Ford Mustang sedan a possibility, but only if the numbers add up

Ford made its last sedan in North America in 2020, but it might return to the scene with a four-door Mustang.

Speaking with Automotive News at the beginning of 2026 Ford CEO Jim Farley described the sedan market in the US as "very vibrant". When asked if Ford could return to the four-door sedan format, Mr Farley replied, "Never say never".

In an interview this week with the trade publication, Andrew Frick, head of the Ford Blue and Model e divisions, noted there's a still a sizeable fraction of the US market that buys sedans, although this has slipped from 50 per cent in days of yore to about 16 or 17 per cent today. 

He went on to say: "We have a really great Mustang that people consider a car. We look to expand on the Mustang family as we move forward. I think, for us to do it, it’s going to have to make sense within our portfolio."

The Ford Blue chief also added such an expansion of the Mustang nameplate would only get approved if it was "very cost-effective".

In 2025 reports emerged Ford had trademarked the 'Mach 4' name just months after the company reportedly displayed a Mustang Mach 4 'four-door coupe' at a dealer conference in Las Vegas.

The Ford Taurus was axed in 2019, and the Fusion followed suit in 2020, leaving the company without a traditional sedan, hatch or wagon in the US market.

Mr Frick said it was "absolutely" the right decision to exit the US sedan market as the company was merely  "competing to compete".

The money saved was then used for "other products where we are playing to win", such as the Bronco SUV, Maverick ute and Bronco Sport, which he asserts wouldn't exist if Ford hadn't abandoned sedans.

Should Ford decide to give a four-door Mustang the green light, it won't be the only American marque to go down this path. Dodge already offers both sedan and coupe versions of its Charger rear- and all-wheel drive muscle car with the choice of EV and straight-six drivetrains.

Prior to this, its Charger sedan and Challenger coupe were based on the same platform. In 2022, their last full year on sale together, Dodge sold 55,245 Challengers and 80,365 Chargers. That same year Ford moved 44,332 Mustangs in the US. 

While there's never been a Mustang sedan before, the nameplate took a sharp left turn in 2020 when the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV was launched

Since then Ford hasn't been shy about expanding the use of its historic and evocative nameplates. While the Bronco is avowedly body-on-frame SUV, both the Bronco Sport and Bronco New Energy have monocoque designs. There's also the small electric Explorer SUV for Europe, and the Capri that's no longer a two-door coupe but an electric 'SUV coupe'.

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