ford tells dealers a 4 door mustang is comingAmerica's favorite sports car is about to get a lot more family oriented.Ford told its car dealers this week that it expects to add a four-door gasoline-powered sedan version of the Mustang to its lineup by the end of the decade, according to a Wall Street Journal report.The Detroit Free Press confirmed the report with a dealer who attended the meeting with Ford in Las Vegas earlier this week, where Ford revealed an image of the four-door Mustang and the plans around it. The dealer asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the subject.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe dealer described a car that resembles the current Mustang but with four doors and a more sedan-like shape. "It's a gorgeous car. It's superb looking," the dealer said. "They did a fabulous job on it."Ford spokesman Mark Truby said the company does not comment on future product speculation. That caution is standard, as automakers occasionally cancel product plans when the market shifts.The dealer who attended the Las Vegas meeting, where Executive Chair Bill Ford and CEO Jim Farley were present, said the four-door pony car will not go on sale until the end of the decade. It was unclear whether the car will be a 2028 or 2029 model. The rationale, he said, is straightforward: "They want the sedan to broaden the appeal and make it a vehicle that a young family can use."Ford did not indicate what engine the car would use, the dealer said. Other dealers commented that the car would have hybrid power, and one said it would be a hybrid V8.AdvertisementAdvertisementFord introduced the Mustang in 1964, and it has remained a top-selling sports car since. The current gasoline-powered lineup spans a four-cylinder coupe starting around $33,000 up to a performance coupe topping $100,000, plus the Mustang GTD that exceeds $300,000. Mustang sales have been strong this year, with 32,131 sold through July, a 15.7% gain over the year-ago period. Meanwhile, Ford's pickup sales fell 8% to 683,375 over the same period, and Ford-brand SUV sales dropped 13.4% to 460,960.It's not surprising to see Ford look to expand the Mustang brand. Recently the automaker sent out a press release announcing that so far this year the Mustang has out-sold every other non-luxury sports car, combined.Hopefully a four-door Mustang goes over better than an electric one. After the early success of the Mach-E, sales have fallen off a cliff.Since the mid-2000s, Detroit automakers have ceded sedan market share to foreign competitors as they phased out car production in favor of the richer margins on pickups and large SUVs. But the idea of sedans has stayed close to Farley's public remarks despite Ford ending sedan production in 2020. In August 2025, Farley told the "Forrest's Auto Review" YouTube channel, "We're thinking about, 'Should Ford do a rear-wheel-drive, high-performance, affordable sedan with a really cool closure system in the back ... as an all-electric?'"AdvertisementAdvertisementOther Detroit automakers may be reconsidering sedans as well. GM is reportedly planning its first Buick sedan since discontinuing the Regal in 2020. Details are scarce, though reports say the small car would share the same platform as the next-generation Cadillac CT5 and Chevrolet Camaro, which GM builds at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant. At Stellantis, Chief Design Officer Ralph Gilles told "Car Design News" earlier this year that he is "fatigued" with SUVs. "A lot of people are asking for sedans," Gilles said. Stellantis currently sells two sedans in the United States, the Dodge Charger and the Alfa Romeo Giulia.Farley returned to the topic on the "Rapid Response" podcast that aired April 17, saying Ford's manufacturing costs had become competitive enough to reconsider the segment. "If we do compete in those, I would say, ubiquitous segments we better bring something new to the table," he said.
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