Ford Australia - New Mustang to cost same as Ford Falcon

"JustWaitingForAMate" (justwaitingforamate)
09/25/2014 at 18:14 • Filed to: Mustang, Ford

So a price tag of between $50k-$70k depending on model.....hooray?

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DISCUSSION (13)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:17

Haha

For Sweden > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:23

Should have rebelled when you had the chance.

holdenbacktears > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:23

But who wouldn't prefer the falcon? Haven't been keeping up with the news but there was talk of the 335kw SC Coyote going into it...

KirkyV > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:25

I'm rather looking forward to finding out exactly how much it'll cost hear. Scuttlebutt is that it'll be in the neighbourhood of £30,000... Which is better than it could've been, but still perhaps a mite too much. It'll have the segment pretty much all to itself, which could be a blessing or a curse, depending on whether people take to it at all. They're not exactly comparable, but if I were shopping for a brand new sports coupe, I'd probably opt for a GT86 at £25,000 over a Mustang. Of course, I'd never actually be in that position, as I doubt I'll ever buy a brand new car, but there you go.

JustWaitingForAMate > holdenbacktears
09/25/2014 at 18:27

In the Mustang? I've heard about it, but none of the Fordies I know have confirmed it.

I'm not a fan of the Falcon (shock!horror!), I've always been a Holden man. The Mustang would be the car that brings me back to the blue oval, if the price is right, and so far...it doesn't seem to be.

JustWaitingForAMate > For Sweden
09/25/2014 at 18:31

Britain ain't setting the prices, and the queen to us is a funny little lady stamped on our coins.

Our dollar is around 90c US, we're going to have no local production that needs to be 'protected' so why does a sub $40k US car cost $70k here? I could go and pick up an M235i for $10k more and probably have more fun in it.

Cé hé sin > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:39

Comparing US pre tax prices (they always quote them that way) with your actual prices?

JR1 > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:42

Wait a minute here. In horsepower we trust a M235i in no way would be as fun as a Mustang. Poooooowwwwwweeeeerrrrr and now with a side of handling

JustWaitingForAMate > Cé hé sin
09/25/2014 at 18:43

Mustang GT Fastback is $32k. What's tax? 8%? That's still under 35k, lets add some options, still under $40k. My numbers still hold true, that's why I said SUB $40K CAR.

Cé hé sin > JustWaitingForAMate
09/25/2014 at 18:46

You get away extraordinarily lightly tax wise. If I was to buy such a car there'd be 23% VAT and a CO2 based vehicle registration tax which could be as much again.

JustWaitingForAMate > Cé hé sin
09/25/2014 at 18:54

And what would your starting car price be? I'm guessing the UK?

Cé hé sin > JustWaitingForAMate
09/26/2014 at 04:42

Ireland (they just have the VAT in the UK, not the VRT) and I've no idea at the moment. Just to take a guess, over there the starting price is expected to be something similar to a BMW320d which here costs about €41,000 with no options whatever. A Mustang would be more than that because it's petrol and so more VRT, so maybe €45,000. Depends if they seriously expect to sell many, in which case they would keep the price down, or expect to sell only to a few enthusiasts which is more likely. I'm guessing that a few will be sold as soon as they become available and having satisfied the early adopters sales will be very modest.

JustWaitingForAMate > Cé hé sin
09/26/2014 at 04:48

....Jesus fuck.