Ford Mustang 427
The family sedan is a staple of automotive life, yet models by various brands range from First Class sexy to
Coach Class cheap. Ford's 427 is inspired by the family sedans of the '60s, when an ordinary car could still have
some air by virtue of lavish amounts of chrome, slabs of sheet metal, and aircraft-inspired flanks and cockpits.
The 427 is a modern, all-American sedan, unashamedly brusque in visual impact but smoothly futuristic nonetheless.
Long, low-slung, and wide, its surfaces are purposefully taut, accented by brushed billet trim to highlight the window
line and rocker panels. Interior styling is similarly purposeful, with sinister black surfaces accented by detailed stitching.
And because the '60s motto was "Race on Sunday, sell on Monday," when stock car racing utilized roughly similar production
family cars, the seats have racing-inspired contours and brushed aluminum seatbacks and bases. If you're wondering why it's
called "427," that's because it refers to one of the most famous engines of the era: 427 cubic inches. In this concept's case,
it's an ultra-modern mother of a motor: a modular aluminum 7.4-liter V-10 utilizing lightweight, forged pistons, a cylinder
head derived from the SVT Cobra R Mustang, and lightweight hollow stem valves. Power? Try 590 horsepower at 6,500 rpm
and 509 pound-feet of torque at 5,500 rpm.
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