MOTOR Magazine Australia

01 500kW R-SPEC

FORD IS READY to unleash a factory supercharged V8 Mustang on an unsuspecting Australian public. Denied the possibility of Shelbys in showrooms due to a lack of right-hook availability, Ford Australia has taken matters into its own hands, teaming up with Blue Oval guru Rob Herrod to deliver a limited edition, power-packed Pony Car called the Mustang R-Spec. This is not a drill, this is not speculation, these are not computer generated images – it’s a real car and it’ll be available in Ford dealers in early 2020 with a five-year warranty.

Unfortunately, the information you really want to know – how many kilowatts, how many dollars and how many cars – can’t be provided as we don’t know yet. Because Ford doesn’t know, either. It’s keen to celebrate its achievement of actually getting the program off

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