Mustang 2005 Features
Mustang
2005 coupe ($23,245) and
convertible ($27,585) comes with a
4.6-liter V8 with single overhead cams and two-valves per cylinder rated
at 260 hp at 5250 rpm and 302 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4000 rpm.
Here's why:
- Mustang 2005 are equipped with gas-pressure shocks with unique model calibrations, P245/45R17 performance tires on 17-inch alloy painted wheels, a Traction Loc rear axle, ABS and traction control.
- Mustang
2005 V8 mates with a Tremec five-speed manual
gearbox with a tall fifth gear for improved fuel economy. A four-speed
automatic ($815) is optional. Optional audio systems include the MACH
460 ($550) with in-dash 6-CD changer and the MACH 1000 ($1,295).
- Mustang 2005 safety equipment includes safety
belts with pretensioners to tighten the lap belt and shoulder belts
in the first moments of a crash.
- Mustang 2005 energy-management retractors gradually slacken the safety belt if necessary to help reduce the force of the belt on the occupant's chest. Mustangs come with anchors in the rear to implement the LATCH child safety-seat system.
- Mustang
2005 design picks up styling cues from the 1964-66 original,
but executes them in today's rounder, more organic idiom.
- Mustang 2005 front end features wraparound complex reflector headlamps with integrated side marker lamps, combined with a square-edged honeycomb grille and a chrome pony.
- Mustang 2005 includes anti-skid chassis electronics, will be offered at the high end of the line. Big options for lower-level models will include items such as a mega-watt subwoofer stereo.
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