Engineering Insights - Ford Lineup 2006 Owner's Manual

QUALITY/RELIABILITY/DURABILITY
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Stainless Steel Exhaust System
Electronic Returnless Fuel System
5-mph Bumpers
Platinum-tipped Spark Plugs
100,000-mile Scheduled Tune-up Interval

Engineering Insights

Many buyers are looking to Mustang as an opportunity to get into a popular, stylish, classic vehicle without getting in over their
heads. And because so many buyers are young, they need a car that meets their wants without overextending their needs,
which is why every Mustang is built with quality, reliability and durability in mind. Features are designed to keep maintenance
and repair costs affordable, while every effort is made to find other ways to increase Mustang's value.
Stainless Steel Exhaust System — on
both V-6 and GT, stainless steel provides
long-life durability
Electronic Returnless Fuel System — this
system doesn't require a fuel return line,
helping to lower evaporative emissions
Mustang is sold
1
around the world.
That's one reason
it's tested at the
extremes of
climate and
endurance —
from corrosion
testing with
Arizona salt
spray booths to
snow ingestion
testing in
Minnesota.
(1) Under normal driving conditions with regular fluid and filter changes. See vehicle Owner's Guide.
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2006 Mustang
Quality/Reliability/Durability
Key Features
5-mph Bumpers — rated at twice the
federal standards for added protection
Platinum-tipped Spark Plugs — maintain
conductive properties longer than
traditional spark plugs and require less
maintenance — platinum-tipped plugs
can run as long as 100,000 miles
Engineering Insights
Mustang testing
2 3
includes water
spray jets that
seek out water
leaks and water
ingestion testing
that measures the
engine's ability to
resist stalling in
extreme
situations.
(1)
Selected Mustang Hill-climbing
4
vehicles coming test includes a
off the assembly 20 percent test
line go through a grade for 30 feet
comprehensive up and down. A
30-mile test-drive, more severe test
which includes a grade runs the
water test and a vehicle on a
review of sheet 30 percent incline
metal, paint, for 36 feet up and
interior trim and down. In comparison,
functional items. the grade standard
for highways is
6 percent. In
naturally occurring
terrain, even the
steepest of ski slopes
is only about a
37 percent incline.
100,000-mile Scheduled Tune-up
Interval — less time and money spent
(1)
on routine tune-ups under normal driving
conditions with regular fluid and filter
changes
The chuckhole
5
testing road is
240 feet long
with potholes that
vary in shape
and depth from
1 to 4 inches.
The holes are
strategically
placed 20 feet
apart and run
90° to the
direction of travel
— much worse
than your
customers' typical
commute.
July 2005