford Mustang Convertible in the photos was sighted doing road trials in Dearborn,
Michigan. The heavy disguise means there’s not much to be gleaned in terms of
exterior revisions, but it does look like the apertures for the grille will be
revised for the facelift.
The design changes are expected to be minor
rather than radical, though new special editions and trim packages are said to
be on the cards to give buyers more options. Most of the rework will be under
the skin.
New elements on the facelift are expected to be led
by the company’s new 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission, which will replace
the ZF-based 6R80 six-speeder currently in use. The new ‘box, a collaborative
effort with GM, is already seen in its GM-based application on the Chevrolet
Camaro. As for the Getrag MT-82 manual, that should continue on unchanged.
It was previously mentioned that the new gearbox
hasn’t been confirmed for Europe as yet, but word is that the it will almost certainly
be added to European cars several months later. As is the case right now, there
won’t be a 3.7 litre Cylcone V6 model sitting in between the 2.3 litre EcoBoost
four and 5.0 litre Coyote V8 for Europe. In
fact, it remains to be seen if the Cyclone will be retained on the facelift for
domestic market.
Source : Paultan
