Ford Will Let You Give Your 2024 Mustang Fox Body Gauges

Now that the Mustang has a big ol’ digital dash, Ford will let its owners have some fun with it.

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Retro-inspired digital gauge cluster screen
Now you’ll be ready to do all the burnouts at all your local Dairy Queens, just like you did with your 80s 5.0.
Photo: Ford

When I think of the golden era of gauge clusters in cars, the absolute pinnacle of elegance and functionality, it’s hard to think of anything but the Fox body Mustang of the 1980s and early 1990s.

OK, so maybe not, but perhaps I’m the weirdo here because Ford is offering a retro-themed, Fox body-styled gauge skin for the instrument screen of the brand-spanking-new seventh-generation Mustang, which debuted on Wednesday, and people are stoked.

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The homage includes green numbers and letters in retro typefaces, as well as a fake dash light glow which I love. Ford thankfully decided to step away from true authenticity by giving the speedometer numbers going up to 140 mph as opposed to those stupid 85 mph speedometers that were meant to save fuel.

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This vibe will 100 percent clash with your acid-washed denim jacket and homemade Metallica hat.
Photo: Ford
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The thing is, as cool as the Fox body cluster thing is, why stop there, Ford? Why not offer a bunch of retro gauge pack skins as an option or an OTA update? Want your ‘Stang gauges to look like those in a 1960s F100? Or maybe let people make their own and upload them via USB.

Of course, if you don’t care about any of this, the standard gauge layout and animations for the 2024 Mustang are totally fine and perfectly legible.

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(h/t to The Drive for finding this rad tidbit)