“There is something about the idea of the California spirit that has always been associated with the Mustang brand,” Kristen Keenan, color and materials designer for Ford, said. “And now Mustang Mach-E joins as part of the family.”

With the launch of the seventh generation of the Mustang two-door in 2024, Ford updated what California Special could be. “We made some bold changes,” Stefan Taylor, exterior designer at Ford, said. “We are creating something new for Mustang brand today while making sure we respect its heritage. “We thought about what we could do on the color and materials side to tell the story from a more modern perspective.’”

That year, Ford removed the side scoops, changed the vehicle graphics, and stepped away from the red and black accents in favor of a new color.

“With California and its beautiful coastline, blue is a natural choice,” Keenan said. “We developed a new color called Rave Blue. It travels from light to dark, just like ocean water, and it’s extremely chromatic, going to a blue violet in some cases. It’s just a beautiful dynamic color.” 

Rave Blue is now on the California Special package, found on both the Mustang two-door and the upcoming 2026 Mustang Mach-E.