2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt makes formal debut at Detroit Auto Show, featuring 475 horsepower.
Nearly a year ago, a video posted online by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed what many of us believed to be the new Ford Mustang Bullitt special edition. Since then, there has been plenty of speculation as to whether the Motor Company was planning a new special edition pony car based on the famous movie Mustang. Today, that speculation comes to an end.
After announcing yesterday that they were indeed working on a new Bullitt Mustang, the folks from Ford used today’s start of the 2018 North American International Auto Show to introduce the newest production model based on the legendary Steve McQueen flick. Best of all, the new Bullitt Mustang shares a stage in Detroit’s Cobo Hall with one of the original 1968 Mustang fastbacks from the movie, in its unrestored form.
The Familiar Bullitt Design
As we expected, the 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt follows the basic design scheme of the special edition pony cars in 2001, 2008 and 2009.
Like the movie car and the previous production models, the 2019 Bullitt Mustang is painted Dark Highland Green, although Shadow Black is also available. However, everyone who buys one of these cars should really get the metallic green for nostalgia’s sake. The exterior design also includes 19-inch black “torque thrust”’ style wheels, red Brembo brake calipers, an all-black grille and subtle chrome trim around the grille and side windows, but what it does not include is a whole lot of special badging. In fact, the only package-specific badge anywhere on the new Bullitt is the faux gas cap between the taillights, but anyone who knows Mustangs is going to recognize this is a Bullitt-themed car right away.
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