When you’re on a budget but you’ve got your heart set on speed, the 2024 Ford Mustang GT Fastback is the perfect choice. Fully redesigned for the new model year, this Mustang GT delivers new styling, more power, and an updated list of comfort and convenience features.
Key Takeaways
- With a full redesign for 2024, the Mustang GT introduces aggressive new styling and available performance upgrades!
- Under the hood, the Mustang GT’s V8 engine cranks out 480 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque.
- The redesigned Mustang GT is loaded with standard features, including smartphone-friendly infotainment and driver safety aids.
- The fun-loving 2024 Mustang GT Fastback starts at $42,460.
Why choose the 2024 Ford Mustang GT Fastback?
In the Mustang trim lineup, the GT Fastback delivers a high-speed performance at the best price. Compared to the EcoBoost trim models, the GT enhances speed, replacing the EcoBoost’s turbo four-cylinder with a muscular V8 engine. Compared to the GT Premium and Dark Horse trim models, the GT can help you save a bundle on a new Mustang!
Which engine does the 2024 Ford Mustang GT Fastback use?
Fans of Ford’s iconic pony car won’t be surprised to see the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine under the latest Mustang GT’s hood. Compared to the previous version, however, this next-generation V8 is more powerful than ever, boosting output to 480 horsepower (up from 450 horses) and 415 pound-feet of torque (up from 410 pound-feet)!
The 2024 Mustang GT Fastback’s powertrain specs include:
- 5.0L V8 (480 hp, 415 lb-ft)
- Six-speed manual transmission
- Optional 10-speed automatic transmission
- Rear-wheel drive
What comfort and convenience features come with the 2024 Ford Mustang GT Fastback?
Compared to previous model years, the seventh-generation Mustang GT is much more handsomely equipped. For instance, it now comes standard with Ford’s latest infotainment system, along with a 13.2-inch central touchscreen. A 12.4-inch digital gauge cluster lets you switch between Track Apps, displaying your performance stats accordingly. This new Mustang also comes standard with an impressive range of high-tech safety aids, including a very capable lane-keeping system.
The 2024 Mustang GT Fastback comes standard with these features and more:
- Cloth upholstery
- Single-zone climate control
- 12.4-inch digital gauge cluster
- Track Apps
- Leather-wrapped gear shifter
- Leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel
- Auto-dimming frameless rearview mirror
- SYNC 4 with 13.2-inch touchscreen
- Six-speaker sound system
- Dual Smart-Charging USB ports
- Rain-sensing windshield wipers
- Rearview camera
- Automatic emergency braking
- Lane Keeping System with Lane-Keeping Alert, Lane-Keeping Aid and Driver Alert, Road Edge Detection and Blind Spot Assist
You can also build a more luxurious Mustang GT, thanks to its many available options:
- Cloth front bucket seats with vinyl trim
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
- Heated front seat
- Nine-speaker sound system
- Ambient interior lighting with MyColor
- Remote start system
- Electric hand-operated parking brake (Drift Brake)
- Adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go
- Adaptive Speed Control with Stop & Go
How much does the 2024 Ford Mustang GT Fastback cost?
Compared to higher trim models, like the Mustang GT Premium and Dark Horse, the Mustang GT Fastback delivers world-class speed at the most reasonable price, starting at the frugal MSRP of $42,460. Come in to Brighton Ford to test drive the latest pony car today!