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MARK TAKAHASHI: It was 50 years ago
that the iconic Steve McQueen movie, "Bullitt," hit theaters,
and it changed car chases forever.
Lurking in our San Francisco backdrop was one of the actual
'68 Fastbacks used in the filming.
This unrestored time capsule had been hidden away for decades
until it was rolled out at the Detroit Auto Show
earlier this year.
This particular Mustang is simply
one of the coolest cars ever.
Now Ford's done it again.
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They've unveiled a new 2019 Mustang Bullitt.
Question is, is it worthy of the Bullitt name?
Let's find out.
All right, everyone.
This is not going to be your typical Edmunds car review.
This is the 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt.
Now, we've reviewed tons of Mustangs on our site
as well as on this YouTube channel
so I'm not going to go into that much detail about how it drives
and all this other stuff.
The big question I am here to answer,
though, is this worthy of the Bullitt name?
Now Bullitt came out 50 years ago,
and it changed car chases forever.
It featured Steve McQueen, the King of Cool,
driving a '68 Fastback Mustang through the streets of San
Francisco, not on some studio backlot
and not with some lame projection behind him.
It was actually him driving most of the scenes,
taking on a '68 Dodge Charger.
It was rad.
It's hard to say what car chases would be like without Bullitt,
from James Bond to Jason Bourne or "Ronin"
and "The Italian Job."
The key differences here between a Mustang GT and this Bullitt,
well, it's green.
It's a lovely shade of highland green
that is an homage to the original '68 Fastback.
It has dark wheels also.
It has a nice cueball shifter, and it has 20 extra horsepower,
which really isn't a big deal when you consider
we're going from 460 to 480.
It's a small jump.
Really, the big difference for me is the exhaust.
It sounds amazing.
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This is just loud all the time in a good way.
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Yeah.
I've been driving for a few hours.
And I find myself staying in lower gear
just so I can hear that engine.
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And when you're on throttle lever on,
there's a few subtle pops out the back.
And even at lower speeds, it has this wonderful flutter
and burble.
It's one of the better sounding V8s, I think, of all time.
Just listen.
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Woo hoo ooh.
I'm really not one for appearance packages on cars,
but this one speaks to me.
Granted, I am a bit of a Steve McQueen fan.
He's one of my spirit animals, I think.
Outside of the whole Bullitt mystique,
the car just looks damn good in this green,
with the dark wheels.
And on top of that, it's kind of shaved down.
It doesn't have a lot of badging.
The grill is blacked out.
It's a little more sinister, almost
Dodge Challenger sinister.
That's a good thing.
The steering feels great.
The brakes instill confidence.
The handling's superb.
On top of it, it's easy to live with every day.
There aren't any real sacrifices.
It's comfortable.
It's convenient.
The backseats are worthless but whatever.
Just use that for cargo overflow anyway.
So there's the short answer.
Yes, it's worthy of the Bullitt name.
It's cool.
It's cool enough that the King of Cool
might actually think it's cool.
That's a lot of cool.
I love the Mustangs, and I love the Mustang Bullitt even more.
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After putting a lot of miles on the Bullitt,
I can definitively say, yes, it does deserve the Bullitt name.
It's a riot to drive.
It's just as much fun as any Mustang GT.
But seriously, all these little touches,
like the highland green paint, the dark wheels,
the ruckus exhaust, the cueball shifter,
they all come together to make this just a little bit more
special than your average Mustang GT.
For more information on the Bullitt
as well as its competition, head on over to edmunds.com.
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