4 2015 the redesigned Ford Mustang enters the modern car escaped with an
all new suite of technology both mechanically and electronically
there are three engines offered a base v6 turbocharged four-cylinder and what
we have here the 435 horsepower v8 mustang GT
now the car is physically more rounded 4 2015
but with all of this new technology aimed to increase the refinement and
sophistication as the Mustang lost its edge
the new looks are lower and wider than before the rear track actually has an
additional two inches of width and upfront each of the three engines has
its unique grill for its own cooling properties
I'm a big fan of how the gt's grill looks the new fastback shape blends into
perhaps one of the most controversial styling decisions of the new Mustang
that's the rear end
I wasn't a big fan of it at the auto shows or in photos
it kinda has a pucker look to it but now that you see it in front of your house
and in the wild
it's actually grown on me and that's helped by the awesome rear tail light
package the sequential LED taillights and they're just blindingly bright one
thing I can do without felt is the wheel package
you know black wheels have been very popular for a while now
rather see a gun metal or even just an unpainted look at the heart of the GT is
a five-point only or v8 that makes 435 horsepower this year
that's 15 more than last year thanks to new cylinder head and intake manifold
design now while power is up
so is weight from all of the new
technologies and convenience features like the independent rear suspension
everything that makes the car a lot more refined than 2014 with the extra weight
and more power fuel economy is also down a little bit in highway numbers but not
enough to affect the combined number for this manual transmission GT Mustang is
all grown up on the inside
this is a 46 thousand dollar car and you know what it feels like a 46 thousand
dollar car they're very nice interior touches like the stitch dashboard and
these very cool toggle switches that control the various driving modes and
steering instability
one of my favorite new features that they've kind of modified a little bit is
the manual transmission shifter on the six-speed manual transmission in this GT
there's a new shift linkage and it creates a much more positive precise
feel in the shifter and that pairs with something i don't really like too much
and that's the clutch pedal it's really heavy for a GT and it doesn't feel that
heavy at first but it wears on you very quickly and i'm also not a fan of these
optional
recaro seats they have all of their grip in the midsection
but there's not a lot of back support there's no power function and there's no
heated seats
either it's 38 degrees today when I got outside I wanted heated seats when
you're not fighting the clutch pedal and traffic the Mustang otherwise has the
same
Brutus charm has always had with the new level of sophistication and how it rides
thanks to the new independent rear suspension and stiffer chassis the old
car would skip and jump over the rough roads
whereas the 2015 rides very smooth and has a very controlled ride even over the
roughest roads mustang has a new front and rear suspension and this performance
package car
it's a lot of fun on the track it's one of those entertaining and confident
driving Mustangs
I've had on the track in recent years but it's not exactly perfect
you will surely see more performance packages in the future but this car is a
little less than desirable as far as body motion control the nose pitches
back and forth and it's a little wall away when you're really getting
aggressive but at its limits the car is more predictable and controllable than
ever
speaking of that performance package its twenty five hundred dollars and has a
ton of equipment yet the brake system from the previous 2014 mustang gt500
six-piston calipers as well as 19 inch wheels wider tires in the back
plus you have retune Springs new shocks in the back thicker sway bars and a
bunch of other equipment
the GT with performance package was benchmarks affords previous boss 302 and
they say the 2015 GT with performance package is faster than the boss 302 and
they're testing the 2014 Mustang you could squeeze an adult in the back but
it's even harder now with the more aggressive roofline the trunk Bell is
remains the same size and we fit two sets of golf clubs back here
overall the mustang has a lot more suggest
patients what's more modern than it was before and that's exactly what it needed
to compete with not only the challenger and camaro but with any 45 thousand
dollar sports car and it does that without losing its signature Mustang
charm