RE: Revo's Mustang 'Ecobeast': PH Videoblog

RE: Revo's Mustang 'Ecobeast': PH Videoblog

Friday 16th September 2016

Revo's Mustang 'Ecobeast': PH Videoblog

The acceptable face of the four-cylinder Ford Mustang? With a little help from Revo Technik Dan makes the case



The sheer value for money represented by the 'proper' V8-powered Ford Mustang GT is hard to ignore. After all, civilised and refined for a global audience or not, a muscle car needs a V8, surely?

Truth is though Mustangs have always been sold with smaller engines, and in huge numbers back in their Stateside home market. And with a version of the 2.3-litre Ecoboost engine shared with the Focus RS the 'base' four-cylinder Mustang you can now buy here certainly does the numbers. Whether you're looking at performance or running costs it possibly makes a Mustang a car you can buy with your heart AND your head.

To help make that case stronger still British-based tuner Revo Technik has been branching out from its core business of upgrade packages for VW group cars with a new range of products for both the Focus RS and the Mustang. Here we have the latter with Revo's Stage 1 tuning package that, as you'll see, puts an interesting twist on the comparison between four-cylinder Mustang and its V8 big brother. Enough to make you want one? Full review to follow; for now here's Dan's videoblog with his first impressions...

Watch the video here.
 

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big_rob_sydney

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Thursday 15th September 2016
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Niche filling, and nice enough I suppose.

I'd be more interested to know the numbers behind the stage 2 revo package. It might be closer price-wise to the v8, but I'm guessing it would be quite a bit better in terms of performance. The stage 1 4 cylinder revo package already beats the v8 in torque, so I'm really curious about it.

Downside for me is the size of it. It wont fit a standard UK garage (not much will), and even if you could squeeze it in, those doors may mean escaping through either the sunroof (do they come with them?), or Dukes-of-Hazzard style.

I'd rather the Focus RS with a tweak or two, but then they're different cars aren't they.

Edited by big_rob_sydney on Thursday 15th September 11:07