2024 Ford Mustang Will Keep Pony-Car Spirit Alive, Debuts September 14

• The next-generation Ford Mustang is set to arrive next year, and here's what to expect.

• Called S650, this new generation is likely to have carryover engines but could add a hybrid variant.

• The exterior likely won't look too different, as seen in our illustration, but the interior is slated to get a major redux.

UPDATE 7/27/22: The new generation of the Ford Mustang, code-named S650 and likely to arrive for the 2024 model year, will debut September 14 according to Ford CEO Jim Farley. It'll make an appearance at the Detroit auto show and Ford is touting the fact that it'll offer a manual transmission (#savethemanuals).

The glory days of brightly colored Plum Crazy Challengers, Burnt Orange Camaros, and Grabber Green Mustangs burning down Woodward Avenue are unfortunately numbered. But they’re not done yet. While the Chevrolet and Dodge camps are showing signs of slowing down, there’s a rumble reverberating from Dearborn in the form of a redesigned 2024 Mustang. We thought the 60th-anniversary 'Stang might debut on April 17, 2023, the day the original Mustang bowed at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, but Ford has since confirmed that it'll make its first public appearance at the 2022 Detroit auto show on September 14.

Judging by the camouflaged mules we’ve seen roaming the streets of southeast Michigan, we don’t expect the exterior design to stray far from its current look. However, the interior will undergo a major makeover with a digital instrument cluster that wraps into a driver-focused infotainment touchscreen with added buttons for basic functions.