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The new Mustang earned a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing, which included five stars in the frontal crash test, five stars in the side crash test, and five stars in the rollover crash test.

Some clubs require certain credentials before they grant membership. However, if you want to be one of the 1,964 people in the 50 Year Limited Edition Mustang owners club, you don’t need to be a superior driver. You just need to have the money to buy your way in.

If you’re worried that the 2015 Mustang EcoBoost isn’t going to get much love from the aftermarket industry, don’t be.

It seems like a very simple piece of the drivetrain. The driveshaft transfers the torque of the transmission to the differential, so the rear wheels can drive or, you know, do burnouts. However, the 2015 Ford Mustang will not come with a single-piece driveshaft despite being an IRS layout. So, why, if the driveline angle will never change, will the 2015 Mustang need a two-piece driveshaft?

We caught up with Kerry Baldori, Chief Functional Engineer of Global Performance Vehicles at Ford, who helped lead the team that engineered the Shelby GT350 lineup.

Hopefully, they’re just being weirdly paranoid, but a website says they have a source inside Ford that states the company is looking to phase out the V8 among all platforms, including the Mustang, by 2017.

Shelby seems to believe that there are still a few people out there who just want to go fast. That’s why the company has released its 2015 Shelby GT … with at least 627 horsepower.