‘Top Gear’ Review Could Signal Big Things for New Mustang in Europe
The guys at Top Gear magazine have gotten their hands on the new Mustang GT in Europe, and their assessment is…well, damn good to say the least. Although it really comes as no surprise given the rave review a U.S. equipped new Mustang received late last year from the British publication.
Still, below are nine of the top takeaways from Top Gear’s Paul Horrell, who test drove the GT in Europe. He speaks to the global appeal of the new Mustang — minus the fact that it isn’t a right-hand-driven model that will be sold in Britain.
- “…lots of on-paper spec and performance. Look at it in terms of European rear-drive coupes: it’s the size of a BMW 6-Series V8, at the price of a 2-Series four-cylinder.”
- “The engine is hale and hearty, the dynamics engaging, and the cabin is on-par with Euro-Ford levels of quality but has a character all of its own.”
- “The sound is key to the very Mustang-ness of the thing: an honest harmony of metal and gases.”
- “There’s transmission shunt at low speed (improved since we drove the early US cars, but still present) and a mismatch in weight between the meaty shift and over-light brake pedal…”
- “This Mustang has all-new independent suspension. It corners very entertainingly, with progressive reactions and a wide choice of angles from neat-and-tidy to smoky-and-lairy.”
- “It feels wide, but no more so than some of Europe’s grander coupes.”
- “This V8 Mustang rates at 20.9mpg and 299g/km. Sure that’s a lot of tax, but mentally offset it against the low price of the actual car.”
- “More of an annoyance is the pathetic 61-litre fuel tank, so the comfortable range is under 250 miles.”
- “If you always fancied a Mustang, this is the one that you buy without your petrolhead mates laughing at you.”
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via [Top Gear]
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