Ford Adds Color, Chrome To 2018 Mustang

DEARBORN, MI — The next iteration of Ford’s Mustang is getting an injection of color and a touch of chrome. Due in showrooms in October, the Dearborn automaker has partnered with Los Angeles-based Coolhaus Premium Ice Cream to develop a new “Orange Fury” color for the 2018 model.

Ford’s new color has inspired Coolhaus to make a special ice cream sandwich of the same name, according to a Detroit Free Press report. In a news release, Ford Motor Co. said the ice cream sandwich is "between two Vanilla Whoopies, covered in orange icing and an edible wrapper made from potato wafer paper with edible ink."

Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches can be found in over 5,000 stores in every U.S. state. Whole Foods Market, Target and Safeway carry the product. The Orange Fury treat will be offered this weekend as a promotion. Neither Ford or Coolhaus were sure if the marketing campaign and the ice cream sandwich flavor would continue.

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Meanwhile, Ford will be offering a “Pony package” for the 2018 model. The the iconic Mustang logo will be surrounded in a chrome corral, which harkens back to the brand’s roots of the mid 1960s.

In a news release, Ford said the pony-in-corral grille badge is one of numerous appearance updates included with the Pony Package. Other features include:

• 19-inch polished aluminum wheels
• Bright beltline and window trim for fastback model
• Premium carpeted floor mats with Ebony embroidered pony logo
• Side stripes on lower body sides
• Tri-bar pony badge on rear decklid appliqué

Photos courtesy of the Ford Motor Company