“If the coupe is the race-bred side of our DNA, this convertible is the pure street cred part of the formula,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Racing. “It’s just pure fun, fast, freedom.” [The preview on the day before the annual Woodward Dream Cruise also brings some street cred to Ford marketing – AutoCrat.] A standard supercharged 5.2-liter V8 is rated by Ford at 795 horsepower and 660 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. It’s the highest-performance Mustang convertible Ford has ever assembled.

Ford Racing engineers started with the Dark Horse SC’s rigid chassis and retuned its next-generation MagneRide® suspension for street driving rather than lap times.

“Both the Dark Horse SC coupe and convertible have been developed by our Ford Racing engineers,” said Arie Groeneveld, Mustang Dark Horse SC chief engineer. “But instead of prioritizing the convertible for setting lap times, we’ve engineered it to be the ultimate top-down grand touring machine.”