Is a New 4-Door Ford Mustang Coming Soon?

A four-door Mustang coupe appears to be closer than ever to becoming a reality, because as of Tuesday, as Ford has officially filed to trademark the name “Mach 4” for a motor vehicle.

While automakers file trademarks all the time, this one — initially spotted by Ford Authority — has a little more validity to it, thanks to a report from Automotive News last summer which said Ford showed dealers a rendering of a four-door Mustang with a coupe-like body named Mach 4 at a conference in Las Vegas, alongside a lifted, off-road-oriented Mustang variant.

Boosting the report’s validity: one of the vehicles Ford showed at that dealer conference is already reality, that being the RTR EcoBoost model revealed at the Detroit Auto Show last month. There’s no guarantee Ford will build every model it previews to the dealers or even files trademarks for, but all the signs are there.

A Mustang sedan has long been rumored to be in the cards, with Ford even building a concept version during the car’s early years. It’s unclear whether the four-door Mustang — which would become the sole sedan in Ford’s current lineup — would be powered by gasoline or electricity, but considering the Mustang Mach-E already exists to cover the latter (and is presumably around the same size as a hypothetical Mustang sedan), internal combustion seems a more likely possibility.

Likewise, an off-road-oriented ‘Stang would seem a logical next step for the Blue Oval, considering the brand has already dabbled into this space with the Mustang Mach-E Rally. More sports car makers are diving into the rugged/off-road space these days, with Porsche giving us the 911 Dakar and Lamborghini the Huracan Sterrato. A Mustang along those lines would provide similar delights at a far lower price.

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