Ciao everyone, here it's Marchettino and as you can see, today we have fun with some american horses!
Today I'm at Modena racetrack for a day of pure fun with Ford Italia because I've been invited at the Ford Driving University,
it's an event that allows to its customers to learn more about driving and learn more their own cars, obviously the top models
like the Ford Focus RS, Ford Mustang, sadly no Ford GTs today but we're content anyway.
As you can see, Ford brought nice toys - very nice in grey!
Here we have a nice smurf Mustang and look, a fabulous Escort RS!
Sadly I asked but no, they're not letting me drive it!
I have to say, I already drove on track this morning with the Focus RS with an instructor,
it's very cool - allow me to say that! Because with a pro instructor we can learn better the track lines and mostly he allow us to push the car safely!
Obviously I already filmed the Focus RS, if you didn't see the video click above
so my day will focus on this yankee smurf, finally I get to drive the Ford Mustang 5.0 V8, manual.. and what a colour!
As first experience with the Mustang 5.0 V8 at Modena racetrack, we're doing a few laps with Alberto, instructor of the Ford Driving University,
in order to learn the behaviour of the car and the lines of the track because this is a particularly technical track.
Very technical, very windy, difficult but endearing at the same time because it makes us want to drive it in the best possible way!
The car has plenty of power so we have all the elements to have fun!
Tight here, ok keep the line and wait to get into the next corner.
Closer, open the steering and down with the throttle!
Long straight here, shift up!
Brake, shift down, keep wide and progressively get into the corner, no rush,
back to the right, brake, get into the corner but no rush, inside and keep the line!
Perfect, here we have space so let it go, external, brake with the tires straight lined,
shift down, look the external part of the corner, get in, straight line!
There's enough power!
You can feel the power!
Brake, shift down, one more time, look inside the corner, apex, light on the throttle and go!
Keep right, get in!
Prepare the next one! Light throttle, go!
Brake, shift down! No rush to get into the corner like before,
Perfect! Nice one.
Prepare the next corner, progressively, nice keep the apex,
Right!
We have space so let it go!
Alberto has been really good and quick to show me the lines of the track but also to make me understand how to drive this car!
Because I have to admit, after a few laps with the Mustang 5.0 V8 I have to say, what a car!
This engine is truly insane, you can feel it's an american V8 , a muscle car V8.
5 litres V8, naturally aspirated! Capable to unleash 421hp and +500nm of torque!
The sound is tipically american!
Modena racetrack is a quite technical track but I have to say around these corners the Mustang moves surprisingly good!
You know american cars have the stereotype of being cars unable to steer, undrivable,
Well, I have to say Ford has done a great job with this generation of Mustang!
I appreciate the manual gearbox!
You can see the car slide a little!
Electronics is not completely off and if you overdo just a little bit while the steering is not completely lined, well the tires just keep spinning!
The Ford Driving University is here also for this, to teach to the Ford customers - especially Mustang - the behaviour of their cars because really,
if you shut the electronics it becomes quite nervous!
What a sound!
It's not a car with a high redline, being a typical american engine it redlines at about 6500rpm,
it's an engine not only with a great sound, but it has plenty of power and torque since the low revs, it's a raging engine!
For this reason I push gently the throttle!
Tires are squeaking, they're at the limit of the grip!
Flatout in the straight!
Very pleasant to heel-toe with this Mustang,
gears are particularly fluid and precise.
I had the chance to test also the Mustang with flappy paddles and honestly I don't like it that much, so manual for life!
I'm starting to brake earlier because I feel they're getting tired,
after a whole day on track and anyway you can feel the weight, after some quick laps the brakes start to get tired.
But these brakes ain't bad!
Also the steering is not bad I mean, I'm steering, I'm steering in a Mustang!
I just debunked the myth that muscle cars can't corner!
Let's start to slow down to cool down the engine and brakes of the Mustang.
What a surprise, what a pleasant surprise!
This Mustang is not just very beautiful, smurf, black wheels and manual,
it seems like Ford has organised this event to sell me a Mustang!
The mix of RWD, V8 engine and manual well, fabulous!
This Mustang is a pleasant surprise, it's a shame that our taxes, annual car tax penalize this car in the italian market,
It's a car that in terms of performance/quality/price is not bad, the problem is that it's expensive to run this V8!
Also for this reason Ford sell lots of 4cyl Mustangs in Italy but honestly,
if I had to buy a Mustang, it would be V8 because the muscle car is V8 to me!
What to say, I'm the last person on the track and this has been a fun day, I had to play
unleash some power, learn - yeah you never stop to learn! Thanks to all the Ford instructors I could
improve, or at least I hope to have improved a bit my driving qualities, if we can actually define them quality!
I hope to be driving again that yankee smurf because I liked that very much!
Thanks Ford Italia for having invited me at Modena racetrack!
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