Ford Mustang Expert Review
We are with the American legend Ford Mustang.
In the past the Ford Mustang was sold in our country but it was not official.
But now, you are able to buy the Mustang with 2.3 liters Ecoboost petrol engine under the Ford dealership.
Besides, the reason we are able to see the Mustang on our roads is because small capacity engine suitable to European standards has been developed.
Let’s see how much the Mustang as is appropriate as sports car to our country roads?
Let’s analyze it together...
When you look from the front, the new Mustang too has the shark nose that we are accustomed to.
In here there is a grill with wide air intake and the indispensible horse of the Mustang in its center.
Due to the bonnet prolonging towards the headlamps, the Mustang appears aggressive and ill tempered from the front.
I will share with you what kind of outlook this exceedingly long and swollen bonnet has while driving.
Now let me mention a bit the car’s side to you.
You are able to observe that the Mustang definitely possesses a sports car profile from the side.
Even if it does not look that way from the front there is a projecting fender.
Furthermore, the curl of the A column towards the rear starting from the front window and joining with the wide rear fender
and continuing harmoniously with the boot and raise up as a spoiler makes the Mustang very attention grabbing and assertive from the side.
The projecting black footboard against the yellow color definitely is one of the sportive details of the Mustang.
An absolute must of a convertible car to me is the column less windows and the Mustang has them.
When you lower this, the door really show itself on a very different sportive form.
Now let us look at the rear of the car.
The rear of the Mustang has been renewed by remaining faithful to its tradition.
You see a black piece here in the center of the boot lid, and again inside a round logo there is the Mustang horse,
in other words there is nothing what so ever about the Ford on the car.
The taillights consist of three sticks on both side and although they appear to be white now, they are quite impressive when they become red.
Further, we see two round exhaust outlets on both sides when we look down that gives clues about the power of the car.
Despite the black piece in between, the yellow color of the body has been preferred for the diffuser and this made the Mustang look very esthetic from the rear.
From such an esthetic car, to expect practicality will definitely be unreasonable.
Firstly there is a benefit for me to specify this.
But I must point out that there is boot here that offers 408 liters loading capacity.
Namely, you can put two mid size luggage here but as the loading bay is narrow and high you have to be logical,
as these will cause some nuisance with heavy loads.
But if you say who cares, I agree with you.
The same naturally is valid in the interior.
For example, when you want to sit on the rear seats, you have to dismantle the piece that helps you to reach the safety belt easily.
And if you do not affix it back then the people in front have to reach out way back for safety belts.
Anyway, that is not that important.
Let us look what kind of living space is offered at the rear because this car is called 2+2 coupe.
I can say it from the start that this place is not very comfortable for an adult.
Now when you get in here, as you can see, even though I am 1.78 cm tall I can sit, even the knee room is not bad
but when it comes to the headroom, I must say that, I really had encountered much difficulty.
It is impossible to travel at the rear seats, even when I try to slip down my head touches the rear window.
Therefore I can say that only children can sit on the rear seats.
To get in or out of the rear seats is not easy either but who cares?
Personally I don’t care at the moment at all because I am getting behind the steering wheel of the Mustang and will start driving soon.
As always, we affix the safety belt first and then close this extremely esthetic door and press the starter.
Would you like to hear the sound of the engine before we move?
Like this. It is not bad is it?
Lets start...
I am behind the steering wheel of the Mustang.
Even though the interior is not as impressive as the exterior it still has different design factors.
You especially feel that you are in an American car as soon as you enter it.
It definitely makes you feel it with design factors as well as material quality.
The knowledgeable knows that the American cars are not as assertive in the matter of material quality as their European rivals and the same is valid for the Mustang.
In here at the top, soft plastic materials are used and they are covered with leather.
There is a plastic piece with an aluminum look later on.
When you reach to the lower parts, still soft plastics are used.
But especially around the gear lever, the materials are hard and convenient for scratches.
The upper parts of the door upholstery are soft but you again encounter hard plastics at lower levels.
When you compare this to a European rivals the quality of the materials will come weak
but ultimately this is an American car and they do not attach importance to material quality that much.
Therefore the Mustang satisfies the expectations very well in this sense.
There are two indicators in front of you.
From the one on the left you can follow the revolutions and from the one on the right the speed.
In here apart from the kilometers you can see the American unit the mile.
Naturally, the Mustang Europeanize when entering the European market because there is one touchscreen multimedia here.
You are able to reach your phone, navigation, music system and A/C controls from here.
This in fact is the multimedia screen we know from the current Ford models.
We have come across this screen on my previous tests of the Ford Focus Sedan, Ford Mondeo and Ford Grand C-Max models.
I already have given sufficient details about this screen; therefore I don’t feel a need to talk about it in this car.
The A/C controls are directly below the music system, in my opinion they have a very chic design and are easy to use.
There is one detail I like here and that is having a seat coolers as well as seat heaters.
Frankly, on hot summer days like today, if you are traveling with leather seats your back will be dripping wet when you get out of the car.
But as you see I am able to drive easily and comfortably with the second level now.
I cannot say that the Mustang is very functional in the matter of small items cubicles.
Nobody is expecting such from a car like this anyway, but there is a small area in front of the gear lever for your wallet and small changes.
Further, behind the gear lever there are two largish cup-holders where you can put your mobile phone and sunglasses.
Apart from these the armrest offers you quite a wide place too.
The plaque here indicating that the Mustang is manufactured since 1964 shows you and your passenger that you are in a very special car.
After this entire story I think it is time to consider the Mustang’s engine and driving features.
As I have mentioned at the beginning, the Mustang is manufactured with 2.3 liters turbo charge petrol engine with Ecoboost for the European market.
This engine develops 317 HP and 432 Nm of torque
and sold in our country with only 6-speed automatic gearbox with torque convertor.
The engine’s numerical information is very powerful; let me tell you what it gives you in practice.
Even though the engine has 4 cylinders it offers you not bad a performance.
As you can see its sound is very good and its acceleration performance is very good too.
In this sense, it gives good answers to the expectations.
Of course, when you talk about a sports car you expect it to be light as well as powerful.
But the Mustang is quite heavy with its almost 1700 kg body.
Therefore, naturally there are some losses in the performance.
In this of course the automatic gearbox has a bit of share too.
If this car were to be offered to you with manual gearbox alternative, it might have given you more enjoyable driving.
As 317 HP is transferred to the rear wheels, especially in this type of hairpin turns and sharp bends,
it offers you to slide the rear and make a drift easily and you really enjoy it.
Of course when we talk about the sound we should have been talking about 8 cylinders 5 liters Mustang not this 4 cylinders one.
But at the moment we make do with this one and I cannot say that it is bad as it satisfy the expectations.
But if you really want to drive a Mustang, what ever happens you should take a path towards the 5 liters version.
Incidentally, it is very stable, look even with this drifting the car stays in its line very controlled and achieve to answers all your commands to the steering wheel.
The car almost does not stay put.
Believe me even though it is not 5 liters machine, this 2.3 liters Ecoboost engine has really great power at the rear wheels as well.
By the way, they live harmoniously with the gearbox also.
In other words even though it is an automatic gearbox with torque convertor its passes are very good.
Especially when upshifting you don’t lose any time,
but when downshifting the changes are a bit delayed but still it is not very important.
Let us consider the driving features of the Mustang.
First of all, one of the main differences separating the Mustang from the Europeans is its comfortable chassis.
But when I say comfort, you should of course not expect a family car comfort from it.
Ultimately it is a sports car but compared to the suspension comfort of the European sports car, I can say that this one is one step ahead.
Naturally, with the new generation the Mustang too is using independent rear suspension system.
It is a fact that this adds a plus to the road handling and comfort of the Mustang.
There are 4 different driving modes in the Mustang.
They are Normal, Sport Plus and Track and Snowy Surfaces modes.
You are able to select them from these contact breaker type switches.
Further, you are able to choose the sensitivity of the steering wheel by this button here again as Normal, Sport and Comfort.
The weight balance of the steering wheel in my opinion is quite good.
It answers you very well even at Normal mode.
When you select the Sport, you have to spend a bit more effort to turn the wheel.
Did I have a need? I preferred to drive at normal mode throughout the duration.
I cannot say that the angle of field of view was good but I can definitely say that it was pleasurable.
I have pointed out to you when talking on the outside.
There is such a long bonnet with protrusions that you see it before the road when you sit on the drivers seat.
With this yellow color the car is very attention grabbing.
In this type of road driving it makes you feel that you are driving a powerful car.
But there are places these turns to be a disadvantage.
On turning, especially at narrow roads or maneuvering, you encounter some bother, as you are unable to perceive the front exactly.
But after you get use to it, and know where the head of the car is, it does not become too much of a problem.
I can also say that the rear window is a bit narrow.
Furthermore due to declining roof, the C column naturally affects the view a bit.
But still, when you want to maneuver, you can see around easily with this rear view camera.
And you do not encounter any problem while driving once you get use to it.
Finally, let us consider the fuel consumption you have been waiting impatiently.
I have been driving this car for 4 days and have covered 260 km.
At the moment the trip computer indicates to me 10.7 liters fuel consumption averages.
This value, if you ask me is very good for 2.3 liters turbo charge automatic gearbox car weighing 1.7 tons.
I should also briefly mention how I drove this car when we were together.
150 km of the 260 km distance that I covered; I have driven on highways calmly.
The rest 100 km distance was covered in the city with not much performance but by stepping on the throttle around corners to hear the engine sound.
In other words we can say that it was exactly a mix fuel consumption test.
Consequently, I can say that the 2.3 liters Ecoboost engine under the bonnet of the Ford Mustang possesses a frugal potential,
of course if you drive your Mustang as Ford Focus.
If you drive, saying that you are driving a Mustang and would like to hear the sound of the engine and would like to enjoy it,
then you should definitely know that the fuel consumption will reach 14-15 liters level.
Lets see how it accelerates?
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Ford Mustang with exceedingly esthetic design, sportive driving features and also with comfortable construction, in my opinion deserves praise
It is not very assertive in practicality.
Besides, it is a sports car and I don’t think any body will expect practicality from it.
But the most important think is the subject of price.
While people in United States possesses this car for about 25-30 thousand Dollars, in Europe 30-40 thousand Euro is needed.
In our country, unfortunately as this 2.3 liters Ecoboost engine falls into the highest tax bracket,
even the least equipment version will sell for 135 thousand Dollars.
Therefore unfortunately it is not reasonable to say this car is a good choose.
At that price level there are many more alternatives.
As a matter of fact, one of the alternatives is Mustang’s 5 liters 8 cylinder GT version.
That car’s price is around 150 thousand dollars.
Therefore even that car looks more reasonable.
But there is one criterion that alters the affairs and that is the yearly motor vehicle tax because while this car’s tax is 4 thousand TL the 5 liters GT version’s tax is 22 thousand TL.
That makes the GT unreasonable too.
Consequently, we welcome the Ford Mustang
but are unable to make shot greetings because unfortunately at this price level there will not be many to reach the Mustang.
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