2016 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review | Fast, Flawed… Carrying The Expectations Of An Icon
WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICULAR ICONS, FEW EVOKE THE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE OF THE FORD MUSTANG.
Everyone knows it; it's been sung about in songs, they’ve seen it in films, and on posters, or caught a classic burbling past on Aussie streets - not bad for a product that has had a very limited ‘official’ importation history here.
There’s a look, a particular style that is quintessentially American, muscular, unapologetic, and, well, Mustang.
And now you can park one in your driveway, built right-hand-drive in the factory, and without the crazy expense of a small-scale right-hook conversion.
Vehicle Style: Two-door performance coupe
Price: $48,490 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 233kW/432Nm 2.3 4cyl turbo petrol | 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 9.3 l/100km | tested: 10.8 l/100km
OVERVIEW
While the Mustang nameplate is beyond merely 'familiar', this version, the 2.3 litre four-cylinder turbo, confounds a lot of people. “Aren’t Mustangs supposed to be V8s?” was the usual response.
Well, yes, they are - but while THE Mustang to own has traditionally been the hulking V8 version, there’s a long history of six and four-cylinder versions too. Some of them weren’t too bad... but some were bloody terrible.