Including a splash of colour to your new 2024 Mustang will now require an additional splash of inexperienced out of your checking account. Ford quietly added both a $295 or $495 cost to a number of exterior paint choices that had been beforehand free. Now, the one zero-dollar colours are Shadow Black, Oxford White, Iconic Silver Metallic, and Carbonized Grey Metallic—none of that are notably colourful.
Vehicles Direct reported the pricing information, citing a bulletin despatched to Ford sellers stating the change would take impact on April 8. A go to to Ford’s on-line configurator confirms the aforementioned colours are the one no-cost selections. Atlas Blue Metallic, Race Purple, Grabber Blue Metallic, and Vapor Blue Metallic are actually $295 choices, and Darkish Matter Grey Metallic prices $495.
Two elective colours, Fast Purple Metallic Tinted Clearcoat and Yellow Splash Metallic, stay unchanged on the choices checklist as $495 and $995 extras, respectively.
We contacted Ford to ask concerning the adjustments, however have but to obtain a response. We’ll replace this submit when extra info is out there.
The costs are small within the grand scheme of issues, but it surely does place Ford in a bigger group of automakers providing fewer customary colour choices. These choices are sometimes achromatic (black, white, and grey). In some circumstances, grey is not even on the desk.
If you don’t need a black or white BMW 4 Collection, nearly every part else is $650. Nissan solely provides two customary colours for the Z, however at the least one in all them is a deep maroon referred to as Rosewood Metallic. In the meantime at Ford’s crosstown rival, you may get a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in at least 9 free colours, together with a number of grays, Riptide Blue, and Torch Purple.
One factor Ford does supply over different manufacturers is the choice for a matte end. Primarily a paint safety movie, it is accessible with each Mustang colour. But it surely’s not low-cost. Checking the matte wrap field provides $5,995 to the sticker worth.
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