This particular Ford Mustang leaves us with some interesting questions. To begin with, it looks like a typical S550, albeit with an interesting range of outside bits. The chin, the rocker panels and the wheels are apparently from the Mach 1. However, the front panel is not Mach 1 and there is no wing at the rear. The reason for camo-wrap on the front clip is also a mystery, and then the words “no brakes” appear on the driver’s window. Strange.
Are you ready to get things weird? Our sources on these espionage recordings are pretty confident that this is a propulsion test mule, specifically for four-wheel drive. There is evidence to confirm the claim – a close look at the rear wheel shows a dual brake flap you won’t find on normal Mustangs. However, you will find a similar setup on other four-wheel drive models such as the Dodge Charger. The tantalizing loom running in the rear wheel arch is easy to see, but even less visible is another group of wires running in the front pit.
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When Ford is working on a four-wheel drive setup, it is difficult to monitor all four wheels. As far as the case is concerned, the theory also fits into the use of some kind of torque vector or a gift system, and if it is connected to the braking system, it is quite possible that the brakes do not function during different test periods. Here is the hope that the brakes work on this car, because these photos come from public streets near Ford’s Dearborn test track. Maybe that’s why the driver in this Mustang was not happy that he was taken down.
So, what does this mean? It could be something as simple as Ford testing new braking systems for the Mustang. It can also test a four-wheel drive system, and it’s not like we’ve heard all kinds of rumors about such things. On a large scale, it could even be a test mule for a next-generation Mustang V8 hybrid with four-wheel drive. All of this is planned for the future of Mustang, though we’ll probably only see the next generation model appear in 2022.