RHD Ford Mustang Spotted

RHD Ford Mustang Spotted

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B2UFO

Original Poster:

37 posts

128 months

Monday 18th January 2016
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Hello,

I don't post much on here as I enjoy reading the topics more.
But I'd thought I would share my crappy photos of my first spot of the 2016 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 and it was RHD!
I have to say it looks stunning on the road, I think the driver was a salesman as he wasn't giving it any kick.

Spotted in Loughborough on my way home, I assume he came from the Ford dealers in Loughborough and
driving it to another. Loughborough is the perfect place to show off the new Mustang as they are quite a few
muscle car owners around here.

Has anybody else seen one in RHD?



Matttrakker

630 posts

146 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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I saw a red one today in Alperton numberplate was something like ST57ANG. Looks superb and not as massive as if thought it might.

sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Pretty cool, would like to hear one in person as I am a bit of a sucker for a V8 sound track!

satinder

18 posts

165 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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A friend of my neighbour has been turning up in a yellow one for the past few Saturday's.

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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The appeal disappeared for me as soon as I heard about the stupid EU rear lights which just make it look gay. Needs to have the red sequential ones. That humungous GT badge looks gay too.

Benbay001

5,794 posts

156 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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All that jazz said:
The appeal disappeared for me as soon as I heard about the stupid EU rear lights which just make it look gay. Needs to have the red sequential ones. That humungous GT badge looks gay too.
Good to see you have your priorities right.

PanzerCommander

5,026 posts

217 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Benbay001 said:
Good to see you have your priorities right.
He is right about the rear lights, compared to the US ones they look like a naff afterthought, it’s almost like they said "bugger we forgot about the rear lights, the limeys daft laws means we can't have them like the ours", "just bung clear lenses on the back and stick amber bulbs in em, it'll be fine".

Clear rear lights belong on a Lexus and...well that’s it. The lights wouldn't put me off buying one but if I were ever in the position to do so the first thing I'd be doing would be ordering some super bright LED bulbs in the appropriate colours and a set of US rear lights.

The GT badge is a homage to the original car which had its fuel filter cap there, the 2005-2009 models had a "medallion" on the back with a GT badge in the middle (Tri Bar for a V6 or a snake if it was a Shelby). It would look better if it weren't excessively highlighted by the clear rear lights.

I popped into the local Ford dealer when they had a black convertible and a red hardtop in (both GT models) a couple of weeks ago, they seem nicely screwed together, I didn’t ask for a test drive as I wasn’t thinking about buying one. The £23k I’d need to trade my 2006 model for one is a bit much for me really given I can buy the 2014 Boss 302 engine and put it in my car (it bolts straight in) for just over half that.

sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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swerni said:
sealtt said:
Pretty cool, would like to hear one in person as I am a bit of a sucker for a V8 sound track!
In standard form the sound is very underwhelming
That's a shame, though no doubt there will be some good sounding aftermarket options.

C.A.R.

3,967 posts

187 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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I think it looks fantastic either way - especially at the price-point. Those alloys don't look quite right, a bit too 'delicate' looking for a muscle car, which should have chunky alloys - IMO of course.

Finally an alternative to the 370Z that nobody buys?!

Hudson

1,857 posts

186 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Seen a few - Grey one on the A505, a dark red one that one of my clients has brought, and a couple of brighter red ones at Ford.

All 5.0, all manual. Glad to see people are buying the correct Mustang tongue out

SuperVM

1,098 posts

160 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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I saw a white one at the Lakeside Ikea the weekend before last. I thought it looked great and made me wish I had ordered one instead of spending the money on the house. My wife is very much not into cars, but she quite likes Camaros and Mustangs, so perhaps it is something I can pull off in the future.

alangla

4,723 posts

180 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Seen loads. Was in a Ford dealer at the tail end of 2015, he had about 5 on the forecourt, all on 65 plates.
Talking to him, he said about 80% of their orders were V8. He agreed with me about the Ecoboost/Auto combo not being a great drive normally, he thought it needed an 8 speed box, personally I think they just need to alter the electronics to keep the revs above about 1700 in normal driving. (I've driven the current model in the US, never a UK spec car)


MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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first picture almost looks like an Aston from the 3/4 angle.

arun1uk

1,045 posts

197 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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I've driven the V8 manual, comfort pack.
Great torque, nicely sprung ride and a serious turn of speed! Steering, is quite light but can be adjusted via the drive selector. Putting it in sport mode gives a slightly heavier steering weighting.

Nice clutch action and awesome short throw gearbox. Slightly notchy change but pleasingly quickly.
The only thing I'm not keen on are the brakes....over servo'd in my opinion and too sensitive. I'm sure they will get better over time though.

In summary - £36k for a v8 manual with all the kit you'll ever need. It's performance/GT bargain.

soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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PanzerCommander said:
Clear rear lights belong on a Lexus and...well that’s it.
Even a 911 sports these! (Not all models).

E36Ross

501 posts

111 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Tax is €2,350 PER YEAR on a V8 in Ireland.

€720ish a year on an Econoost.

Mafffew

2,149 posts

110 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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satinder said:
A friend of my neighbour has been turning up in a yellow one for the past few Saturday's.
I've seen a yellow GT from a distance around High Wycombe, wasn't on a UK plate though (white background).

soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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E36Ross said:
Tax is €2,350 PER YEAR on a V8 in Ireland.

€720ish a year on an Econoost.
Bargain! frown

http://irishlinks.co.uk/car-tax-ireland.htm

mat205125

17,790 posts

212 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Doesn't really count, as I saw my first RHD Mustang at the Autosport show at the weekend.

Echoing the above, I was pleasantly surprised with how sensibly sized it looked, and really liked the well balanced blend of modern and retro touches.

Whilst a V8 seems like the most appropriate engine for the car, I can't help thinking that the 2.3 Ecoboost would be the one to have ...... There will be loads of RS tuners about releasing big power, and the lighter engine might make it a sweeter handler.

J4CKO

41,284 posts

199 months

Tuesday 19th January 2016
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Dont know about it being the one to have but I dont think it will be the wooden spoon options so many think it will be, especially once we start getting the US developed upgrades.