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With Job #1 production set for October 2, 2017, the 2018 Ford Mustang gets ever nearer to customers’ hands. In the meantime, let’s take a look at the owner’s manual for the refreshed pony. First of all, please turn to page 296 (photo 2 in the gallery).
On page 296, the capacities and specifications for the naturally aspirated V8 suggest the engine and filter take 10 quarts of oil That’s 9.5 liters of lubricant, which is a lot whichever way you look at it. Take the pre-facelift Mustang for reference, which needs 8 quarts (7.6 liters). The question is, how come?
The explanation is simple. For the 2018 model year, the 5.0-liter Coyote features dual-fuel, high-pressure injection of the direct and low-pressure port varieties. This setup translates to more low-end torque, a higher redline, and improved gas mileage when connected to the 10-speed automatic tranny.
On closer inspection, there are more differences in capacities worth mentioning. Fuel tank capacity, for example, stands at 16 gallons (60.6 liters) for the 2018 Mustang GT, while the pre-facelift boasts 16.1 gallons (61 liters). Automatic transmission fluid fill capacity? 2.95 gallons (11.7 liters) compared to 2.5 gallons (11.2 liters), which is only natural considering the redesigned slushbox has four more forward ratios than the ZF-based 6R80 of yesteryear.
For this sort of information, and pretty much all there is to know about the 2018 Ford Mustang, the owner’s manual is available on Ford's website. And if you’re planning on buying your very own pony, the good news is that the 2018 model year is $610 less expensive than the pre-facelift EcoBoost.
The Shelby GT350 and GT350R, meanwhile, soldier on with exactly the same specifications as last year. The 5.2-liter Voodoo V8-powered brothers start from $57,145 and $64,645, respectively. Come 2019, the Shelby GT500 will replace them both. There's still no consensus on what sort of engine the biggest and the baddest S550 Mustang hides under the hood, but for what it's worth, it's a force-fed V8. FPC or not, it will pack quite a punch.
The explanation is simple. For the 2018 model year, the 5.0-liter Coyote features dual-fuel, high-pressure injection of the direct and low-pressure port varieties. This setup translates to more low-end torque, a higher redline, and improved gas mileage when connected to the 10-speed automatic tranny.
On closer inspection, there are more differences in capacities worth mentioning. Fuel tank capacity, for example, stands at 16 gallons (60.6 liters) for the 2018 Mustang GT, while the pre-facelift boasts 16.1 gallons (61 liters). Automatic transmission fluid fill capacity? 2.95 gallons (11.7 liters) compared to 2.5 gallons (11.2 liters), which is only natural considering the redesigned slushbox has four more forward ratios than the ZF-based 6R80 of yesteryear.
For this sort of information, and pretty much all there is to know about the 2018 Ford Mustang, the owner’s manual is available on Ford's website. And if you’re planning on buying your very own pony, the good news is that the 2018 model year is $610 less expensive than the pre-facelift EcoBoost.
The Shelby GT350 and GT350R, meanwhile, soldier on with exactly the same specifications as last year. The 5.2-liter Voodoo V8-powered brothers start from $57,145 and $64,645, respectively. Come 2019, the Shelby GT500 will replace them both. There's still no consensus on what sort of engine the biggest and the baddest S550 Mustang hides under the hood, but for what it's worth, it's a force-fed V8. FPC or not, it will pack quite a punch.
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