2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Fails To Sell for $65,500, Owner Was Hoping for $72,500

Think of the Dark Horse as sort of the spiritual successor of the S197-based Boss 302 spec. It’s all about enhanced performance, but not in an unadulterated way. This is still meant to be an “everyday” car. If you want something more hardcore, feel free to throw your eggs in the Mustang GTD basket. Yes, there’s also the Dark Horse S, but that’s a track-only model, hence the FIA certified roll cage.

Now, when it comes to resale value, a run-of-the-mill Dark Horse isn’t going to fetch you anything in terms of profit. In fact, you’re likely to lose money as soon as the car leaves the dealership lot.

Case in point, this 2024 Mustang Dark Horse Premium variant, with the Oxford White over Black Onyx leather spec. It’s a sweet looking ride, sure, but it still failed to sell at auction recently. The highest bid maxed out at $65,500, whereas the seller wanted at least $72,500 for it – the MSRP was $79,390.

Aside from the contrasting white and black exterior, this Mustang also comes with tinted windows, sequential LED taillights, hood vents, a rear spoiler, black accent stripes, plus a set of 19” Y-spoke wheels with Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires measuring 305/30 at the front and 315/30 at the rear.

You also get six-piston Brembo brakes (Grabber Blue calipers) at the front and four-piston units at the rear, to go with the carmaker’s MagneRide damping system.

Moving on to the interior, highlights include the Black Onyx and Deep Indigo vinyl and micro-suede Recaro seats, a 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system, sat-nav, cruise control, dual-zone automatic climate control, a leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel, and the SYNC 4 infotainment system with a 13.2” driver-oriented touchscreen display. As you can see, the digital odometer indicates 74 miles, which means the car has barely ever been driven.

As for what this can do in terms of performance, you’ll find a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine under the hood, rated at 500 horsepower and 418 lb-ft of torque, with everything going to the rear wheels via a 10-speed automatic transmission and a 3.73:1 Torsen limited-slip differential. Also present is the active exhaust system, which is an optional extra.

On paper, you can get from zero to 60 mph (97 kph) in just 3.7 seconds behind the wheel of your Dark Horse Mustang, as long as it’s the automatic variant and not the manual. Meanwhile, you can cover a quarter mile in about 12 seconds flat, which isn’t all that bad.