Ford Mustang

For the year 1998, the Mustang GT was almost identical to the 1996 and 1997 year models, but it was always identifiable inside from the base model because of the better quality seats. The exterior of the vehicle was largely the same as well, but it was given fog lights in the front as well as 16 inch standard rims and 17 inch optional rims that really looked great.

After throwing a bone to excited Mustang consumers, Ford did offer a Spring Edition GT for that year, that was released in a sporty yellow color and sat on 17 inch rims. Today these rims are incredibly rare to find in mint or even good condition, but they looked outstanding on the car when first introduced.

In addition to the new Spring Edition of the GT, new headers also gave the vehicle more power. Horsepower was raised from 215 to 225 providing more power to get the car off the line as well as on the road. The same dual exhaust system was used and featured two polished tips from the axle on back.

Ford again used the same 8.8 rear fascia that had been used for several years, and it looked as good as ever. Rear gearing for the GT remained the same as the base model with 2.73 gears as well as an optional upgrade of 3.27 gears.

The GT was powered by a 4.6 liter engine and was coupled with a new T-45 five speed manual transmission that was much like the formerly used T-5 manual transmission used in the past. The 4rw70 automatic transmission that was used for the 1998 base model was also used for the 1998 GT to help improve shifting times.