The Blue Oval was tinkering around with the idea of creating a Ford Mustang four door sedan before the pony car even launched in the 1960s, but as most everyone is well aware, such a thing has yet to exist today, six decades after that debut. However, rumors that a Ford Mustang four door is in the works have circulated for years now, and have only intensified as of late. In fact, in August 2024, Ford reportedly showed a number of renderings, mockups, and photos of some future Ford Mustang variants – including a four-door – but it doesn’t seem like a production version is set to arrive anytime soon.
Rather, according to a new report from Automotive News, the Ford Mustang four door sedan isn’t expected to enter production until at least 2028, or perhaps even later. That future model could be called the Mach 4 – a term the automaker filed to trademark back in February in the U.S., and around that same time, a number of other global markets, signaling that the family-friendly pony car may be exported to other markets, too.
Back in the fall of 2018, word got out that The Blue Oval was thinking about building a four-door Ford Mustang sedan, and about a month later, Ford reportedly showed such a concept to dealers. Then, in June 2020, a report surfaced claiming that a four-door Mustang was indeed “on the table,”but it was a few years before that rumor intensified. Then, in May 2024, Ford CEO Jim Farley himself said that he “believes” the automaker could make a Mustang sedan, so long as it has “all the performance and attitude of the original.”
As far as what platform will underpin the future Ford Mustang four door sedan, well, that remains to be seen. As Ford Authority recently reported, there are seemingly two obvious choices – the same architecture utilized in the S650-generation pony car, or perhaps the CD6 platform present in the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator.
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Yeah…Ford just call it something else and course correct this stupid Mustang killing.
It seems sacriligious, but it could be a way to bring back sedans.
Yeah…Ford by all means call it Mustang, but make it actually fit the ethos. AND to be fair, that mentality also needs to be (re)applied to the coupe for the 7th gen in totality. Performance, affordable, and stylish. These concepts are pillars of this niche and needs to be refocused upon. Yes, the current crop of cars make good power, but things like weight are keeping things like increased power numbers from significantly moving the needle vs previous version of the same cars. As for affordability, as far as inflation goes, the entry level cars are actually within that range, but at even the well contented GT, not to mention the “specialty” options above the GTs but below the GT500/Cobra levels, we’ve pretty much lost the plot. Then there’s the stylish aspect, well, that’s subjective, some will always love it while other will always disdain a design. They just have to make sure that whatever it looks like, it can easily be identified as a “Mustang” in a crowd, regardless of the body design and layout.
Expanding the Mustang nameplate is FoMoCo’s prerogative, as long as they “do it right” I can’t see any reason to argue against it. Some will hold to the line of “It’s only ever been a 2+2, nothing more nothing less.”, sure. But, if you don’t like the potential other versions… don’t buy them. If you fear that your high performance special edition coupe pony car will one day be confused with a 4-door sedan version or an EV CUV, then whoever made that mistake doesn’t know enough about cars for their opinion to matter, and if they do, they’re trolling you, and if you fall for some rage-bait, that’s on you.
Following the ethos would be having if a 2 door, 4 seater. The ethos of a 4 door, v8 performance sedan is the Australian Falcon.
Build a 4 door off a regular Mustang platform = YES
Call a 4 door a Mustang = NO
You already watered down the Mustang brand with the Mach E. The Mach E is a good vehicle for its intended customer base, but calling it a Mustang hurt both sales of regular Mustangs to the enthusiasts AND kept some buyers of the Mach E away bc that segment of buyer wasn’t looking for a “Mustang” at all.
Bud Lite, Harley, Cracker Barrel, etc. Stop letting Karens destroy your brands.
Whom exactly are these Karens of which you speak!?!
People like Alissa Heinerscheid, Julie Felss Masino, Julia Perry, Kathleen Kennedy, Alyssa Mercante, Anita Sarkeesian, Zoe Quinn, Victoria Alonso, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Kiri Hart, Carrie Beck, Rayne Roberts, Lauren Hissrich, Kim Belair, the list goes on and on and on.
Another “might/might not” story of Ford’s inability to plan and execute new models.
For those lamenting the dilution of the Mustang brand, consider that extinction is the likely alternative. Mustang sales are half what they were ten years ago, and on a steep decline. The market for two-doors is going the way the manual transmission.
Jeep traditionalists wailed when the 4-door Wrangler appeared, but it saved the model.
this is how the Mustang dies
Comparing a suv to a coupe is ridiculous. A 2 door SUV is impractical in that segment, whereas a coupe in the sports car segment is always a niche thing. Sedan would just cannibalize sales.
Since Porsche went all in with the family hauler, making a 4 door and then an SUV, that Ford has held off as long as they have is the surprise. No, Porsche and Ford aren’t in the same league, but that doesn’t mean anything. We are in a period of absolutely stupid vehicles made for even more stupid consumers
I’ll keep my Miata and my Alfa thank you very much.
Call it whatever the hell you want, LET’S GO!
Like I’ve said before, it should have happened in 2015 when the Horse came out and yes it should be called the Crown Victoria, Sedan and Wagon, talk about opportunity’s missed, all them Police Car’s, etc.
There should only be one car named Mustang – the real Mustang 2 dr. Bad enough you blasphemed the name on an electric 4 door SUV, don’t do this again on a 4 door sedan. You are destroying your brand! Can’t you see that?
“Ford needs to bring back a car!”
“NO, NOT LIKE THAT!”
For the naysayers, would another pony in the stable to pick from be that bad? While I’ve had the usual crowd of people who hate that the Mustang Mach-E was branded as it was, I’ve also had a good number of folks say it’s the first Mustang that would make sense for them to own. Having a 4-door ICE option makes plenty of sense. The only catch here is that it’s going to be priced in the Mustang range if it happens, which is going to put it up against the much more useable SUV brigade.
How about staying with the original plan producing a proper Continental and LS off CD6. Give us something from Lincoln that we actually want instead of anther Mustang.
Reintroducing sedans via the Lincoln route is an idea I can get behind. Though I don’t thing such an attempt would necessarily rule out a Mustang sedan. I see you make the “that we actually want” statement. But I feel that is coming from an enthusiast paradigm. It can be difficult to remove oneself from such a niche point of view and try to envision things from the view of “the masses”. You know, the one’s that FoMoCo would be trying to market such an offering to. A lot of “regular” people out there would possibly love to have a Mustang but their current life situation necessitates a sedan or a CUV. Why should Ford leave those potential sales/buyers on the table? Besides, pulling those buyers from other established nameplates of that ilk would require something with a little weight behind it. That’s just marketing/business.
Mustang does not have the same high level of a Lincoln. Ford is for the common people. Lincoln should have better variety of vehicles than they offer now and be more than fancy Fords with Lincoln grilles.
Ford you’re already on life support, make a 4 door Mustang and you’ll be officially finished!! A Mustang is a 2 door coupe or convertible with a rwd, V8, and a choice of auto or manual transmission, if you cant keep it like that just pull the plug on it and put the name plate to rest with some dignity! And for god’s sake stop calling that POS EV a Mustang E
Yeah, continuing to try to sell ever dwindling niche-within-niche cars while “being on life support” is the answer. In order to maintain a company, one has to move product. Bringing additional options to market is key, especially when what you offer is only making stale sales. Growth is necessary. Are there those that will not like the idea of Mustang expanding into new genres of vehicle, obviously. But are they a bigger audience than those that would consider such an offering, likely not. These are things that have to be weighed and analysed before making such a move.
Hey Ford! Do you guys remember a company that you once owned that went by the name of er,um, oh yeah,Jag ,er, that’s it, Jaguar? No ? Well, neither does anyone else! Just saying!