Mustang

Ford announced some big news yesterday. For the first time, the Ford brand has the highest initial quality among all non-luxury brands in J.D. Power and Associates' 2010 Initial Quality Study (IQS).

The Ford brand moved to fifth place among all brands from eighth last year. This is the highest rank position Ford has achieved in the IQS since ranking 23rd in 2004.

Both the Ford and Lincoln brands had improvements, with the Ford brand moving to the best in the industry among all non-luxury brands. Lincoln, which was 26th on the list last year, moved up to eighth. Read more

American Performance car maker, SMS Supercar, have just announced its prices for the SMS 460 and SMS 460X. Both are fully certified and street legal and are fitted with custom supercharged V8s delivering 470hp (350kW) and 427lb-ft (578Nm) of torque and 655hp (488kW) and 600lb-ft (812Nm) of torque respectively.

The MSRP of the 460 Mustang will be $64,990 for the Coupe and $69,990 for the Convertible. No info yet on the 460X version. Read more

Last year's Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Gathering of Eagles festival saw a custom Mustang from Ford auctioned off at $500,000. This year, Ford plans to auction off another Mustang GT, dubbed the AV-X10 Dearborn Doll.

This 2010 Mustang GT will come equipped with a glass roof, and thanks to Ford Racing, it will produce a solid 550hp (410kW) from its 4.6L V8 engine. Under the hood is a supercharger kit, a high-flow FR500S exhaust system, a short throw shifter, a new handling pack featuring dampers and lowering springs and an anti-roll bar. Read more

Celebrating 45 years of custom tuned/special edition Mustangs, Lee Iococca announces his own, the Iacocca Mustang. Only 45 of these special silver-hue-painted Mustangs will be built and sold.

Included in the newly transformed fastback is a bodykit designed by Michael Leone, Ford Racing parts including a cold-air intake, handling package and an optional supercharger and brake kit.

Two power options will be offered, a normally-aspirated 4.6-liter Ford V8 rated at 320 horsepower and the optional supercharged version with a rated 400 horsepower. Both engines are covered by a factory Ford warranty.Read more

Artisan Performance and tuner Randall Reed Ford have teamed up to create this custom series of Mustangs. It will wear a Speed SE badge and will be sold as a 'turn-key' package through Randall Reed stores and select Ford dealerships around the country.

This 2010 Ford Mustang is powered by a custom tuned V8 engine, featuring a pair of GTK350 turbochargers that should produce around 700hp (522kW).

Some other featured upgrades are:

• High-flow exhaust system with a race-spec catalytic converter
• Custom intercooler and wastegate
• ECU upgrade and boost control
• You can also opt for custom 20in forged alloy wheels and 14in brakes
• All the cars will come with a six-speed manual gearbox only

These Mustangs should start showing up pretty soon. However, there is no price available, yet.

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