Right then. Ford has taken the roof off its supercharged Mustang, and the result is the most powerful production Mustang convertible the firm has ever built.
795 horses, open air
The 2027 Mustang Dark Horse SC Convertible packs a supercharged 5.2-litre V8 with 795 hp and 660 lb-ft of torque. For comparison, the 2013 Shelby GT500 drop-top managed 662 hp. This one has that beaten by a healthy margin — and you hear every bit of it with the lid down.
Drive goes to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. No manual this time, which will have a few purists muttering into their pints — but the DCT should keep that blown V8 on the boil. Ford has not quoted 0–60 or a top speed yet. With nearly 800 hp and a quick box, nobody will be calling it slow.
Built to take the twist
Chop the roof and you lose stiffness — awkward when you are stuffing 660 lb-ft through the chassis. Ford Racing starts from the Mustang GT convertible architecture and adds a lightweight magnesium brace across the suspension towers. There is also a specially calibrated next-gen MagneRide setup: settled on a cruise, tighter when the next B-road becomes a personal challenge.
Unlike the track-minded Dark Horse SC coupe, Ford is pitching this one as a top-down grand tourer — long roads, night blasts, and supercharger whine with nothing between you and the sky. Precision Purple joins the colour chart, with Black Onyx or Space Gray cabin treatments and a unique brake-caliper finish.
When can we have one?
Orders open autumn 2026; first cars into dealerships spring 2027. Price still under wraps, but a supercharged 5.2 Dark Horse with the lid off will not be a bargain-bin special. Still — the first proper high-performance Mustang convertible since 2013. More than a decade of waiting, and it looks worth it.
Full write-up over at HotCars — piece by Jared Solomon. Well worth a read if you want the deeper dive.
Anyone else picturing this on a Square Wheels run with the roof stowed? We will leave the noise complaints to the neighbours.