Just trust the thrust

This being a family newspaper, we shall not dwell on the speeds the Mustang can do (and did). Instead, let’s dwell on how the Mustang feels on a twisty road when one tries to keep the needle pointing to, say, four o’clock.

When you take the Mustang there, it does not hunker down like an F-Type, or GT-R. But neither does it get all tail happy like a 911 or S2000. It is not as nimble as Z4, a 350Z or 86. Instead, it gives an old school ride that inspires you to alternately trust in the thrust or hammer on the brakes as you take each corner as fast as the open road allows.

Old school means the front feels lighter as the speed climbs, but the automated blips the revs make as you gear down for the next apex remind that this is nostalgia with cutting edge tech.

Driven thus, the Mustang feels alive and you start to understand why this icon on wheels is still America’s best selling sportscar (note, not vehicle, that spot going to Ford’s F150 bakkie).