Ford Mustang started its seventh decade with brilliant achievements! This legendary sports car is again the best-selling in the United States based on registration data for new vehicles in 2023.
I mean is that much more of an accomplishment if it’s the only petrol sports car still sold in most the world?
I would argue the first mustang that’s a sports car is the Dark Horse. The base model is just a two door coup. The 2024 Dark Horse starts at $58k, the 2024 C8 Corvette starts at $69k (nice).
Both can get a lot more expensive with options after that. The top end Corvette crossing $150k and the top end (not yet available I don’t think) Mustang crossing $300k.
Nothing against people who love mustangs, I think the Coyote engine is one of the best sounding V8s on the market. But I still pull away from them without much effort (unless it’s a GT500) with my 2014 C7 Z51 that I paid less for (used) than they did. Plus as someone with a close friend who has a 2023 GT (the Dark Horse replaced it this year) I get way more attention in my car than he does in his.
Side note: I love it when children get excited about my car. Just yesterday at the grocery store this mother and her three children walked up to me as I was going in and her ~9 year old son and two daughters wanted to know what kind of car I drove and chatted me up for a few minutes. We ended up leaving the store at the same time and I revved the engine as they walked by and the excitement on the kids faces kept me smiling until bed time!
The Corvette costs twice as much though…
I would argue the first mustang that’s a sports car is the Dark Horse. The base model is just a two door coup. The 2024 Dark Horse starts at $58k, the 2024 C8 Corvette starts at $69k (nice).
Both can get a lot more expensive with options after that. The top end Corvette crossing $150k and the top end (not yet available I don’t think) Mustang crossing $300k.
Nothing against people who love mustangs, I think the Coyote engine is one of the best sounding V8s on the market. But I still pull away from them without much effort (unless it’s a GT500) with my 2014 C7 Z51 that I paid less for (used) than they did. Plus as someone with a close friend who has a 2023 GT (the Dark Horse replaced it this year) I get way more attention in my car than he does in his.
Side note: I love it when children get excited about my car. Just yesterday at the grocery store this mother and her three children walked up to me as I was going in and her ~9 year old son and two daughters wanted to know what kind of car I drove and chatted me up for a few minutes. We ended up leaving the store at the same time and I revved the engine as they walked by and the excitement on the kids faces kept me smiling until bed time!