Ford has introduced a extra highly effective Darkish Horse SC model of the Mustang for the US, packing a model of the 5.2-litre supercharged ‘Predator’ V8 from the hardcore Mustang GTD, however don’t maintain your breath for it to be provided in Australia.
Pricing and engine outputs are but to be revealed for North America, the place the Darkish Horse SC might be accessible round mid-2026, and positioned between the usual Darkish Horse and the GTD flagship.
Nevertheless, a excessive anticipated price ticket and Australia’s New Automobile Effectivity Normal (NVES) make it unlikely to be bought right here, even when the SC was produced in right-hand drive.
“We have now no information to share on any plans to supply the Ford Mustang Darkish Horse SC in Australia,” a Ford Australia spokesperson advised CarExpert.
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Given the Darkish Horse is priced from $98,017 earlier than on-road prices in Australia and the GTD prices a cool US$328,000 (A$489,600) within the US, the SC would probably be a $200,000-plus proposition together with Luxurious Automobile Tax in Australia.
Providing related specs to the previous-generation Mustang Shelby GT500, the brand new Darkish Horse SC comes with a model of the GTD’s blown V8. In that software, it produces a whopping 608kW of energy and 900Nm of torque.
The V8 is matched as customary with a seven-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission within the new SC, relatively than the eight-speed DCT within the GTD, which is basically a street-legal model of Ford’s Mustang GT3 race automotive and packs superior carbon-fibre aerodynamics and a rear-mounted transaxle delivering 50/50 weight distribution.
For reference, the usual Mustang Darkish Horse’s 5.0-litre Coyote V8 produces 350kW and 550Nm in Australia, whereas the previous GT500 with seven-speed DCT produced 567kW/847Nm, making it probably the most highly effective road-going Ford when it was accessible within the US between 2020 and 2022.
The Mustang Darkish Horse comes customary with Ford’s newest MagneRide adaptive damping system, firmer springs, revised anti-roll bars, upgraded entrance and rear knuckles, and modified entrance management arms, plus a light-weight magnesium strut tower brace below the bonnet to “sharpen steering really feel and scale back unsprung mass”.
Different chassis upgrades embody six-piston entrance and four-piston rear Brembo brake calipers behind 20-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero R tyres.
When it comes to design, there’s new entrance fascia to enhance engine airflow and brake cooling, with a 65 per cent bigger central opening and double-sized facet inlets in comparison with the usual Darkish Horse.
There’s additionally a brand new rear diffuser and Ford says a brand new aluminium bonnet generates 2.5 occasions the downforce because the common Darkish Horse with the rain tray eliminated, and that its bonnet vent is 5 occasions bigger.
A Monitor Package deal can even be accessible for the Darkish Horse SC within the US, bringing 20-inch carbon-fibre wheels with bespoke Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R rubber, a selected MagneRide calibration, and carbon-ceramic Brembo brakes from the GTD measuring 16.5 inches up entrance and 14.5 inches on the rear.
Ford says the carbon wheels and ceramic brakes lower 68kg of mass from the Monitor Pack model, which replaces the rear seats with a storage shelf.
The Monitor Pack additionally will get the variable traction management system from the GTD, with 5 ranges of intervention together with none in any respect, and replaces the SC’s customary rear deck lid with a ducktail-style unit that works together with an upgraded carbon-fibre rear wing to additional improve downforce.
The common Darkish Horse SC options the GTD’s leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel with Alcantara and carbon-fibre accents, and can be accessible with the Monitor Pack’s customary leather-based and Dinamica-trimmed Recaro sport seats.
A Teal Accent Package deal, which provides totally different colored brake calipers, seat belts and badges, might be accessible for the Darkish Horse SC Monitor Package deal, whereas a Carbon Exterior Package deal provides carbon accents to the entrance fascia and mirrors.
A limited-run Monitor Pack Particular Version can even be accessible within the US, combining the Monitor and Carbon packages and including a black roof, Race Crimson Brembo calipers, Photo voltaic Crimson accents for the Recaro seats, and the choice of unique Shadow Black or Oxford White exterior paint.
“[The Mustang Dark Horse SC] is a high-powered Mustang that I don’t suppose the world noticed coming, however it’s precisely what occurs if you let racing engineers design a highway automotive,” stated chief engineer Arie Groeneveld.
The most recent S650-generation Mustang was Australia’s top-selling sports activities automotive in 2025, when it outsold its nearest competitor (the BMW 2 Collection Coupe) nearly four-to-one, with over 4000 gross sales – up 177 per cent on 2024.
