[UPDATE] 2024 Ford Mustangs With V8, Six-Speed Manual Hit With Gas-Guzzler Tax

UPDATE: Ford has replied to our request for assertion and confirmed that the Darkish Horse Premium’s value improve is as a result of gas-guzzler tax. Nevertheless, the automaker additionally shared that each one Mustangs with the 5.0-liter V8 engine and six-speed guide can be topic to the cost, fairly than simply the Darkish Horse Premium. We have added Ford’s assertion, adjusted the headline, and up to date the story to mirror the brand new info.

The 2024 Ford Mustang will not arrive till later this 12 months, however when it does, it will price only a hair greater than initially introduced. That is as a result of each model of the brand new Mustang with a six-speed gearbox and the 5.0-liter V8 engine – from GT to GT Premium to the 2 variations of the Darkish Horse – will embrace a gas-guzzler tax.

Ford spokesman Mike Levine confirmed the information in an emailed assertion, saying “The all-new Mustang household supplies engine and transmission decisions for each buyer and is probably the most aerodynamic Mustang ever. Whereas we attempt for effectivity, Mustangs outfitted with the 5.0-liter V8 with guide transmission will likely be topic to the Fuel Guzzler Tax.”

Here is the entire breakdown of the outdated and new pricing for the affected automobiles. These costs embrace the $1,595 vacation spot cost. GT fashions see a $1,000 improve, whereas the 2 Darkish Horse trims soar by $1,300 and $1,700, respectively, as reported by the Mustang7g discussion board.

Clients that go for the 10-speed computerized will get across the gas-guzzler tax, however they cannot escape the premium Ford expenses for the two-pedal association. At $1,595 for the automated gearbox, the value distinction between DIY shifting with a gas-guzzler cost and the 10AT is successfully a wash.

This information comes at an odd time for Ford, as neither it nor the EPA have shared gas economic system estimates for the 2024 Mustang but. They’re absolutely identified someplace, although, as gas-guzzler taxing solely comes into play when a automobile – vans, minivans, and SUVs aren’t topic to the tax – does not meet required gas economic system ranges. Output ranges from 315 horsepower within the EcoBoost, to 480 to 486 with the V8-powered GT. The Darkish Horse sits at a fair 500 ponies.