The current standard four-cylinder overhead cam engine, wven with its exhaust emission controls, gives good performance. And although the optional 2.8 liter V-6 provides standing-start acceleration shy of that recorded for the '65 Mustang with the optional 289-c.i.d. V-8,it will still be quite impressive.
The '65 Mustang lacked such '74 standard features as front disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, staggered rear shock absorbers, front suspension sub-frame, a four-speed manual transmission and a tachometer.
A fastback-styled 1965 Mustang wasn't originally available and neither were such '74 optional features as a sun roof, an electrically heated rear window defroster, AM/FM Multiplex radio, remote control dual racing mirrors, forged aluminum wheels and steel-belted radial-ply tires.
| PRODUCT FEATURE COMPARISON |
| 1974 Mustang II | 1965 Mustang |
| Functional | | |
| Std. | N/A |
| Std. | N/A |
- Isolated front suspension (sub-frame)
| Std. | N/A |
| Std. | N/A |
- Simulated woodgrain interior
| Std. | N/A |
| Std. | Opt. |
| Std. | N/A |
| Std. | N/A |
- Staggered rear shock absorbers
| Std. | N/A |
- Rubber isolated rear springs
| Std. | N/A |
- Four-speed manual transmission
| Std. | Opt. |
- Exhaust emission control system
| Std. | N/A |
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