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ALL-NEW FORD MUSTANG TO MAKE ITS
SILVER SCREEN DEBUT IN HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED MOVIE NEED FOR SPEED
Ford Mustang has been a star of the silver screen and the small screen for
nearly 50 years, with more than 3,200
appearances in movies and television
shows. Now, the all-new Mustang is
getting off to a quick start with its
movie debut in Need for Speed on
March 14.
Need for Speed star Aaron Paul will
drive the custom 2014 Mustang hero
car in the highly anticipated movie
based on the long-running Electronic
Arts video game series, and will take
ing fans for nearly five decades,” said
Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president, global marketing, sales and service and Lincoln. “The feeling of optimism and being in control that Mustang’s world-class power and performance provide is a perfect match for
Aaron Paul’s character in Need for
Speed.”
When the original Mustang debuted in
April 1964, it was still an unknown
quantity, but the producers of Goldfinger almost immediately cast a Wimble-
“I chose Mustang because it is a car
that really represents American
culture,” said Waugh. “It just represents modern muscle, and it’s iconic,
having been in some of the greatest car
chase movies of all time.”
able advanced driver-assist systems,
track apps, launch control and more.
Chronicling the filmography of Mustang is such an enormous job that it
took more than 100 contributors to
build out the MustangIMDB.com site
created by Stefan Thorarensen,
founder and board member of The Icelandic Mustang Club. With more than
3,200 entries, the list grows almost daily.
BENTLEY UNVEILS
LIMITED EDITION
BIRKIN MULSANNE
Reflecting the importance of movies to
the Mustang story, Hollywood was selected as one of six venues for the global reveal of the all-new pony car on
Dec. 5, 2013. Mustang was driven out
onto a pad of wet cement in the forecourt of the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. Like nearly 200 human stars, including several actors who helped
make Mustang a star of the silver
screen, the new pony had its prints and
signature logo preserved for posterity
in the cement.
Fans of the video game franchise already have access to virtual drives of
the new Mustang, which became available as a free in-game download in EA’s
Need for Speed™ Rivals in mid-December. Players in the game can also customize their Mustangs with a choice of
five popular designs created using the
online Mustang Customizer, including
one inspired by RTR founder and drift
champion Vaughn Gittin Jr.
2015 Ford Mustang
the wheel of the next-generation Mustang in its first on-screen appearance
as well.
“On-screen or on the road, the sight
and sound of Mustang has been inspir-
don white 1965 convertible in the
movie. Five decades later, Mustang is
an automotive and cultural icon, and
Need for Speed director Scott Waugh
wasted no time getting the new Mustang into his film.
The all-new Mustang is the most advanced version yet of the iconic pony
car. The sleek new design of Mustang
Fastback and Convertible is backed up
by world-class performance from a
range of available engines including a
new turbocharged EcoBoost® 2.3-litre
and 5.0-litre V8 with more than 426 PS.
In addition to state-of-the-art connectivity systems, Mustang features avail-
Bentley Motors today unveils a new
Limited Edition model exclusively for
European customers, the Birkin Mulsanne.
Taking inspiration from Sir Henry
‘Tiger’ Tim Birkin – the legendary Bentley Boy who travelled and raced extensively around Europe in the 1920s and
1930s – this new model features numerous unique styling details and represents the pinnacle of British luxury
motoring in its most discerning form.
The Limited Edition of just 22 cars is
available in three colour specifications:
a fresh and contemporary Ghost White,
Damson for a more vibrant touch, and
a sophisticated contrast of Fountain
Blue and Dark Sapphire, offering a
modern interpretation of the classic
two-tone Bentley paint design.
Numbered door sill plaques, a unique
21" wheel design inspired by those on
the original Mulsanne concept car, and
a striking 3D ‘Flying B’ logo stitched
into the vehicle headrests and inlaid
into the wood of the front fascia and
rear picnic tables, identify the Birkin
models. In addition, all three specifications feature a stunning tailored luggage set – each one hand-crafted, individually numbered and matched with
the interior of each car.
Items have been selected for the Birkin
Limited Edition from the Mulsanne’s
extensive options list for the well-travelled connoisseur and the Mulliner
Driving Specification delivers an en-