I don't think the pre-designated builds is really a big problem, you can get most variations. And other than some colours that were changed or phased out there is no difference to the MY24 cars. You should be able to get what you want from the MY24/25 cars available.
It changed it for me from something that sounded horrible to something that sounded much better and going on the S550 thread it did the same for a lot of other people, to the point I should have been on commission with Pioneer! However any comments about audio quality should always be qualified...
That isn't quite true. The OEM sub is diabolical and just produces a monotone boom. The Pioneer is far more musical and more tightly controlled. It isn't louder as you say, but the musicality is night and day better.
Apparently about 80% of the lead in car batteries is from recycling domestically in the US and the US is leading producer of sulphuric acid too, so almost certainly the battery is entirely domestically produced.
China lead exports are relatively small, with South Korea, Australia and UK being...
That is the output shaft flange and a similar problem has been reported elsewhere and lubrication fixed it
Play in Transmission Output Shaft - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
'Intense Lime Yellow' is a new colour showing up on the MY25 UK price list - not seen any mention of that anywhere else.
https://www.ford.co.uk/content/dam/guxeu/uk/documents/price-list/cars/PL-new_mustang_s650.pdf
It's a pearlescent yellow apparently although it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere yet. No 2025 cars have been made yet.
There are very few other changes so I would go for a 2024.5, still a few unsold ones coming through. 2025 cars will not be in the UK until next summer I would think.
Magnetic has never been an option for the S650, Carbonised Grey was the nearest match.
Wireless charging is being dropped across all Ford's - it is pretty useless.
Front parking sensors - never has and never will - If it didn't get introduced for the S650 from the start it was never going to...
All-New Mustang Customer Pricelist (UK) - Effective 22nd October 2024.xlsx
It says 2024 in the title but Molten Magenta gives it away as the UK 2025 price list
UK gets the 'Bronze Pack' which on the Molten Magenta looks good, even though it is a US spec car used on the price list!
Hahah that is exactly what you did say!
I never ever apply the emergency-brake on a flat surface.
Not sure why it is 'absurd and ridiculous', it seems to annoy you, but just put the brake on - problem solved, no noise - easy!
Don't worry too much about the power deficit. It is all at the very top end and below 5500rpm there is pretty much no difference. Unless you track it there will be no difference.
New EU cybersecurity rules for cars will cover this over here and to be honest it needs to be baked in so you will probably benefit in the US too. It covers resilience to hacking, data loss etc