New Mustang FX Package Harkens Back to Fox-Body Era

If you didn’t know that the ’80s were cool again, here’s another reminder. Ford dialed up the contrast and saturation to take you back to the era of the Fox-Body with the new Mustang FX appearance package. You can essentially get the FX package in two flavors: Normal or Performance. We’ll detail what comes with what down below.

Both versions of the FX package bring new wheel designs finished in mid-gloss, Oxford White paint. Non-performance FX packages get a revised version of the existing five-spoke, 19-inch wheel (not pictured), while Performance FX package cars receive a ten-spoke design with a secondary ring around the bolt pattern (pictured below).

There’s also a nod to the 1987–93 Fox-Body on the rear window of coupe models, where a gloss-white “MUSTANG” appears just below the central brake light in a font similar to that of the old Fox-bodies. (Unlike the older ponies, however, you won’t get this same text on the front glass.) This little flourish is available on both the performance and non-performance versions of the FX package.

You’ll find a host of additional Oxford White embellishments around the exterior, including trim around the 5.0-liter, the GT, and the Mustang Pony badges, as well as around the “nostrils” in the sides of the front grille. (The white nostrils come on the performance versions of the FX pack; non-performance versions get carbonized grey inserts in place of the white ones.) Both versions of the FX package get the white taillamps standard. If these wheels or the white taillamps catch your eye, good news: Ford will make both components available through the Ford Performance Parts catalogue, too.

In addition to the FX package, Ford announced two paint colors, available across the Mustang lineup. The first is Adriatic Blue Metallic (shown here), very obviously inspired by the Teal tone that you could get on a Fox-Body, and quite in tune with the FX package’s Oxford White accents. Ford will also reintroduce Orange Fury Metallic Tricoat, a color that’s been absent since 2019, for the 2026 Mustang.

Inside Mustangs equipped with the FX Package, you’ll find new seat inserts that evoke the plaid inserts of the 1980s through clever black and white contrasting on the perforated leather. You can get the inserts on both the normal buckets and the optional Recaro sport seats. Dual-contrast stitching in City Silver and Adriatic Blue adorns the seats, dashboard, door panels, steering wheel, and the center console.

You can get the FX Package on all GT Premium models, regardless of transmission choice (six-speed manual or 10-speed automatic) or body style (convertible or coupe). Pricing information for the retro package will arrive when order banks for the 2026 Mustang open later this month.