The Ford Mustang's "dark horse" name has been patented, but what is it?

Posted on June 24, 2022
Muscle cars
The Ford Mustang's "dark horse" name has been patented, but what is it?

What is the Ford Mustang Dark Horse?

On Thursday, CarBuzz discovered a Mustang Dark Horse trademark application filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

Trademark application 018721280 is for the use of "Mustang Dark Horse" on four-wheeled land vehicles, other than those mentioned above, including electric vehicles, sport utility passenger cars, motorcycles, and tires.

This application could be for a model that will appear on the seventh generation Mustang known as the S650, but probably not.

A more likely scenario is that Dark Horse is the name applied to Ford's new black accent package, which includes black painted wheels, black pony badges, and a seemingly black painted wing.

On June 1, Ford asked fans on social media to submit name suggestions for the new package.

A week later, the automaker shut down the submission portal. If this new black-accented package is the Dark Horse Mustang, the blue oval appears to have moved quickly to apply for a trademark, at least in Europe.

What do you think the Mustang Dark Horse is?

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