Zombie 222 - An All-Electric 800hp Classic Mustang

Have you ever thought that a classic Mustang would be the ideal car for an electric conversion?

Neither have I, but a guy from Texas did and followed through on his thought by building what is likely the fastest all-electric classic Mustang in the world.

Called Zombie 222, the Mustang fastback’s electric motors produce over 800hp and a monumental 1,800lb-ft (2,438Nm) of torque. It does 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.4 seconds and the quarter-mile in 10.7 seconds at 125 mph (201 km/h).

The silent but deadly fast Mustang was built by Mitch Medford, a muscle car enthusiast who gave up on a career in tech to start Bloodshed Motors, a company which converts classic cars into ridiculously fast electric vehicles. His first and only project so far is the Zombie 222 and you can learn more about it by watching the video that follows.

Story references: The Verge

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Americans Like their Mustangs Black, Chinese and Europeans Red

Now that the all-new Ford Mustang is officially on sale in North America and Asia and will soon arrive in Europe for the first time, the automaker has released preliminary data showing which colors are preferred by customers and enthusiasts worldwide for the iconic pony car. 

It turns out that red and black are the most popular exterior colors for the 2015 Mustang, with red taking No. 1 spot in Europe and China, while the US prefers black – despite the fact that the most popular color overall for automobiles stateside is white.

In Europe, Race Red and Absolute Black each were preferred by 20 percent of site visitors, according to configurator data. European pony car enthusiasts have configured online approximately 1.1 million Mustangs.

In China, nearly 35 percent of Mustang orders are for Race Red, followed by Oxford White with 20 percent and black at just under 20 percent. More than 18,000 consumers in China signed up to take all-new Mustang for a test drive. More than 5 million Chinese consumers visited the local Ford website to learn more about the Mustang, and awareness for the sports car is said to be growing: one in 12 Chinese consumers are aware of the model.

The new Mustang reached dealer lots in the United States late last year and China in early 2015. It will go on sale in Europe this summer. In the US, Mustang sales rose 32 percent in February, making it the best-selling sports car in the country.
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Galpin Rocket Mustang

The folks over at Galpin Auto Sports call this the "Ultimate American Muscle Car" and judging by both specs as well as looks, holy cow, they might be right!

The Rocket, co-designed by Galpin and Henrik Fisker, was first unveiled in concept form at the 2014 LA Auto Show, where it pretty much won us over thanks to its overly aggressive looks and 725 HP supercharged V8 unit.

Fisker was quoted back then saying that he was inspired by 60's American muscle cars, specifically the 68 Shelby GT500 and its long hood and huge air intakes.

Luckily, he was able to replicate that dramatic look, and now we have this, the first production Rocket to stare at. Fittingly, it's wearing gloss black and subtle racing stripes so as not to upset the dark theme which follows through to the 21" 10 spoke ADV.1 wheels.

Its carbon fiber body was constructed by GFMI Metalcrafters, while its Cat-Black exhaust system with quad tips comes from Bassani Xhaust. The hexagonal grille at the front does look a little Jaguar-ish but we're not going to take away any points for that.

Meanwhile, other styling changes include the new front bumper, new hood, extended rear wheel arches, bootlid lip spoiler, a new rear bumper and a Gran Turismo brake package from Brembo.

You can have yours in either Black, Ingot Silver, Magnetic, Oxford White, Race Red, Deep Impact Blue or Competition Orange - or basically 7 of the 10 available factory Mustang colors.

Naturally, with all that power, comes stiffer responsibility, and so the Rocket also features a custom suspension setup which you'd definitely need in order to keep this thing in check.

As for straight line performance, no official numbers yet, but there are those who estimate (unofficially) that the Rocket will reach 60 mph (96km/h) in 3.5 seconds, followed by a top speed of 186 mph (300 km/h) - which doesn't sound right to us. It should be a lot faster than that.

Oh and also, it's hard to decide which looks better, the production Rocket or the silver prototype sitting next to it. So let's call it a tie.

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Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept

Underneath, the Mustang Concept owes its stripes to Ford Racing, which added an intercooled, twin-scroll supercharger to the standard 4.6-liter V-8. Pressuring the cylinders with 11 psi of boost, the blower bumps output to an estimated 500 horsepower. Also on board is Ford Racing's Mustang GT Handling Pack, which lowers the car and includes stiffer springs and shocks and thick anti-roll bars. Italdesign tacked on big Brembo brakes all around, "purely because they look so good inside the O.Z. Racing wheels," Giugiaro says. Around Las Vegas Speedway, supercharged V-8 roaring, the Mustang Concept feels a lot like a Shelby GT500 -- albeit one wearing a fighter-jet canopy. Show cars --those that move at all -- usually struggle to behave like bona-fide automobiles on the road, but the Mustang Concept functions well enough to toss around the track with confidence. Sure, there are squeaks and shimmies you wouldn't find in a production Mustang, and the glass roof has a few ripples that become bothersome when you're looking for an apex, but overall the Concept is uncompromised: After 30,000 man-hours of development, it's every bit the fast, exceptionally debonair, reality-grounded Mustang Fabrizio Giugiaro intended it to be.

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT640 Golden Snake by GeigerCars

Under the hood, the 5.4-liter V8 has been equipped with a supercharger, a revised ECU, and a stainless steel sport exhaust system. Thanks to these modifications, the engine produces 640 PS (471 kW / 631 hp) and 789 Nm (582 lb-ft) of torque. This enables the Golden Snake to rocket from 0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, before hitting a top speed of 295 km/h (183 mph).

The components will be available for purchase individually, but the demo model is for sale for €89,000 ($125,475).

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Ford Mustang Racing

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