COLOGNE, Germany – Ford’s new Mustang Dark Horse outperformed much more expensive rivals in a head-to-head brake test carried out by US publication Car and Driver.
The V8 pony car slowed from 150 mph to zero in an eyeball-popping 5.2 seconds. And the braking distance? Just 569 feet, or 173 metres - less than 36 car lengths.
The magazine reports: “Did we predict that a Mustang would outbrake both the Corvette Z06 and the 911 Turbo S, posting a preposterous 569-foot stop from 150 mph? No, we did not.
“Credit those six-piston Brembos up front, super-sticky Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS rubber, and perhaps whatever high-speed downforce magic Ford worked in its new wind tunnel.
Dark Horse owners will certainly bolt on superchargers and headers and all manner of horsepower-juicing aftermarket mods. We recommend not touching the brakes.”
Mustang Dark Horse made a surprise UK debut at a special Mustang Day hosted by Ford Britain earlier this year. If you missed it, click this link.