Mustang V6 Performance Package Renamed for Pioneering Black Metal Band?

When Mayhem vocalist Dead killed himself in 1991, the Norwegian band�s founding guitarist Euronymous, upon finding the corpse, allegedly went cannibal. Two years later, Euronymous was murdered by Burzum frontman Varg Vikernes while the pair had been working on a plan to blow up a cathedral with its roots in the 11th century. At this point, you�re asking yourself, �What does all this Scandinavian tragedy masquerading as farce and death metal have to do with the Ford Motor Company?�
As it turns out, possibly only everything. Ford launched a Facebook contest to rename the Mustang V-6 Performance Package, and after more than 3000 submissions, �Mayhem Mustang Package� is the moniker that rose to the top of the heap. The specs themselves remain the same: the 305-hp standard-equipment V-6, remapped stability control, a 3.31 rear pumpkin, a strut-tower brace, and brake/suspension bits sourced from the GT (the rear lower control arms come from the GT500), plus unique 19-inch wheels shod with Pirelli rubber. Fitting the lot to a 2012 Mustang costs $1995.
Given that the winning submission came from somebody Ford�s describing only as a �North Carolina resident,� we�re wondering if noted metal aficionado and Durham denizen John Darnielle of indie-rock darlings the Mountain Goats hasn�t just found himself a free three-year lease on a Mayhem-equipped Mustang, the prize for submitting the winning name. If so, we�re hoping he springs for an airbrushed Euronymous-death-mask hood mural.
by blog.caranddriver.com