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2024 Ford Mustang Cars & Coffee Edition Officially Debuts https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/2024-ford-mustang-cars-coffee-edition-officially-debuts/ The 2024 Ford Mustang is the modern interpretation of a long running formula that adds substantial horsepower to a reasonably priced vehicle. This built-in Mustang feature has caused a lot of agita over the decades, including a fair number of crashes and overall misuse of public roads. With the advent of social media and smart phones, documentation of vehicular stupidity (and lack of driving skills) can reach millions of eyeballs in record fast time, which is why notable collisions outside car shows and events involving Mustangs appear online regularly. Unfortunately, the Mustang has earned a reputation for being a vehicle show attendees probably want to steer clear of at their local Cars & Coffee-type events, with the pony car recently being banned from Cars & Coffee events. Fortunately, the 2024 Ford Mustang Cars & Coffee Edition is here to fix that – and to give these owners an outlet to drive wild without any real life consequences. Key to this special Mustang is the inclusion of cutting-edge projection technology and a special Sync 4 infotainment system with updated graphics. Together, the tech utilizes the windshield as a screen and is capable of producing astonishing scenes indistinguishable from real life. While this revolutionary tech could be used for many things, in this application, it will allow owners of the 2024 Ford Mustang Cars & Coffee Edition to recklessly leave the car show of their choice without consequences. Drivers can use the steering wheel, pedals, and gear selectors just as they would on an actual drive, and the Mustang will use its engine to mimic real-world conditions as well, so long as the vehicle is in Park and the park brake is activated. Additionally, the complimentary FordPass Connect modem and subscription service allows owners to share their mishaps in real time. “This will be the greatest vehicle vs. pedestrian virtual experience to exist until Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives next year,” said Ford CEO Tim Barley. “With this tech, people will continue to think that Mustang drivers are leaving their local car meets with impunity, when they’re really doing the right thing and keeping it stationary.” 2024 Ford Mustang Cars & Coffee Edition owners will also get rewarded for using the tech at an actual car meet. If the event lines up with information in Ford’s databases, owners will receive 100 FordPass Rewards for using the feature at a car show, which can be used toward a meal at a Ford Garage restaurant. And to make sure the coffee aspect of the special edition isn’t ignored, every example will offer Ford Pro Power Onboard with 1,000 kWh capability embedded into each trunk via 120-volt and 240-volt power outlets. “You’ll be able to whip up a latte or cappuccino in record time before virtually power sliding into a crowd full of onlookers” said Ford spokesperson, Spike Ravine. So far, the Ford Mustang Edition Cars & Coffee Edition will be available only for the 2024 model year, but Ford says it will consider extending production into 2025 based on demand. Happy 2024 April Fools’ Day dear readers!

What is there to go after? It’s a completely free market with multiple carriers, multiple OSes and multiple phone mfrs. Apple was first to market with a capacitance touchscreen smart phone back in 2007 and they had an existing base of iPod users. So of course they dominated the market early on. People like Apple products because they just work and have a lot of cool features. Our family has been iPhone / iPad users since 2008-ish and I have 37 years in IT including Unix programming. I’ve never found something on our Apple devices that I wanted to change but couldn’t or something that I hated or couldn’t do. ICloud and Apple Pay work great. I can send text messages to the family and most friends from my iPad with only wifi. I’m sure Androids do certain things better or allow more customization but nothing I care about. And I’m certain that’s the case for most Apple users. If you do those things and prefer Android, more power to you. But I suspect a lot of Android Users just don’t like the control Apple has over apps and hardware. But to me that just allows them better quality control and until that causes me a problem directly I’ll stick with them.

That's not to "blame" the carriers, that's Apple earning the market share through their support.

Ford Mustang V8 Will Pay Dividends Now That Rivals Are Gone (fordauthority.com) While the headline is definitely interesting, I would also draw attention to the part about growing and the future of Mustang. I am unsure of where it would fit in the Mustang lineup, but I would love a mid-engine (engine behind the driver) version. Not counting the financials or logistics of such a thing, of course. Perhaps above the inevitable GT500/GT500 replacement and below the GTD?

I used to switch between them and stopped about 14 years ago...just wasn't worth it. My Apple stuff just works and it does what I need it to do.

I think they just took all the vehicles currently registeredon and reported the percentage of each brand. So 14% of all vehicles were Fords.

It doesn't need to be a raw powerhouse pony car but something comfortable with effortless power a sort of Grand Touring Coupe would work for their current theme IMO.

The ship has clearly sailed on this but I still think it would have made sense to give Lincoln something based on the S650 to help pay for the platform it could have gotten EcoBoost motors too, to keep it separate from the Mustang. We never got the 3.5 EB in the Mustang because it would have stepped on the GTs toes but in a Lincoln I feel it could have worked. But like I said ship has probably sailed on that.

I think a hybrid and AWD options would really broaden the appeal of the Mustang, particularly AWD. I think there is a fair amount of apprehension in the cold belt for purchasing a rear wheel drive vehicle for a primary vehicle. I would really like to see a mid-engine mustang variant that competes with the C8. Something that is in the same price range as the C8, so an average person may be able to afford it.

They're showing raw numbers of vehicles "on the road", Ford leads because they built the most vehicles, not because they're more or less reliable.

Ford Authority also reports that 2/3 of Mustang have V8. That’s surprisingly high to me, though great to see.

The last numbers I heard put the iPhone at about 60% of the US cell phone market. That’s a pretty good chunk of the market, but I don’t think I’d call it dominant.