2024 Ford Mustang V-8s Hit with Fuel-Guzzler Tax, Greater Costs


  • The 2024 Ford Mustang with the optionally available V-8 will value greater than initially claimed, as first reported by Motor Authority.
  • The V-8 fashions’ worth will increase are primarily resulting from gas-guzzler taxes that add an additional $1000 to $1300.
  • The Mustang GT coupe now begins at $44,090 (up $1000), and the 500-hp Darkish Horse now begins $60,895 (up $1300).

People planning to purchase a 2024 Ford Mustang fitted with the revised 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 should pay a minimum of $1000 greater than beforehand anticipated. The value improve is a results of the new seventh-generation pony automotive getting hit with a gas-guzzler tax, which applies to automobiles that do not meet federal fuel-economy requirements.

Initially, the manual-equipped Mustang GT coupe had a base MSRP of $43,090, however now that jumps to $44,090 after including the $1000 gas-guzzler tax. This additionally impacts the GT Premium coupe and convertible fashions, which see their beginning costs rise to $48,610 and $54,110, respectively.

2024 ford mustang dark horse

Michael Simari|Automotive and Driver

The Mustang Darkish Horse, which options an enhanced model of the Coyote V-8 and makes 500 horsepower versus GT’s 480—486 ponies, will get hit with an excellent increased $1300 gas-guzzler tax. That enhances the newly launched efficiency mannequin’s base MSRP to $60,895. A Ford spokesperson additionally informed Automotive and Driver that the bottom worth of the Darkish Horse Premium has risen $1400 “resulting from sturdy demand.” It now begins at $64,860.

A number of of the Darkish Horse’s obtainable choices will even value greater than initially deliberate. The record contains the Look bundle (up $250 to $1500), the Dealing with bundle (up $495 to $4995), and the carbon-fiber wheels (up $500 to $8995). The 2024 Ford Mustang is slated to go on sale someday this summer season.

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Eric Stafford’s car habit started earlier than he might stroll, and it has fueled his ardour to put in writing information, evaluations, and extra for Automotive and Driver since 2016. His aspiration rising up was to turn out to be a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like automotive assortment. Apparently, getting wealthy is more durable than social-media influencers make it appear, so he averted monetary success totally to turn out to be an automotive journalist and drive new automobiles for a dwelling. After incomes a level at Central Michigan College and dealing at a day by day newspaper, the years of principally burning cash on failed undertaking automobiles and lemon-flavored jalopies lastly paid off when Automotive and Driver employed him. His storage presently features a 2010 Acura RDX, a guide ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si.

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