2025 Ford Mustang Review
By Damon Minks
| Updated 3 Days Ago
The first Ford Mustang rolled off production lines in 1964 and has since become an American icon. MotoPickers is here to give you a streamlined look at what the 2025 Mustang offers so you can save time sifting through tedious spec charts while still receiving a clear view of this model’s strengths and weaknesses.
MotoPickers Rating: 8.6/10
Ford’s 2025 Mustang offers nine grades with starting prices ranging from $31,920-$68,275, with its primary selling point being its exceptional performance suiting enthusiasts and daily drivers alike. Buyers can also form a distinct Mustang design to stand out from the pack with several color, badging, and stripe configurations, in addition to convertible and non-convertible configurations.
The cockpit is immersive with elements like 3D graphics. Comfort can come at any pace when you select interior must-haves like available ventilated seats. Ford’s 2025 Mustang also honors the model’s 60th anniversary with exclusive options on GT Premium coupe and convertible trims, such as:
- Unique rear and fender badges
- Side stripes in silver metallic or vermillion red
- 20” wheels painted dark gravity gray w/bright machined details
- Exclusive modular grille – (Mesh and Frame in Gloss Black w/Pony and Nostril Finish in Iconic Silver Metallic)
- Center Cap in vermillion red retro
During our review, we’ll provide a full trim buying guide, highlighting each grade’s starting price and highlights, as well as any noticeable drawbacks. Learn if the 2025 Mustang is right for you with our research below.
Performance and driving experience
This is a Mustang review, so why wouldn’t we start with evaluating this model’s performance?
The 2025 Mustang excels on and off the track by emphasizing performance traits like responsiveness and agile handling at any speed. Examples of this performance philosophy include a combination of a sport-tuned suspension, multiple drive modes, capable brakes, and a sporty flat-bottom wheel design.
This model’s robust powertrain options include a standard 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine that’s no slouch with 315 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque. Selecting the 5.0-liter Ti-VCT V8 engine within the Dark Horse coupe trim ups the ante with 500 horsepower and 418 lb-ft of torque, which is Ford’s most powerful 5.0-liter V8 yet. The 2025 Mustang’s maximum horsepower rating exceeds 800.
Drivers can complement these thrilling powertrain options with features such as the available drift brake, which helps you harness the 2025 Mustang’s performance with the ability to momentarily apply brakes during turns, resulting in more controlled on-track drifting. Ford has designed the drift brake feature to elevate your heart rate by delivering the feelings of lateral G-forces as you glide through turns.
Transmission options
Ford doesn’t cut any corners regarding the 2025 Mustang’s transmission options. The standard transmission is a 6-speed manual with rev-matching, fostering smooth shifts at various speeds. The 2025 Dark Horse coupe’s six-speed manual transmission is more refined with additions like a titanium anodized blue shift knob and no-lift shifting, facilitating gear shifts without the need to remove your foot from the accelerator.
This Mustang’s available 10-speed automatic transmission, standard on EcoBoost trims, is the only transmission configuration with steering wheel paddle shifters, adding engagement to every drive. The 10-speed transmission also boasts remote rev, a Ford-exclusive feature that allows you to rev the car’s engine remotely and show off its exhaust note with a smartphone.
Track enthusiasts will likely appreciate the standard electronic line-lock feature, which locks front brakes and releases rear brakes so you can press the gas pedal and warm up the rear tires for increased grip.
Drive feel and modes
Regarding drive feel, Ford equips the 2025 Mustang with the integral link and independent rear suspension, mitigating body roll while absorbing impacts from road imperfections like bumps. Opting for this model’s available Gen-3 MagneRide Damping System provides more precise handling with 1,000 responses per second in each damper. The 2025 Mustang’s drive modes include normal, sport, track, drag, slippery, and the custom MyMode—all of which are standard.
Fuel efficiency
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has yet to post official estimates for the 2025 Mustang’s fuel economy.
Exterior design spotlight
A new exterior feature for the Mustang’s 2025 model year is the matte clear film option available on coupe variants, which shields your paint while boasting a satin-like finish that’s both matte and glossy.
As part of its nine color options, Ford introduces blue ember metallic, which is exclusive to the Dark Horse trim. The appeal of blue ember metallic’s appeal is rooted in its color-shifting, establishing a dynamic presentation for a solid first impression. You can go above and beyond with configuring this sports car’s exterior by choosing one of three available brake caliper color combinations: notorious blue, black, and red.
Tri-bar headlamps help form a classic Mustang aesthetic, while their LED technology solidifies a combination of form and function. The taillamps also contain LED lighting with sequential turn signals. When admiring this vehicle’s exterior and showing off its exhaust note remotely, you can choose between sport, track, quick, or normal exhaust sounds, which you can activate with your key fob if your phone isn’t in hand.
Any Mustang enthusiast knows that custom badging and stripe configurations go a long way in helping a model stand out, so let’s examine your choices in these areas below.
Badging and stripes
The 2025 Mustang offers several badging options, but our favorite is the Nite Pony package with black GT 5.0 front and rear pony badges for a subtle yet sporty appearance. Other selections consist of a pony applique badge within EcoBoost variants, the Bronze Appearance Package with bronze GT and pony badges, and trim-exclusive Dark Horse badging with dark finishes.
Drivers can customize a 2025 Mustang coupé or convertible with stripes on the hood, over the front, or sides. Stripe colors include matte black with a red accent, gloss gray/semi-gloss black, and more.
Interior design choices
One of our favorite optional upgrades within the 2025 Mustang is the model’s steering wheel, which features an adjustable feel with comfort, normal, and sport modes. Ford complements this dynamic steering wheel with six different interior design themes.
Most 2025 Mustangs can feature a black onyx, space gray, emberglo, and carmine red cabin configuration. Black onyx utilizes cloth material alongside synthetic leather or leather-trimmed seats. Space gray contains the same material options but in a gray-driven color scheme.
The emberglo interior option is especially attractive with its primary brown shade contrasting with black. Materials within this cabin include synthetic or leather-trimmed seats. Carmine red is more subtle but only uses genuine leather for a more premium feel.
A 2025 Mustang Dark Horse boasts exclusive interior designs, such as black cloth with blue accents in cloth/vinyl or microsuede/vinyl combinations. Drivers can receive more support for high-performance outings with available climate-controlled front bucket seats and a heated steering wheel.
Technology overview
Ford makes keeping track of the 2025 Mustang’s performance accessible via a 13.2” central touchscreen and a vibrant 12.4” LCD instrument cluster. Performance data points within this display include G-forces, track times, and launch control. The launch control feature allows drivers to set a specific RPM before accelerating from a standstill, resulting in real-time vehicle adjustments to aspects like throttle response.
This Mustang’s 12.4” LCD instrument cluster utilizes the acclaimed Unreal video game engine to display performance-related information, like your current drive mode in 3D, with customization opportunities for a more immersive experience behind the wheel.
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard in the 2025 Mustang, helping minimize cabin clutter. These wireless features pair well with the available B&O Sound System, which has 12 speakers and a subwoofer.
Safety capabilities
Safety is of the utmost importance within any vehicle class, but the sports car segment demands extra attention to passenger wellbeing. This performance vehicle is equipped with the Ford Co-Pilot 360 safety system, which contains advanced features such as rain-sensing windshield wipers, lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitoring, pre-collision assist, and post-impact braking.
Neither the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) nor the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) have rated the 2025 Mustang’s crash protection capabilities. However, the 2024 Mustang earned the NHTSA’s highest score of five stars, possibly foreshadowing similar success with this model year.
Trim guide
Our guide below provides a basic overview of the 2025 Mustang’s grades, highlighting starting prices and noteworthy features distinguishing each variant.
EcoBoost Fastback – $31,920
Ford Co-Pilot360 technology, 315 horsepower, and multiple distinct drive modes solidify the base 2025 Mustang’s value.
EcoBoost Premium Fastback – $37,445
EcoBoost Premium Fastback territory includes:
- Remote start capabilities
- Ambient interior lighting for exceptional night drives
- Wireless phone charging
- Automatic exterior lighting that activates upon your walkup arrival and dims during exits
While there’s a decent-sized price jump between the base model and this grade, we believe Ford justifies the cost discrepancy with features that include, but aren’t limited to, the above.
EcoBoost Convertible – $40,020
Active noise canceling provides 2025 Mustang EcoBoost Convertible drivers with a more serene cabin environment when the top’s up. If your Mustang attracts the wrong kind of attention, Ford offers this trim’s buyers a wheel locking kit and active anti-theft system for increased security.
EcoBoost Premium Convertible – $42,945
Upgrading to an EcoBoost Premium Convertible increases owners’ peace of mind with a locking center console. This grade also enhances comfort via a heated steering wheel if you care to put the top down when temperatures drop.
GT Fastback – $45,460
The GT Fastback trim satisfies performance enthusiasts with 480 horsepower, six-speed manual transmission with rev-matching, and a sleek, high-gloss, black-painted front grille.
GT Premium Fastback – $49,980
This grade offers leather-trimmed front seats, 19” shadow silver-painted aluminum wheels, and heated side mirrors with pony puddle lamps, which project Mustang’s pony logo onto the ground when doors open to increase nighttime visibility and turn heads.
GT Premium Convertible – $55,480
The GT Premium Convertible contains the same engine as the GT Premium Fastback but has a Gen-3 MagneRide damping system that enhances comfort and handling. It also provides additional badging options.
Dark Horse – $63,280
Robust horsepower and a sleek exterior aren’t the only features defining the Dark Horse trim. This variant’s class-first drift brake optimizes track performance by keeping you in greater control during drifting while simultaneously increasing G-force thrills.
Dark Horse Premium – $68,275
Ford ups the ante with the Dark Horse Premium’s sporty aluminum foot pedals, color accent stitching, and heated and cooled front seats.
Pump the brakes: warranty information and potential drawbacks
Each 2025 Mustang comes with a 3-year or 36,000-mile (whichever comes first) limited warranty and a 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. Both warranties are considered competitive for the segment. Drivers can also access a free 90-day navigation service trial to help you determine whether or not the feature is worth your money.
Common complaints surrounding the 2025 Mustang relate to the Dark Horse models’ expensive pricing, the 10-speed automatic transmission (hesitant shifting, overheating), somewhat low-grade interior materials, and similar performance levels as the 2024 predecessor. The rear seat is also small, but that’s to be expected.
Final verdict
Similar to the 2025 Mustang, Chevrolet’s 2025 Camaro is exclusively a gas-powered model. However, future models are expected to go electric, which will make things more interesting when it comes to debating which sports car is better. The 2025 Mustang presents a more aggressive exterior design, while its Camaro rival is more sleek. Both models provide impressive performance balanced by precise handling and suspension systems that soak up road imperfections.
MotoPickers scores the 2025 Ford Mustang at a solid 8.6/10 and recommends selecting it over the Camaro if you’re seeking a sports car that can also operate as a daily driver.
Still, it’s worth noting that the competing Camaro also contains a significantly higher starting price of around $50,000 compared to the 2025 Mustang’s base model, which is just over $30,000. Despite this significant starting price difference, adding desirable 2025 Mustang features or opting for a higher trim will charge a premium, especially when you cross into Dark Horse or Dark Horse Premium Territory.