During my test week I found it hard keeping my only somewhat responsible mind from causing an over enthusiastic right foot to pull back on the throttle. The 6-speed shifter is quite decent too, making me want to shift up and down through the gears for no reason - as if there is one when 390 lb-ft of torque is force fed through to the rear wheels. For an experiment I tried accelerating from standstill in 3rd, 4th and even 5th gear without using the gas pedal - no problem. It just idles forward. I'm sure it would even do it in 6th.
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| Thirsty? You bet. It sucks back the fuel with gusto, more because of the need for speed than a particularly inefficient engine. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
I put a lot of super grade fuel in Ford's supercar, filling it up two and a half times compared to the average car's single tank full. While that had something to do with the fact that I drove it every moment I could - and wouldn't you - and that I hardly idled it around town or cruised all that often in 6th gear at 90 km/h, it also reflects a rather thirsty supercharged V8.
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| Ford's new toy is raw, uninhibited and devastatingly quick. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
If you want to know about convenience features check out my article on the SVT Mustang Cobra Convertible in this web site, or build the car online and get all the details in point form.
But details aren't what this car is all about. It's raw, uninhibited and devastatingly quick. Few cars will get you as much respect on the road and fewer still will have drivers dumb enough to want to race you - street racing being just all round dumb as it is.
Final conclusion: This drivetrain in the next generation Mustang and I just might leave my import snobbery for a new muscle car.
