Which Naturally Aspirated Ford Mustang Has More Horsepower Than A Dark Horse?
When the Ford Mustang Dark Horse galloped into the company's line-up in 2024, it wasn't just the name that sounded wild and untamed. This was a Mustang not for the boulevard cruisers and mall posers; it was a hardcore addition to the brand that showed the company hadn't lost sight of the fire-breathing models that put the pony car on the map in the first place.
The all-new Ford Mustang Dark Horse was the first new Mustang performance series in many years, and it looked sinister. This street and track-capable performance Mustang rumbles along on carbon fiber wheels, with darkened LED headlamps, and a unique lower front bumper with high gloss ‘fangs.’ At the heart of the Dark Horse is a fire-breathing 5.0-liter “Coyote” V8 engine, modified with piston connecting rods first introduced in the supercharged 760-horsepower Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, mated to a unique six-speed TREMEC manual transmission that is operated by a 3D-printed titanium shift ball. The naturally aspirated powerplant in the Dark Horse is good for 500 horsepower and 418 lb-ft, propelling this 'Stang to 60 in 4.1 seconds.
In a world where forced induction or electrification is the key to performance in most modern cars, the Dark Horse was without a doubt the most potent naturally aspirated Mustang of them all. Or was it? There was actually an earlier Mustang that seemed to cosplay as a Ferrari, with a screaming V8 that had even more power than the Dark Horse …
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