The Ford Mustang Bullitt Costs Almost As Much As A BMW M2 Competiton
UK pricing has just been released for the new Ford Mustang Bullitt, and there’s no easy way to say it: the car costs almost the same in pounds sterling as it does in US Dollars. As a reminder, it’s $47,495 Stateside, while in the UK you’ll be expected to stump up £47,145.
That’s no huge surprise when the cheapest GT V8 is £41,095 on our shores, and in any case, you’re still getting a lot of car for the money. Along with the tweaked ‘Highland Green’ exterior - intended to echo the spec of the car featured in the Steve McQueen film Bullitt - the newest member of the ‘Stang family has a more powerful V8. And we’re suckers for power hikes.
The right-hand drive models are slightly less powerful than their US counterparts though, developing 452bhp as opposed to 475bhp. As with the standard RHD GT’s power deficit, that’s to do with the steering column position necessitating a different exhaust manifold. Other additions include a fatter anti-roll bar, Recaro sports seats and a special Bullitt plaque.
The car can be ordered now, and the first few should be in the hands of customers by September. What it can offer for the price is quite unique, so it’s hard to find a decent basis of comparison. But how’s this: a BMW M2 Competition is around £2000 more, so what would you have? The precision tool from Bavaria, or this rumbly slice of Americana?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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But ur comparing it to a limited number of cars
Mustang Bullit
Does a San Fransisco car chase scene come standard with said trim?
A Ruby Red Mustang GT performance pack
Oh yes😍
SMEXY BEAST
My dads so keen on ruby red for his mustang but I prefer blue
Mine is almost exactly like that. No wing though. I love it.
lets see
both have manual gear boxes
both are RWD
both are quick
both go sideways
one is much cheaper to service and is more reliable
one is much more powerful
one has a much better sound
one is much cooler
that same one is based of a car from one the greatest movie chases of all time, and has one of the greatest paintjob and rims of all time
AND you £2000 more to buy more parts for your project car!
the other has a better quality interior
i know what im going with
Carthrottle needs to realize that just because the BMW is European doesn’t mean it’s better than the American Mustang, American sports cars are so advanced now, they can compete with the Europeans.Too bad the same can’t be said about our everyday cars.
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Of course i would have the mustang
And mustang maybe cheap in the U.S(~$40K).
But in India it costs $115,000
Yeah, here the m3 costs 0.9cr. Which is similar to the V8 mustang.
M2 comp pack every day of every week
different strokes
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I’d probably look at ways to get a LHD model to the uk. You keep getting screwed by the steering column lol
It’s only like 20bhp……
I wouldn’t go that length for 20bhp
A small exhaust tine could fix that
It looks sexy and thank goodness…it does not have an EcoBoost engine…