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

• The 2024 Ford Mustang with the non-compulsory V-8 will price greater than initially claimed, as first reported by Motor Authority.
• The V-8 fashions’ worth will increase are primarily attributable to 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).

Of us planning to purchase a 2024 Ford Mustang fitted with the revised 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 must pay at the least $1000 greater than beforehand anticipated. The worth improve is a results of the brand new seventh-generation pony automobile 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.

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 a fair larger $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 “attributable to sturdy demand.” It now begins at $64,860.

A number of of the Darkish Horse’s obtainable choices may also price greater than initially deliberate. The checklist 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 time.

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