2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt

Ford just can't get enough of the venerable Mustang name, can it? We've seen all types of special editions since the new design came out a few years back, and for 2008 the company is going straight for nostalgia with the new Mustang Bullitt.

Yes, this car is in honor of the famous movie starring Steve McQueen. The paint job is the same Dark Highland Metallic as the 1968 Mustang GT from the movie, and engineers even used a DVD of the film to get the exhaust note just right.

Under the hood is the same V-8 found in the standard Mustang GT but with an open air intake — the first in a Ford production car — and specially tuned exhaust. The suspension was tweaked and more-aggressive shocks and struts were used.

With just a modest bump in power and few alterations, it's nice to see that Ford kept the price of this special edition reasonable: $31,075, including the destination charge. Because of that price, we expect the limited run of 7,700 for North America to sell out pretty darn quickly.

source : cars