Ford’s Next-Gen ‘Dark Horse’ Mustang Arriving in South Africa ‘Soon’ — Here’s What You Need to Know

Ford will soon be launching the new seventh-generation Mustang in South Africa, delivering an update on the beloved classic, while also introducing the Dark Horse edition, offering some beefed-up specs and aesthetics for South African drivers.

“Based on extensive customer research we will be launching the Mustang in GT Fastback guise with the 5.0L V8 and 10-speed automatic transmission only,” says Doreen Mashinini, General Manager for Marketing at Ford South Africa. “This will be followed in the fourth quarter by the first-ever Mustang Dark Horse, which is an even more exhilarating performance model that is equally at home on the road and the track.”

Ford Mustang GT Dark Horse Edition

Some of the standout features on the Dark Horse edition above the standard GT include:

• 6kW More Power vs. GT (Darkhorse 334kW)
• Performance Rear Spoiler – Painted Tarnish Dark
• 19” X 9.5” (F) / 19” X 10” (R) Tarnished Dark-Painted Low Gloss Aluminium Wheels
• First Ever Forward-Facing Pony Badge
• LED Headlamps with Dark Bezels
• Mustang Dark Horse instrument panel badge with chassis number
• Leather-Wrapped Flat-Bottom Steering with Performance Suede Insert and Black Alley Beze
• Premium Vinyl and Suede Sport Seats
• Black Alley Interior Trim Finish
• Appearance Pack

2024 Ford Mustang GT

The seventh generation Mustang GT adds a more geometric, modern chiselled look to its heritage-inspired design, with a redesigned grille design shape influenced by the original 1960s design.

Additionally, there is a sleeker roofline, broader stance, and a shortened rear overhang. This is paired with the most powerful 5.0-litre Coyote V8 offered in a Mustang GT to date. The car’s aerodynamics are further optimised with the addition of new hood vents, redesigned front splitter and a race-inspired rear diffuser for improved aerodynamic balance.

The Mustang’s interior is also the most sophisticated to date, with a fighter jet-inspired cockpit offering the driver two flowing and curved displays that can be quickly customised to show information the driver wants or needs to see.

The new Mustang launches with eight exterior colour options comprising Race Red, Oxford White (Solid), Absolute Black, Atlas Blue, Lucid Red, Vapor Blue, Iconic Silver and Dark Matter Grey Metallic.

In South Africa, the Mustang GT comes standard with the Performance Pack, which adds a host of track-focused features, including a front suspension tower brace, Torsen limited slip differential, MagneRide active suspension, wider rear wheels and tyres, along with larger 390mm front and 355mm rear Brembo brakes. Furthermore, the Performance Pack adds brake ducts for enhanced cooling and a standard auxiliary engine oil cooler. It is also equipped with an active valve performance exhaust system that allows the driver to select how quiet or raucous they want the exhaust sound to be.

Customers can choose from two Brembo brake calliper colour options, finished in either Grabber Blue or Red, and have a choice of the standard Ebony Black painted multi-spoke wheels or the optional machined Tarnished Dark Aluminium wheels – both featuring a 19×9-inch rim size in front and wider 19×9.5-inch versions at the rear.