Ford Mustang EcoBoost REVIEW by AutoTopNL

the Ford Mustang
once more
is the best selling sports car
in the world
both in the U.S.
and Europe
the sales are looking good
and rightfully so
because just look at it
it's beautiful
and has so much road presence
we have a Cherry Red
Mustang convertible today
with the Ecoboost engine
the 2.3 4-cylinder
and an automatic gearbox
and let's start with that
I want to say this now
so I don't have to anymore
this automatic is so bad
it's slow
there are paddle shifters
but there's a delay
of literally a second
between pulling the paddle
and the upshift itself
so, please get a manual
there
I'll leave it at that
onwards
oh, I won't leave it at that
because in the Netherlands
the automatic is €20.000,- more expensive
than the manual
but it is linked to
the great 2.3 Ecoboost engine
which we know from the Ford Focus RS
in this Mustang
it delivers 317 HP
and 434 NM
which are nice values
0-100 kmh with the manual
takes 5.8 seconds
top speed is 235 kmh
unfortunately, I couldn't find
0-100 kmh specs for the automatic
but I think it'll do 6.3 or 6.4
something like that
let's move on
to the elephant in the room
or the pony
shouldn't a Mustang have a V8?
that's the question
it's not a Muscle car
it's a pony car
but do you miss the V8?
yes and no
I continuously feel
when I'm driving this car
especially when you get in
and start it up
that's so anti climactic
you miss the V8
you miss the sound, the power
I also miss the manual
but
if i'd be driving a V8
I'd have the feeling
that it's ridiculous
this Ecoboost costs €57.000,-
the manual coupe
the convertible with manual
is €62.000,-
and if we look at the prices of a V8
€120.000,-
that's twice as much
I can't justify that
but that's because we
here in the Netherlands
have a Co2 dependent tax system
so if you're buying a Mustang
in the Netherlands
it'll probably be an Ecoboost
and you take it for a drive
well, it's great
sure you miss the sound
because this one is not great
but it does this very well
and we have a very nice spec today
that red with tan interior
practically everything comes as standard
except for the 19" wheels
this color
the heated and ventilated seats
and extended audio/navigation pack
that's it
the rest comes as standard
so reversing camera
this system right here
Apple carplay
Android Auto
it comes with a lot of stuff
it's value for money
that's a returning feeling you get
it's enormous
it feels very spacious to sit in
it's very long and wide
you get a lot of
'real estate' for your money so to speak
and because this roof is quite simple
with that vinyl top
it just folds back
and sits on top of the back
instead of the entire rear end folding up
and all of those complicated systems
which means you don't have
any trunk space left
and this does
it's a great car to take on a vacation
it's the first time
in a lot of European countries
you can walk into a Ford dealership
and say "I'll have that Mustang"
they used to have to be imported
but it's great that now
you can get such an iconic and cool car
with that Ecoboost engine
and even though that V8 desire
never really goes away
you have to conclude
that the Ecoboost
for the Netherlands
is the only right choice

Ford Mustang EcoBoost REVIEW by AutoTopNL

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