09-Nov-2015 | COLOGNE, Germany

Ford Mustang NamedUltimate Stunt Car byFormer ‘Stig’ Ben Collins inNew Film; 10,000 MustangsSold in Europe

• Ford Mustang is crowned the ultimate stunt car in “BenCollins: Stunt Driver,” a new Lionsgate U.K. film starringthe stunt driver, racing driver and former “Stig” on BBC’s“TopGear”

• Mustang fastback with 421 PS 5.0-litre V8 beats high-performance road and competition cars in explosive, high-speed challenges in the new DVD, which comes outMonday, Nov. 9

• Mustang also offered with 317 PS 2.3-litre EcoBoost engineand as a convertible; Ford has sold 10,000 Mustangs inEurope since order books opened in January

COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 9, 2015 – The all-new Ford Mustanghas been named the ultimate stunt car by Ben Collins – topHollywood stunt driver, racing driver and former “Stig” on the BBC’s“Top Gear” – in his new film “Ben Collins: Stunt Driver”.

In the new Lionsgate U.K. film, the Ford Mustang fastback– powered by a 5.0-litre V8 engine – beats an array ofhigh-performance road and competition cars during 48 hoursof explosive, high-speed challenges featuring aerobatic planes,helicopter gunships and military machines.

“The point of this adventure was to find the perfect car for an epic,high octane, Hollywood-style car chase, and it’s the iconic FordMustang that gets top billing,” Collins said. “Mustang has starred inmany a classic car chase during the past 50 years, and is still thestunt driver’s weapon of choice to leave the bad guys standing ina cloud of tyre smoke.”

Collins’ movie stunt driving credits include the James Bond films“Quantum of Solace,” “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” as well as “The DarkKnight Rises” and “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” Collinswas also the anonymous “Stig” for eight years on BBC’s "TopGear,” and he has competed in Le Mans, GT and NASCAR raceseries.

“We are thrilled to have been able to work with Ford on thisspecial project at such an exciting time in the world of motoringentertainment,” said Nicola Pearcey, executive producer, LionsgateU.K. “Ben’s incredible stunt driving skill and close relationshipwith the car industry has meant we were able to leave no stoneunturned in making this a truly spectacular action experience.”

The all-new Ford Mustang is now on sale across Europe for the firsttime in more than 50 years in fastback and convertible bodystyles,equipped with Ford’s 5.0-litre V8 engine or the fuel-efficient 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine delivering 317 PS.

Mustang helped Collins evade baddies in his new film with all-newfront and rear suspension systems including innovative integral linkindependent rear suspension, and standard performance brakepackages behind 19‑inch wheels. A lightweight balanced andresponsive chassis delivers up to 0.97 g-force when cornering, andcustomers can choose between six-speed manual transmission orsix-speed automatic with wheel-mounted paddle shifters for slickgear changes.

Mustang also gives the driver an edge on a movie set whetherchasing or being chased, using selectable Drive Modes to matchNormal, Sport+, Track or Snow/Wet settings to driving conditions.Launch Control helps the 5.0-litre V8 Mustang sprint 0-100 km/h(0-62 mph) in 4.8 seconds.

More than 10,000 Mustangs have now been sold in Europe sincethe order books opened in January this year, including almost4,000 orders in Germany and more 2,100 in the U.K., wherecustomers are eagerly awaiting delivery of the first right-hand drivemodels.

Mustang also was the world’s best-selling sports car across theglobe during the first half of 2015, according to IHS Automotiveglobal registration data, with 76,124 vehicles registered.*

“Mustang has made more than 3,700 movie appearances and haskept cinema-goers on the edge of their seats in car chases from thelegendary ‘Bullitt’ sequence in 1968, to the first movie to feature theall-new Mustang, ‘Need for Speed’ in 2014,” said Roelant de Waard,vice president, Marketing, Sales & Service, Ford of Europe. “Beingnamed the ultimate stunt car in ‘Ben Collins: Stunt Driver’ furthercements Mustang’s place as an automotive and screen icon.”

“Ben Collins: Stunt Driver” is produced by Lionsgate U.K. inpartnership with Wise Old Fox Productions and is available on DVDand Blu-ray from Nov. 9.

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* IHS Automotive global registration data includes all registrationsin the IHS global sport segment, January-June 2015.

For more information on Ben Collins: Stunt Driver, please go tohttp://www.lgukpublicity.co.uk/uk/index.php

About Ben CollinsBetter known as “The Stig” from BBC’s internationally acclaimedTop Gear TV programme: the anonymous and mysterious driver, whofor 8 years kept an audience of 500 MILLION Worldwide viewersguessing as to his identity.

Ben is a Champion racing driver in his own right, having won racesacross a diverse arena of Motorsport from the Le Mans Series to GTand NASCAR. As a stunt driving expert he has worked on numerousHollywood blockbusters including Batman, Fast & Furious and thelatest James Bond movies.

Ben Collins’ story is as unique as it is compelling. He coachedhundreds of celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz aroundthe racetrack, though none of them ever saw his face. As the Stig, BenCollins was the benchmark of speed against which all other driversset themselves, and the man that everyone including Formula OneWorld Champions Nigel Mansell and Jenson Button tried and failedto beat.

Ben organised high voltage car chases and tested hundreds ofpriceless cars to the brink, whilst maintaining his trademark “low-profile”.

Ben holds many credits in his own name: A Professional Le Mans 24-hour Racecar Driver, Bestselling Author, TV Presenter, World RecordBreaker and Hollywood Stunt Driver. Jackie Stewart watched a youngBen win a Formula 3 race and was blown away, saying: “When yousee the likes of Ben Collins in Formula One, remember you saw themhere first.”

About Wise Old Fox ProductionsWise Old Fox Productions is a new ambitious independent televisionand film Production Company with bucket loads of car televisionpedigree. The production team is led by Jim Wiseman and StephanieFox, the producers of The Classic Car Show, and is a bit of a Top Gearreunion for the three.

About LionsgateLionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader witha strong and diversified presence in motion picture productionand distribution, television programming and syndication, homeentertainment, digital distribution, channel platforms andinternational distribution and sales. The Company currently hasmore than 30 television shows on over 20 different networksspanning its primetime production, distribution and syndicationbusinesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multipleEmmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the comedyAnger Management, the broadcast network series Nashville, the

syndication success The Wendy Williams Show and the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black.

Its feature film business has been fuelled by such recent successesas the blockbuster first three instalment of The Hunger Gamesfranchise, the first instalment of the Divergent franchise, Now YouSee Me, John Wick, Warm Bodies, Roadside Attractions' A MostWanted Man, Lionsgate/Codeblack Films' Addicted and PantelionFilms' Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader inbox office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates.Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an importantsource of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for thegrowth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate andSummit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, qualityentertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based inDearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles acrosssix continents. With about 197,000 employees and 67 plantsworldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford andLincoln. The company provides financial services through FordMotor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and itsproducts worldwide, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.

Ford of Europe

is responsible for producing, selling and servicing Ford brandvehicles in 50 individual markets and employs approximately53,000 employees at its wholly owned facilities and approximately68,000 people when joint ventures and unconsolidated businessesare included. In addition to Ford Motor Credit Company, FordEurope operations include Ford Customer Service Division and 24manufacturing facilities (16 wholly owned or consolidated jointventure facilities and 8 unconsolidated joint venture facilities). Thefirst Ford cars were shipped to Europe in 1903 – the same year FordMotor Company was founded. European production started in 1911.