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The Ford Mustang powers up<\/h4>\n

2024 5.0 V8 is the most powerful ever<\/p>\n

The 2024 Ford Mustang was designed to ride like the wind. And into it.<\/p>\n

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Ford has unveiled the new wind tunnel it has installed at its Allen Park, Michigan, development center, where the Mustang and other new models are tested.<\/p>\n

It’s the first rolling road wind tunnel that can generate wind speeds up to 200 mph.<\/p>\n

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The facility features five treadmill-like belts that allow a vehicle’s four wheels to turn during testing while the fifth rolls under the center of the vehicle to simulate driving down the road better than a wind tunnel with a fixed floor can.<\/p>\n

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The Mustang Dark Horse was designed to reduce front end lift and improve downforce for track driving. (Ford)<\/p>\n

The 500 hp Mustang Dark Horse will be the highest performance version of the model when deliveries begin later this year.<\/p>\n

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The Mustang Dark Horse is the most powerful version of the model. (Ford)<\/p>\n

“We spent approximately 250 hours in the wind tunnel developing the 2024 Ford Mustang, which includes Dark Horse,” said Jonathan Gesek, program aerodynamicist for Mustang and Bronco.<\/p>\n

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The Mustang Dark Horse’s development was focused more on reducing front end lift, improving downforce and optimizing engine and brake cooling, but the tunnel will also be used to design energy efficient electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

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