2015 Ford Mustang: A Thoroughbred Sports Car Carscoops

News for those who love machinery, one of the most delicious: from 4 July (but you can book for now) will official launch in Europe Ford Mustang, one of the most representative "Pony machine" was born in the USA.

 Sports cars all the muscles, that is, hundreds of horses under the hood, rear drive and that require significant driving skills.

La new Ford Mustang he promises to retain the character of the thoroughbred American prairie horses, but with a tighter bridle, more in line with the roads of the old continent.

That is, with these settings frame, suspensions e electronic control which improve handling.

How? With four electronic settings depending on your skills and the condition of the asphalt: Normal start (for civilian use and with very alert ESP and traction control), Sports + (where the controls are triggered when entering the car), Track (farewell checks) Snow and wet (returns electronics in case of rain or snow).

We have it head in Bavaria, between narrow streets in the middle of hills and lakes and sections of motorways without speed limits. And we can expect that new mustang it is a demanding machine that requires quick reflexes and a little tendency to forgive mistakes.  

Style and interior

Compared to the first Ford Mustang introduced in 1964, i designer they retained not only the general appearance, but also some elements, such as the ribs on the hood or the lines going up and down towards the rear, or the design of the taillights, made in the form of vertical segments.

Then of course the impression heritage That's all: front mouthlike a shark they say in Ford, from'aggression much more modern and marked, the roadways are much wider and more welcome wheels that in the sixties they could not even imagine in size, the vents disappeared, the interior became less spartan and more hospitable.

However, fifty years later, the effect of what has already been seen is important, and it is wonderful that this is so.

La Driving Position I immediately found on the Mustang, steering wheel e Speed they are easy to combine, and even without the additional Recaro seats, it feels right: we're on board a true pony car.

The materials are in the American tradition, a little poor, the imitation leather with printed seams and the plastic are too cheap. But in the end who cares who buys Ford Mustang he knows that this product contributes to a different sensation, a hydrocarbon smell, not a Connolly's skin smell.

But onboard equipment It is equipped with: double air conditioning, eight-inch screen with navigator and touch screen functions, as well as a high-quality Hi-Fi system.

To listen to good music on motorways, where the sound of the engine fades into the background.

Driving Impressions

La Ford Mustang proposed in two bodies e two engines, fastback e Cabriolet and four-cylinder turbocharged 2.3 Ecoboost from 317 hp or with a more American eight-cylinder aspirated V 5.0 to 421 CV.

Someone hates us in the pouring rain, let's start with convertible 2.3... Normal setting. Mistake. In the first corner, we understand why there is also Snow & Wet.

La Mustang, per second and sixty per hour, he does not like wet asphalt and takes off with some irascibility. It sang to the side of the road on the right, and then the car rebuilds.

С rain program, the music changes: there is always enough pushbut the pitch is much softer and smoother and the driving is quieter.

We thought 2.3 was engine was born, first of all, for countries like ours, where from 5.0 the super tax is activated. Of course, but has a pleasant character, ready, almost cruel, always puts pressure on you: in short, it is by no means a downward choice.

Then, fortunately, the rain stops and we can make up our minds as the asphalt dries up, more demanding settings.

And the first impression is amplified: Ford Mustang in Normal start this is a more European car, it allows you to go fast, but forgive the stupidity and inattention. Also, you need to be able to steer and operate the throttle if you don't want you to spin.  

The next day, the turn is 5.0. There are a lot more horses, but the eight-cylinder pushes more progressively, it has incredible elasticity, you do not need to pull the gears to get away quickly (there are six of them, we only have a manual transmission, in the future there will be an automatic transmission) already at three thousand circles with each at the change you see a huge billowing nose.

Sixth gear then goes off the freeway.

In Ford they swear that 100 km / h will reach them in 4 and eight seconds. We stop on a deserted road and try on a chronograph in hand, or rather on the wrist. Well, the hand, without pretense of photocells, stops at 5,1 seconds and on the first try, where we also let the rear wheels slip a little (who knows why).

There is also a function Launch controlbut seems too electronic. Trying it over and over again for about 5 seconds. Enough, then, before the policeman arrived with sirens blaring, drawn by the noise of exhaust fumes, smoke and dust rising from the back of the car. Mustang.

After that, the car also allows you to travel, instead of jumping at a cowstep, enjoying the music and beautiful scenery, thanks to the electronics and the perfect engine tuning.

If we want, then the only drawback is suspensionsrather dry and reactive, especially at the rear, where the multi-link works well at speed, but also does not absorb bumps in the road. The steering is strengthened, it becomes more responsive and heavier when changing settings as expected.

Conclusions and prices

La new Ford Mustang will take you home to really competitive price what makes you forget about the minor shortcomings of internal materials: 2.3 from 36 thousand euros (40 thousand convertible) and 5.0 (a real surprise!) For 41 thousand euros (45 thousand convertible).

 Standard Everything you need, from a leather steering wheel to a rear-view camera, from sports pedals to LED headlights.

But if you like a little Individualization you have Recaro seats (beautiful, shaped, enveloping) for 2.000 euros and 2.700 euros Mustang package (aesthetic kit with optional Sync2 navigator, front seat climate control, parking sensors and 19-inch Unique wheels). Metallic paint costs another 800 euros, mother-of-pearl - 1200 euros.

So it's easy to see why we started out by saying that the arrival of the Mustang in Europe is good news.

if you love sports cars, but only (we came so to speak) for their beauty and you will never go to the track, there Mustang it gives you all the fun that these cars require, including the power you need.

It's not sticky but eye-catching, not aggressive but a little sneaky, it doesn't shroud you in luxury, but reminds you that you are in a thoroughbred car. After all, it's also comfortable enough to take the risk of traveling alone without much compromise.