Ford Mustang 5.0 GT V8 450 CV: Our Road Test - Sports Cars
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT V8 450 CV: Our Road Test - Sports Cars
The restyled version of the Ford Mustang has become even more accurate and more fun.
La Ford Mustang it is a car that can make you smile even when it is standing. Orange, with black stripes, hood the size of a football field: although it is said to be a Europeanized "pony car" Mustang V8 GT he is as American as a hamburger.
The GT V8 version also burns hectoliters of gasoline, but has ten times the charisma of the four-cylinder EcoBoost 2.3.
So with the 2018 V8 facelift 5,0 liters he earned about twenty resumes (now he has 450) and the car was equipped with a new 10-speed automatic transmission and with adaptive suspension. This is good news.
The interior has also been slightly redesigned, now it boasts TFT which also includes a tachometer with fun graphics that change depending on the driving mode.
On the other hand, the amount of hard plastic we find in the interior of the car remains unchanged, but I must admit that the car is forgiven for its toy design and the fact that it has no claims of "premium German". Mustang just wants to make Mustang.
I WANT CURVES, THANKS
The only time Ford Mustang wants to be European in corners, and that's the only thing that matters: forget the agility of the BMW M3, Ford is heavier, bigger; when you enter it while cornering, it takes it more comfortably, but in terms of balance and driving pleasure, it still knows its stuff. V steering more accurate than you'd expect, powerful braking (although the pedal travel is surprisingly short and hard) and Trust what he conveys to you is complete. IN adaptive suspension makes a big difference, offers much more control and eliminates roll by skillfully masking its 1,8 tonne weight.
However, most of all pleasure brings motor. 8-liter V5,0 it has a hoarse, thick voice, it is bouncy underneath, but it does best at high revs, which is a surprise. 450 h.p. also very manageable even with the controls deactivated: oversteer on a mustang is as easy as breathing; also because the rear wheels of the 275 are not quite king-size "for i 530 Nm V8 torque, but you know what? That's better. The Mustang only breaks if you want it to, only if you hit the gas pedal mid-corner, and it does so with commendable progress. On the other hand, if you want to ride cleanly, it tucks into corners with fixed front tires and a stiff rear end that almost never breaks even under the hardest braking. In short: The Ford Mustang is light, tractable, and trustworthy to drive like a criminal. And it is also exotic, sexuality and ... rebellion. The restyled version of 2018 is not a revolution, but a dynamic improvement where necessary, the main thing is that you are interested in the dynamics of a muscle car. IN 10-speed automatic transmission it's all too cute, but it matches the smooth nature of the car and is still faster and more accurate than the previous 6-speed. I would only recommend it to those who want to ride it every day, possibly in a traffic jam; However, if you want to really have some fun, choose a guide.
PRICE
La Ford Mustang GT 5.0 V8 coast 47.000 euros, 49.000 euros with automatic transmission. This is a very reasonable figure, given the scene, the acting force, and the special object. The sore point is consumption: Ford claims average – very American – 8,3 km / h, but that's a bit optimistic.
