Think you know American muscle cars? Think again...
, arguably the closest we get to an old-school performance Mustang in the UK, offering the best driving experience we’ve yet seen from Ford’s pony car.
At first blush, it doesn’t look all that different to the Bullitt. The 5.0-litre naturally aspirated Coyote V8 offers up 460hp, which is a match for the green machine and is only 10hp more than the Mustang GT. It’s also matches the Bullitt on acceleration, taking 4.8 seconds to hit 62mph from a standstill, which is plenty fast enough but it unlikely to set your pants on fire like other US-spec performance ‘stangs. Especially those with cobras on the front.
But that’s really not what the Mach 1 is about. Instead, it’s a Mustang that’s built for track use. For instance, the front and rear subframes are all new on the model, which goes hand in hand with recalibrated MagneRide adaptive dampers. Mind you, it’s still extraordinarily heavy at 1,851kg, but Ford has stiffened up the anti-roll bars and springs to help keep all that weight in check.
That’s quite the shopping list of parts, and the best thing is it all comes together in a rather brilliant package. Mach 1s aren’t offered with many optional extras, butcomes with the most important of all: the six-speed manual gearbox , complete with pool ball gear knob. Those 19-inch Y-shaped rims were also a cost option, as opposed to the Bullitt-style five-spokes that came as standard; plus the Mach 1 styling pack works wonders with this car’s Battleship Grey finish.
It's listed for £57,991 with just 2,000 miles on the clock. Yes, that’s still around £8,000 more than a standard Mustang GT but, believe us when we say it's worth it for the enhanced driving experience. Make no mistake, there aren’t many performance cars weighing nearly two tonnes that are as fun to drive as the Mach 1. Nor are many as loud.
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