Of the two, it’s the turbo four that’s less heavily styled, including a new grille inspired by the original 1964 Mustang flanked by a pair of slimmer headlights, with new three-bar LED daytime running lights. The GT, meanwhile, gets more aggressive cues, including a gloss black grille and a pair of in-grille nostrils that feed air into the new intakes. Other changes are a new lower front bumper and a large hood extractor that not only vents hot air, but also channels high-pressure air from the front air intakes to reduce lift over the front axle. Out back, the V8 gets a larger diffuser and quad tailpipes in place of the turbo-four’s twin pipes. Inside the cabin, base models get dual screens, but mid-range trims and up get a new “continuous” screen that combines a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a larger 13.2-inch infotainment screen with the latest Sync software 4 by Ford. Updateable over the air, this latest system allows for a huge level of customization that Ford hopes – along with the car’s styling – will attract younger buyers. A party piece is the ability to swap out the modern gauge graphics with a digital representation of the Mustang’s ‘Fox body’ (1979-1993) clocks.
