page_title: Ford Mustang (second generation)
section_title: 1975
hierarchical_section_title: Ford Mustang (second generation) / Year-by-year changes / 1975
caption_attribution_description: Bright Red. The 1974-78 2nd generation Mustang followed world trends influenced by the oil crisis etc and was a smaller car again. In 1974, only available with a 140 cu in 4 cyl or 171 cu in V6. The engine bay was modified and the V8 brought back in 1975, as the oil crisis started to ease. In 1974, the Mustang II packages ranged from the base Hardtop, 2+2 hatchback, a Ghia luxury group with vinyl roof, and a top of the line V6-powered Mach 1 Photographed at the 50th Anniversary of the Mustang celebrations at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, April 2014
context_page_description: The second-generation Ford Mustang, marketed as the Ford Mustang II, is a two- or three-door, four passenger, front-engine/rear-drive pony car manufactured and marketed by Ford from 1973 to 1978. Introduced in September 1973 for model year 1974, the Mustang II arrived roughly coincident with the oil embargo of 1973 and subsequent fuel shortages.
  490 pounds lighter and almost 19 inches shorter than the 1973 Mustang, the second generation was derived from the subcompact Pinto platform using a unique unibody with an isolated front suspension and engine mount subframe while sharing a limited number of chassis and driveline components. The steering was improved from the previous generation by using a rack-and-pinion design.
  Named Motor Trend's 1974 Car of the Year and reaching over 1.1 million sales over four years of production, the Mustang II is noted simultaneously for both its marketing prescience and strong sales — while regarded by certain enthusiasts as having abandoned essential aspects of the Mustang heritage.
context_section_description: "With oil crisis memories starting to fade" Ford needed a V8 in the Mustang II to return "performance to respectable levels." The engine bay was re-engineered to accept the 302 cu in (4.9 L) V8 option for the 1975 model year, with revised hood and header panel.  The engine was limited to a two-barrel carburetor and "net" 140 hp (104 kW; 142 PS). Since Ford's Mexican division never lost the V8, they assisted in the modifications.
  Testing by Road & Track "recorded zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 10.5 seconds, and a top speed of 106 mph (171 km/h)." The Mustang II's 302 cu in (4.9 L) engine became Ford's first officially designated metric V8 Mustang; it was called the "5.0 L" even though its capacity was 4,942 cc (4.9 L; 301.6 cu in).
  Other than the optional V8 engine, the car underwent minor changes in 1975. The Ghia received opera windows and a padded vinyl half-top. In mid-year, a 2.3 L "MPG" model was added, featuring a catalytic converter and a 3.18:1 rear-axle ratio (standard was 3.40:1) to claim EPA-version economy estimates of 23 mpg‑US (10 L/100 km; 28 mpg‑imp) in the city and 34 mpg‑US (6.9 L/100 km; 41 mpg‑imp) on the highway. To underscore fuel efficiency, all base 2.3 L Mustang IIs were called MPG after 1975.
  The Mustang II achieved record sales for 1975, making it the 9th best selling Mustang of all time, with 199,199 sold.
caption: 1975–1978 Mustang II Ghia
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