---
title: "‘Need for Green’ Hue for 2019 Ford Mustang Debuts on St. Patrick’s Day"
description: "Ford Mustang diehards will be able to celebrate next year's St. Patty's Day in roarin' style."
date: "2018-03-17"
modified: "2018-03-17"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/19345/need-for-green-hue-for-2019-ford-mustang-debuts-on-st-patricks-day"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "automotive news"
  - "Bullitt Mustang"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Ford"
  - "Mustang"
  - "sports car"
  - "St. Patrick's Day"
---

# ‘Need for Green’ Hue for 2019 Ford Mustang Debuts on St. Patrick’s Day

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Ford Motor Company has piggybacked off [St. Patty's Day](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19281/ride-hailing-apps-will-be-busy-on-st-patricks-day>) popularity to announce a brand-new hue for the refreshed 2019 Mustang, which will appear in showroom floors later this summer. The new hue is called "Need for Green," and boy, it's a Mustang worthy of a leprechaun, alright.

According to the Blue Oval, Need for Green is "dynamic, bold, and modern," and we'd certainly agree. The bright hue manages to accent every major and minor design characteristic of the muscular pony car, and it even has a slightly retro feel to it. Of course, conservative or introvert [Ford Mustang](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) loyalists will most likely opt for the newly released Bullitt Mustang instead, as its face-value is slightly less reminiscent of Kermit the Frog.

![message-editor%2F1521299752055-new2019needforgreenmustang\_02\_hr.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521299752055-new2019needforgreenmustang_02_hr.jpg>)
*Need for Green on the 2019 Ford Mustang GT., *Ford**

“This is a color Mustang fans will celebrate because of its confident and youthful attitude,” said Barbara Whalen, Ford Color and Materials Manager. “Need for Green is vibrant and jumps out at you, giving Mustang owners a look that definitely stands out in a crowd.”

Ford is on a roll when it comes to product unveilings with Need for Green coming just days after the upcoming [Mustang Shelby GT500 was teased](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19299/ford-teases-new-bronco-mustang-shelby-gt500-and-more-with-cryptic-new-images>) at a media gathering inside the company's world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. A rendering of the venomous Mustang's front end was shown along with the covered-up silhouette of the [next-generation Ford Bronco](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19309/heres-your-first-look-at-the-old-school-very-square-2020-ford-bronco>). A third and still-unknown crossover also teased by Ford executives. Ford Bronco II, anyone?

Watch out, Dodge, you're no longer the only automaker with [cool, outrageous colors](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19090/plum-crazy-is-back-for-dodge-muscle-cars>).

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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