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title: "Next-Gen Ford Mustang Debuting in September at Detroit Auto Show: Report"
date: "2022-07-26"
modified: "2022-07-26"
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  - name: "Victoria Scott"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/next-gen-ford-mustang-debuting-in-september-at-detroit-auto-show-report"
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  - "Coupe"
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  - "Mustang"
  - "sports car"
---

# Next-Gen Ford Mustang Debuting in September at Detroit Auto Show: Report

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/26/D7S_5818.jpg>)
*\<em\>Victoria Scott\</em\>*

The sixth generation Ford Mustang is now in its seventh year of production, and a new version is coming soon. According to a report from *[Automotive News](<https://www.autonews.com/detroit-auto-show/spy-photos-emerge-seventh-generation-mustang-which-will-be-revealed-2022-detroit>)*, the so-called S650 will be unveiled at this year's Detroit Auto Show in September. Ford remained mum when I asked, though it's all but guaranteed.

Unveiling a model at the Detroit Auto Show has been impossible in recent times, as the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the show in 2020 and 2021. It will be held in September of this year from the 14th to the 25th, [knock on wood](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/38658/the-2021-detroit-auto-show-is-already-canceled-sort-of>), and if all goes well should herald a return to form for the event, with [35 brands](<https://www.autonews.com/detroit-auto-show/auto-show-puts-detroit-back-downtown-event>) already agreeing to attend.

This new Mustang itself is said to be one of the final holdouts of the internal combustion era, with [reports suggesting the seventh generation will retain the V8](<https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/s650-ford-mustang-exlusive-details-on-the-last-v8-muscle-car-standing/>) for a bit longer in an period dominated by headlines of [impending "e-muscle."](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/44520/electric-dodge-muscle-cars-will-make-a-sound-you-cannot-imagine>) The platform is reportedly the same as the current sixth-generation car with mild tweaks, and no specific drivetrains have been confirmed. If it's the same as the current S550 chassis, rear-wheel-drive would be the natural starting point, unlike Dodge's future Challenger replacement, slated for 2025, which seems to [promise an all-wheel-drive](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/41461/looks-like-dodges-electric-muscle-car-will-be-awd>) layout.

*[Ford Authority](<https://fordauthority.com/2022/04/2024-ford-mustang-to-launch-with-carryover-engines/>)* recently cited exclusive sources as saying that the newest Mustang will likely carry over the current slate of engines. This would mean that the EcoBoost entry-level model returns in 2023 and beyond, and a hybrid powertrain featuring the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 may not be offered off the bat.

When reached for comment by *The Drive*, a Ford spokesperson explained, "We've previously said the all-new, seventh-generation Mustang is on the way and we can't wait to share more details soon."

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/26/ford-news-mustang-inline-A-1-1.jpeg>)

We do know at least one thing about the S650 Mustang: [it'll sport a manual transmission](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/next-gen-ford-mustang-will-keep-its-six-speed-manual-transmission>), just like every generation before it.

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## Author
Victoria Scott is a former staff writer for The Drive. She began in the automotive industry as a freelancer in early 2021, fresh out of a programming job at NASA Mission Control.

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