Ford Mustang (third generation)

Third generation
Third generation
	1990 Ford Mustang GT
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Ford T5
Production	1978 – 26 August 1993
Model years	1979–1993
Assembly	United States: Dearborn, Michigan (Ford River Rouge Complex); Milpitas, California (San Jose Assembly Plant); Mexico: Cuautitlán Izcalli (Cuautitlán Assembly); Mexico City (La Villa Assembly); Venezuela: Valencia (Valencia Assembly);
Designer	Jack Telnack (1976)
Body and chassis
Class	Pony car
Body style	2-door convertible; 2-door coupe; 3-door hatchback
Layout	FR layout
Platform	Ford Fox platform
Related	Ford Durango; Ford Fairmont; Ford Granada; Ford LTD; Ford Thunderbird (80–82); Ford Thunderbird (83–88); Mercury Capri; Mercury Cougar (80–82); Mercury Cougar (83–88); Mercury Marquis; Mercury Zephyr; Lincoln Continental; Lincoln Mark VII;
Powertrain
Engine	2.3 L (140 cu in) Lima I4; 2.3 L (140 cu in) turbocharged Lima I4; 3.3 L (200 cu in) Thriftpower I6 ; 2.8 L (171 cu in) Cologne V6; 3.8 L (232 cu in) Essex V6; 4.2 L (255 cu in) small block V8 ; 4.9 L (302 cu in) "5.0" small block V8
Transmission	Four or five-speed manual; Three or four-speed automatic;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	100.5 in (2,553 mm)
Length	179.6 in (4,562 mm)
Width	1979–82: 67.4 in (1,712 mm); 1983–90: 69.1 in (1,755 mm); 1991–93: 68.3 in (1,735 mm);
Height	1979–82: 51.5 in (1,308 mm); 1983–84: 51.9 in (1,318 mm); 1985–93: 52.1 in (1,323 mm);
Curb weight	Coupe; 1980: 2,608 lb (1,183 kg); 1983: 2,684 lb (1,217 kg); 1987: 2,724 lb (1,236 kg); Hatchback; 1980: 2,642 lb (1,198 kg); 1983: 2,744 lb (1,245 kg); 1987: 2,782 lb (1,262 kg); Convertible; 1987: 2,921 lb (1,325 kg);
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Mustang (second generation)
Successor	Ford Mustang (fourth generation)

The third-generation Mustang was manufactured and marketed by Ford from 1979–1993, using the company's Fox platform and colloquially called the Fox body Mustang. During its third generation, the Mustang evolved through several sub-models, trim levels, and drivetrain combinations during its production and seemed destined for replacement with a front-wheel drive Mazda platform. Company executives were swayed by consumer opinion and the rear-wheel drive Mustang stayed in production, while the front-wheel drive version was renamed the Ford Probe. Production ended with the introduction of the fourth-generation Mustang (SN-95) for model year 1994.

^ "1979 T-5 Ford Mustang". mustangattitude.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "The Mustang 1993 GT Convertible". hemmings.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "1981 Ford Mustang "Sport" (VE)". dkarros.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ Williams, Amie (23 October 2013). "The Fox-Body Mustang Evolution". Mustangandfords.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b Automobile Club of Italy (1982). World Cars 1982. Herald Books. ISBN 978-0-910714-14-3.

[1] "1979 T-5 Ford Mustang". mustangattitude.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[2] "The Mustang 1993 GT Convertible". hemmings.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[3] "1981 Ford Mustang "Sport" (VE)". dkarros.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

[4] Williams, Amie (23 October 2013). "The Fox-Body Mustang Evolution". Mustangandfords.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

[worldcars-5] Automobile Club of Italy (1982). World Cars 1982. Herald Books. ISBN 978-0-910714-14-3.

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