Avon Middleton gets behind the wheel of the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse at the TopGear South Africa Text Track. To say he’s impressed would be understating it.
Under the hood, Ford hasn’t done too much with the famously raucous 5.0-litre V8. In Dark Horse guise, power hikes to 334kW with torque remaining unchanged. The technical work is all under the bodywork, with Ford tweaking all of the components and elements for vastly improved cornering. The suspension has been tweaked in line with a more precise steering, making turn in on the Dark Horse so much better. Despite the short rear and sizable nose, this car turns and changes direction with composure and balance. Pirelli P Zero rubber makes some of the difference too, but the most impressive bit about the Dark Horse it how it brakes. Cross-drilled Brembo discs up front transform this car’s dynamic ability. The braking system isn’t just good at scrubbing off speed, but they also feel good lap after lap, corner after corner, inspiring huge confidence even from very high speeds.
