2024 Mustang Australia (AU) Pricing and Timing Schedule

[Frostee]

Thanks, but old news.
It was buried 7 pages back in this AU discussion thread, instead of being in a topic of its own..

I guessed as much.

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[Stevefreestyle]

Official Pricing and Specs to be Released end of Aug as scheduled ??? Possibly - Possibly-Not.

3-4 Days ago Ben Nightingale, the “Product Communications and Motorsport Manager for Ford Australia” said on Facebook " full spec details and pricing still a little way off, stay tuned." (20+) Ben Nightingale | Facebook

 

[Arno_ecobeast]

Official Pricing and Specs to be Released end of Aug as scheduled ??? Possibly - Possibly-Not.

3-4 Days ago Ben Nightingale, the “Product Communications and Motorsport Manager for Ford Australia” said on Facebook " full spec details and pricing still a little way off, stay tuned." (20+) Ben Nightingale | Facebook

stay tuned sort of insinuates we need to keep hitting refresh but then says little way off? Like a week, a month...
They can release pricing, really i don't think the dollar will rise or fall that much between now and end of the year. unless Ford won some military contract and knows that WW3 will start soon and they need to hike pricing even more than they have done recently.

Anyway, i'm beginning to think i'm not fussed with getting the second fleet or so... Will keep my order in place as long as I can, but depending on initial release and pricing.

Ford can very likely expand and give better 'package' for similar money down track, more options colours etc.

 

[BLITZM]

I'm slowly losing interest TBH

 

[Arno_ecobeast]

I'm slowly losing interest TBH

Yeah, there is no hype or media business or anything else from Ford Austrlia.
Really not much from Ford US either... basically to the existing mustang crowd.

I cant blame anyone for losing a bit of interest, especially if this gets dragged unnecessarily and if our specs are as pov as the NZ varieties or lack thereof.

I have no idea why the hell we can't option half the cosmetic things the US can when the car is being made in the same factory!?
Why cant i spec an ecoboost with brembos and magnaride for example, or the GT with any wheels they offer? it has nothing to do with the RHD or LHD version. But NZ are like... 'build your car' and then they mean 'choose your colour' alone.
Maybe someone can enlighten me why colours, rims, brakes and suspension can't be optioned, or why Ford NZ/Au would reduce these options?

 

[Brumby5.0]

Yeah, there is no hype or media business or anything else from Ford Austrlia.
Really not much from Ford US either... basically to the existing mustang crowd.

I cant blame anyone for losing a bit of interest, especially if this gets dragged unnecessarily and if our specs are as pov as the NZ varieties or lack thereof.

I have no idea why the hell we can't option half the cosmetic things the US can when the car is being made in the same factory!?
Why cant i spec an ecoboost with brembos and magnaride for example, or the GT with any wheels they offer? it has nothing to do with the RHD or LHD version. But NZ are like... 'build your car' and then they mean 'choose your colour' alone.
Maybe someone can enlighten me why colours, rims, brakes and suspension can't be optioned, or why Ford NZ/Au would reduce these options?

Laziness! they put it in the too hard basket that is why we still have no firmed up pricing yet!

 

[Stevefreestyle]

Yeah, there is no hype or media business or anything else from Ford Austrlia.
Really not much from Ford US either... basically to the existing mustang crowd.

I cant blame anyone for losing a bit of interest, especially if this gets dragged unnecessarily and if our specs are as pov as the NZ varieties or lack thereof.

I have no idea why the hell we can't option half the cosmetic things the US can when the car is being made in the same factory!?
Why cant i spec an ecoboost with brembos and magnaride for example, or the GT with any wheels they offer? it has nothing to do with the RHD or LHD version. But NZ are like... 'build your car' and then they mean 'choose your colour' alone.
Maybe someone can enlighten me why colours, rims, brakes and suspension can't be optioned, or why Ford NZ/Au would reduce these options?

Just a wild guess, but It could be something like trying to simplify and increase efficiency of the Production process, by reducing complexity of options (and Inventory) to optimise the hourly rate of unit production - because of limited allocated production Time on RHD Production.

If that is the case, we would benefit with more cars from a given Production Run.

 

[Arno_ecobeast]

Just a wild guess, but It could be something like trying to simplify and increase efficiency of the Production process, by reducing complexity of options (and Inventory) to optimise the hourly rate of unit production - because of limited allocated production Time on RHD Production.

If that is the case, we would benefit with more cars from a given Production Run.

That is probably the case for the most part. "Don't think about the build' just build X and Y and done. Not X1 or X2 and X3 etc.
But wheels? colours? Like vapor blue is not available for GT in NZ. weird.
but i guess its to maximize the yield here.

Wasn't the S550 release similar? limited options which then later got expanded on? i can't quite remember

 

[5.0ALM]

Is it safe to assume (there's that word again!) that our standard wheels will NOT be black?

Standard S550 wheels were black with 19" Luster Nickel forged wheels as a $2500 option.
(and possibly others - I can't remember what other wheel options there were.)

From the limited information we have, it appears to be the other way around now.
19" Black wheels available with the Black Pack.

Black wheels would not be promoted in the Black pack if it came with black wheels to begin with, right?

 

[Stevefreestyle]

That is probably the case for the most part. "Don't think about the build' just build X and Y and done. Not X1 or X2 and X3 etc.
But wheels? colours? Like vapor blue is not available for GT in NZ. weird.
but i guess its to maximize the yield here.

Wasn't the S550 release similar? limited options which then later got expanded on? i can't quite remember

Vapour Blue is available for the GT in Aust''on the MY24. I would like a return to Velocity Blue, but that has tragically disappeared from the US car as well.

Personally, I am well and truly over Black Wheels, and am glad there has been a change.
The New Standard Performance Pkg (Our) Mustang GT Wheels

Australian MY24 Mustang Colours:

 

[bfets]

Vapour Blue is available for the GT in Aust''on the MY24. I would like a return to Velocity Blue, but that has tragically disappeared from the US car as well.

Personally, I am well and truly over Black Wheels, and am glad there has been a change.
The New Standard Performance Pkg (Our) Mustang GT Wheels

Australian MY24 Mustang Colours:

I still like the black wheels but it entirely depends on the color of the car. On some colors I prefer silver over black and vice versa.

It just makes me sad seeing that specs and pricing Q1 2023 on the bulletin again. Here we are 6 months later of me checking every single day and still nothing.

 

[Arno_ecobeast]

I like those rims in either carbonized grey or black lol.
Thanks for that, looks like my specs ive asked for is coming so thats good!

 

[Stevefreestyle]

I know it is highly unlikely (not going to happen), but It would be great if we got the Red Callipers - Black Brembos are.........wrong! lol

 

[Frostee]

On my order I have the black pack with madnaride and the notation on the order says “Magnaride - mandatory red brake calipers”

 

[melb_nut]

On my order I have the black pack with madnaride and the notation on the order says “Magnaride - mandatory red brake calipers”

lol mandatory red they are going to be black.

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