Ford Mustang Lease Deals

Why Lease a Ford Mustang?

Because there is almost nothing else like it left. The Mustang is a naturally aspirated 5.0 litre V8, with no turbochargers and no hybrid assistance, and you can still have it with a six speed manual gearbox. In 2026 that combination has very nearly disappeared from the new car market at any price.

The four cylinder EcoBoost version is no longer offered in Europe, so every Mustang you can order here is a V8. That leaves a simple choice between the GT and the harder edged Dark Horse, each available as a Fastback coupe or a Convertible. There is one part of this page we would ask you to read properly rather than skim, and it is the safety section, because the figures are not what you would expect. If it is a two door coupe you want rather than a V8 specifically, the BMW 2 Series and the Mercedes-Benz CLE cover the same shape for a fraction of the fuel bill.

GT or Dark Horse: Which Ford Mustang Should You Choose?

The honest summary is that seven PS apart, these are closer than the names suggest. The Dark Horse is the more focused car, but on paper the difference is a rounding error, and the GT is the cleaner and more economical of the two. What you are paying for with the Dark Horse is the chassis and the attitude rather than the output.

One note on the Dark Horse automatic's 0 to 62 time, since you will see it quoted. Published figures differ substantially, from 4.4 seconds on one UK data feed to 5.2 seconds from a road test earlier this year, and we are not going to print the flattering one as though it were settled. If that figure is what decides it for you, ask us and we will get Ford's own number in writing.

Manual or Automatic Ford Mustang?

This is the one decision on the page where the slower option is probably the better one, which is unusual enough to be worth explaining.

The ten speed automatic is quicker, taking 4.9 seconds in the GT against the manual's 5.3. But reviewers have been notably hard on it. Auto Express went as far as calling it "awful", on the grounds that its upshifts drop the engine revs so little that the V8 ends up feeling flat, and that manual mode is close to unusable because keeping track of which of ten ratios you are in takes more attention than the road allows. The six speed manual has its own quirk, in that the shift "requires a bit of force", but it is the one that lets the engine do what you bought it for. If you are leasing a naturally aspirated V8 for the experience rather than the stopwatch, take the manual. If it will spend most of its life in traffic, the automatic makes more sense. Either way, go and drive both, because this is not a decision to make from a spec sheet.

How Safe Is the Ford Mustang?

We want to be honest with you about this, because it is the one part of the Mustang story that nobody advertises and it is genuinely material.

Euro NCAP tested a Mustang in January 2017 and awarded it 3 stars out of 5. Within that: 72 per cent for adult occupant protection, 32 per cent for child occupant protection, 64 per cent for vulnerable road users and 16 per cent for safety assist. Those last two numbers are very low by any standard. On top of that, the rating expired on 1 January 2024 under Euro NCAP's six year rule, and the current generation of Mustang has never been submitted for testing at all.

So there is no current independent safety rating for the car you would be ordering. The newer car will have moved on in ways the 2017 result cannot capture, and we are not suggesting those old scores describe it. But we are not going to let you assume a rating exists when it does not. If you intend to carry children in the back of one regularly, this is the thing to weigh, and the Mustang Mach-E holds a current five star rating with 86 per cent for child occupant protection if that matters more than the V8 does.

Is a Ford Mustang Practical Enough to Use Every Day?

More than you would think in one respect and less in others. The Fastback's boot holds 408 litres, which is more than plenty of family hatchbacks, though the opening is narrow and the load lip is high, so getting bulky things in and out is awkward. It has four seats, and the rear bench does not fold, so that 408 litres is all you get.

Running costs are the honest constraint. 28mpg on the GT and 23.3mpg on the Dark Horse are the official combined figures, and reviewers have recorded low twenties in urban driving and as little as 14.9mpg on a hard test, giving roughly 300 miles from the 61 litre tank at a steady cruise. At 275 to 282g/km this is also an expensive car to run through a business. We have not found a published towing figure for the Mustang from Ford or either data feed, so we are not going to state one: if you need to tow, ask and we will get a definitive answer rather than guess.

What Is the Ford Mustang Like to Live With?

Loud, quick and more entertaining than almost anything else at the money, with the caveat that the detail work is not up to European rivals. Reviewers consistently note several hard, cheap feeling plastics in a cabin that otherwise looks the part.

Three specific irritations worth knowing before you commit. The 13.2 inch touchscreen is slow to respond and its on screen keyboard is too small to use while moving. The hands on wheel alert frequently failed to register testers' hands, which means it nags when you are holding the wheel. And the speed limit warning can only be switched off through a sub menu rather than a shortcut, so it is a job every time you start the car. On the road, the automatic's aggressive upshifts will spin the rear axle and wet grip has been described as "a handful", which is the nature of a rear wheel drive V8 rather than a defect, but it does mean this is a car to respect in British winters.

Ford Mustang Warranty and Leasing

The Mustang is covered for 3 years or 60,000 miles, extendable to 5 years, with unlimited mileage roadside assistance across the UK and Europe for the first year.

Leasing suits this car better than most. A naturally aspirated V8 is an unusual thing to predict a residual value for, since it depends on how the market treats combustion performance cars over the next few years, and a personal lease hands that uncertainty to the funder rather than you. On a business lease the honest position is that 275g/km puts it near the top of the benefit in kind bands, so it is rarely the efficient way to run one, and the rates change each tax year, so get the current figures from your accountant before you decide.

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