Ford is already cranking up the crazy on the seventh-generation Mustang with a 500-hp limited-edition model made for the racetrack.
have historically signaled that even better Mustangs—absurdly powerful, track-capable, and/or collectible Mustangs—are a year or two away. Modern icons with names like Cobra, Boss 302, Mach 1, and Shelby have taught us that the great pony cars always come later.
With 500 horsepower, the Dark Horse makes 14 horsepower more than a 2024 Mustang GT equipped with the optional active exhaust, which should tell you the secret sauce isn't in the engine. No, you buy this particular Mustang because you're a muscle-car sophisticate—someone who appreciates going fast around a corner at least as much as they love hauling ass in a straight line.
The MagneRide dampers keep body motions on a short leash, and the revised steering hardware in all seventh-generation Mustangs removes the last bit of slack from the system. Engineers replaced the flex joint in the outgoing car with a rigid intermediate shaft and then injected more life into the steering with a quicker rack. I'd still love to feel more feedback through my fingertips, but there's no criticizing the steering for its accuracy at this point.
The Handling pack version is so civilized on the street—thanks to more MagneRide magic—that it could also be a perfectly livable road car. The problem is this much grip makes public roads effortless to the point of being dull. On most American roads, you'd have to double the speed limit before you'd need to think about your corner entry speed.
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