[Auto] 2024 Ford Mustang V-8s Hit with Gas-Guzzler Tax, Higher Prices

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The 2024 Ford Mustang with the optional V-8 will cost more than originally claimed, as first reported by the Motor Authority.
The V-8 models' price increases are primarily due to gas-guzzler taxes that add an extra $1000 to $1300.
The Mustang GT coupe now starts at $44,090 (up $1000), and the 500-hp Dark Horse now starts at $60,895 (up $1300).
Folks planning to buy a 2024 Ford Mustang fitted with the revised 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 will have to pay at least $1000 more than previously expected. The price increase is a result of the new seventh-generation pony car getting hit with a gas-guzzler tax, which applies to vehicles that don't meet federal fuel-economy standards.

Originally, the manual-equipped Mustang GT coupe had a base MSRP of $43,090, but now that jumps to $44,090 after adding the $1000 gas-guzzler tax. This also affects the GT Premium coupe and convertible models, which see their starting prices rise to $48,610 and $54,110, respectively.

The Mustang Dark Horse, which features an enhanced version of the Coyote V-8 and makes 500 horsepower versus GT's 480—486 ponies, gets hit with an even higher $1300 gas-guzzler tax. That increases the newly introduced performance model's base MSRP to $60,895. A Ford spokesperson also told Car and Driver that the base price of the Dark Horse Premium has risen $1400 "due to strong demand." It now starts at $64,860.

Several of the Dark Horse's available options will also cost more than originally planned. The list includes the Appearance package (up $250 to $1500), the Handling package (up $495 to $4995), and the carbon-fiber wheels (up $500 to $8995). The 2024 Ford Mustang is slated to go on sale sometime this summer.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43796093/2024-ford-mustang-v8-gas-guzzler-tax-price-hike/