Ford has taken the roof off its wildest Mustang. Meet the 2027 Mustang Dark Horse SC convertible. It marks the return of a high-performance Mustang convertible after more than a decade, bringing the same supercharged V8 muscle as the coupe but with a very different purpose.
Under the bonnet sits Ford’s 5.2-litre supercharged V8, producing a whopping 795 bhp and 895 Nm of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and a carbonfibre driveshaft. The convertible retains the aggressive styling of the Dark Horse SC coupe, with swollen wheel arches, large air intakes, sharp side skirts, rectangular exhausts and a prominent rear wing. There’s also a lightweight magnesium brace in the engine bay, while the convertible gets a soft-top roof that can be lowered at the touch of a button.
But Ford has made some important changes underneath. While the coupe was developed with serious track driving in mind, the convertible has been tuned more towards grand touring. Its MagneRide adaptive dampers get a softer, more road-focused calibration, and Ford won’t offer the convertible with the coupe’s Track package. That means you miss out on the carbonfibre wheels, stickier tyres and carbon ceramic brakes offered on the coupe. Ford says the convertible’s body is already sufficiently rigid, so it didn’t need additional structural bracing despite losing the roof.
Ford is positioning the Dark Horse SC convertible as a more luxurious, open-air performance car rather than an outright track weapon. The company even names the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, Mercedes-AMG SL and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 as cars it sees as rivals. There’s a new paint colour, too. Called ‘Precision Purple’, it was developed from the Blue Ember Metallic finish of the standard Dark Horse and has a colour-shifting effect that can reveal red and pink hues depending on the light. Buyers can choose between Black Onyx and Space Gray interiors.
Deliveries for Dark Horse SC convertible will commence from spring 2027 in the USA. Ford hasn’t announced pricing yet, but it is expected to cost around slightly more than the coupe, which retails at $110,000 (Rs 95 lakh) in the USA.
So, while the coupe is the one you’d want if lap times are the priority, the convertible is about something else entirely. It gives you nearly 800 bhp, a screaming supercharged V8 and the added drama of driving with the roof down. And after more than a decade without a genuinely hardcore Mustang convertible, that’s quite a comeback.
