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Ford MustangMustang (fourth generation, SN95)

A rebodied Fox with the styling cues Ford had spent a decade denying itself.

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The story

A defining chapter in Ford Mustang history.

Explore the ideas, engineering and context that shaped the Ford Mustang Mustang (fourth generation, SN95), then continue into its specifications and place in the marque's lineage.

Origins

By 1993 the Fox chassis was fifteen years old, and Ford's answer was neither a clean sheet nor a simple facelift. The SN95 kept the underlying architecture, stiffened it heavily and wrapped it in Bud Magaldi's bodywork, which brought back the side scoops, the galloping-horse grille and the three-bar tail lamps the previous car had abandoned. Emeline King handled the interior, with its twin-cowl dashboard; she was among the first Black women to lead production interior design at Ford.

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Design and engineering

Mechanically the big change came in 1996, when the pushrod 5.0 gave way to the modular 4.6-litre V8, single-cam in the GT and twin-cam in the Cobra. Purists mourned the old engine; the new one had more room to grow. A 1999 restyle, the New Edge work of Doug Gaffka, sharpened every surface into creases and made the car look considerably angrier than it was.

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Ford Mustang Mustang (fourth generation, SN95)

In production

The generation is remembered mostly for its special editions. The 1995 and 2000 Cobra R models were stripped, hard-edged homologation specials sold without radios or rear seats. The 2001 Bullitt and the 2003 Mach 1 mined the back catalogue. The 2003 and 2004 SVT Cobra, supercharged and independently sprung, was the most powerful Mustang Ford had built to that point and is the car most people mean when they talk about this generation. Production ended in May 2004 at Dearborn, after which the Mustang finally got a new platform.

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At a glance

The facts that define it.

Designer

Bud Magaldi (exterior: 1990)

Body

2-door convertible

Technical specification

The Mustang (fourth generation, SN95), in detail.

Production: October 15, 1993 – May 10, 2004
Class: Pony car
Body style: 2-door convertible ; 2-door fastback coupé; coupe
Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine: 232 cuin OHV Ford Essex V6 engine (Canadian)#3.8 L; Essex V6 engine; V6 (1994–2004) ; 237 cuin OHV Ford Essex V6 engine (Canadian)#3.9 L; Essex V6 (2004) ; 5.0 V8 (302 cu in) OHV Ford 302 engine; small block V8 engine; V
Transmission: Borg-Warner T-5 transmission; Borg-Warner T-5 five-speed Manual transmission; manual (1994–2004 V6) ; Borg-Warner T-45 five-speed manual (1996–1999 Cobra and 1996–2001 GT) ; Tremec TR-3550 five-speed manual (1995 Cobra R
Designer: Bud Magaldi (exterior: 1990) ; Emeline King (interior: 1990) ; Doug Gaffka (facelift: 1996)
Assembly: United States: Dearborn, Michigan (Dearborn Assembly Plant)
Manufacturer: Ford

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