Ford Concept Car Based On Mustang

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Ford Motor Co. will introduce a 4-door, V-8 concept car at the Detroit auto show based on the popular Ford Mustang sports car, the company says. "The Interceptor concept is a sedan, but with the heart and soul of a performance car," North American strategic design director Freeman Thomas said in a statement. The 400-horsepower, six-speed manual car, with a low roofline and massive 22-inch wheels, is similar in design and spirit to Chrysler's popular Dodge Charger sedan, but carries most of the Mustang's mechanical underpinnings, CNN reported. The car's four bucket seats have four-point seatbelts that go over both shoulders. The rear seatbelts inflate in the event of a crash to minimize belt-related injuries. The car is designed to run on either gasoline or an E85 ethanol blend. Like the Mustang, the Interceptor is rear-wheel drive with a solid rear axle.