Ciao everyone, here it's Marchettino! Today no chases through the streets of San Francisco but I think we'll have fun anyway with the Bullitt!
Leather jacket was mandatory today because the Mustang I'm driving is the hommage of a model that marked the history of movies
with one of the most famous american actors ever, Steeve McQueen!
To celebrate 50 years from the introduction of the Bullitt movie, Ford wanted to propose in a modern way the fastback Mustang GT that was used in the famous movie
where Steeve McQueen did a crazy car chase through the streets of San Francisco!
If you didn't see this movie yet, watch it because that chase is epic!
Sadly we can't remake the chase through the french countryside but we'll have fun anyway because in front we have a proper V8.
A few months ago I drove the Mustang V8 with the 10-speed auto transmission and how cool, here we have a 6-speed manual!
I really like it, I think it's the american car with the best manual transmission I've tested so far,
clutch is smooth and the gears to play with are precise and sharp enough.
Something you wouldn't expect from an american car but as I already said in the other review,
Ford is raising the bar on this car, they " european'ized " it very much by increasing the standard also for us europeans
and it's amazing to drive, even more when you have a proper 6-speed manual and a great 5.0L N/A V8!
Marvellous! But what makes the Bullitt so special?
First of all, if you remember the Mustang used in the movie, it's the colour.
Here Ford proposed the colour Dark Island Green, under the sun looks amazing and mixed with 19" black wheels with a specific design and crome accents.
After half century Ford wanted to propose a modern Bullitt and I think they nailed it.
Fun and adrenaline factors don't miss, like Steve McQueen used to find on the old Mustang.
Compared to the Mustang of 50 years ago, there's a slight difference in terms of performance because this Mustang flies!
If Steve McQueen had this car 50 years ago, the chase would have been shorter!
Here the 5.0 V8 has been slighty tuned compared to the other Mustang I drove, 10hp more which ain't bad
and so the power raises to 460hp and 595nm.
After having kept the other Mustang for a week I can say to know it pretty well,
let's set Track mode, in Track we can turn the electronics off
This old school american V8 is amazing,
A big difference compared to the 10-speed auto Mustang is that here we have 4 gears less
so we tend to change less gears, gear ratios are longer and the great thing about this engine is that it has plenty of power at low revs so
if you hit the throttle without being close to redline, you feel the power anyway and you don't have the feeling the engine is lazy.. at the contrary!
Even at 3-4000rpm the car revs up quickly
Listen to that soundtrack!
The Brembo brake calipers of the Bullitt have been painted red to make contrast with the black wheels
great braking power too, once you hit the pedal you feel a great power
also because american muscle cars tend to be heavy so great job Ford for offering such powerful brakes.
I find this Bullitt very exciting, not just because of the manual but also because I love movies from another era,
I don't really watch modern movies and I think this car is a great hommage to the Mustang that S.M used 50 years ago.
Redline is high for an american engine, slighty under 7500rpm!
straight lines become shorter when you hit the throttle!
And it's a real pleasure to play with the gearbox which is nicely done
if you're considering to get one, it won't be easy to find one because just 68 will come to Italy. How come 68? Well, movie Bullitt was released in '68!
Every Bullitt has a placque with the series number on the dash.
It's a car that follows the tradition of the american car, big V8 engine, brutal soundtrack tipically american, a great manual transmission also because
it's a stereotype americans prefere auto, they love manual transmissions too!
Driving with the electronics off ain't for everyone, with so much power going only through the rear tires
when you overdo with the throttle, it's very rough and brutal
the steering doesn't communicate immediately what's happening with the rear so under a certain point of view, it's dangerous
but I find it funny because it tends to slide quite easily!
So for those who love to go sideways, it's a car that won't make you tired of it!
Let's act like a yankee in the city!
This V8 is amazing!
Look, not 1-2-3-4 but a whopping 5 Bullitt together!
I really did enjoy to drive a Mustang again with a proper engine, inside a Mustang you breath America
and this version, the Bullitt that pays tribute to the Mustang of 50 years ago, this tribute is perfectly done!
The manual is the icing on the cake, that was what this car needed to play with this engine and the typical american brutality.
Sorry Ford but, the 10-speed auto was brilliant but to me, the 6-speed manual has an extra gear!
Sorry for the word pun because it has 4 less technically but well.. you got it!
I terminate here the chase-ehm, review! I plaied enough pretending to be S.M!
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