Friday 8th April 2016

Ford Mustang: Pic Of The Week

A drag strip, a Mustang and line lock - what the hell else was going to happen?

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Burnouts are fun. Really, really good fun. Not big and certainly not mature, but as activities to do in a stationary car go, it must be the most entertaining. Yes, really.

So when presented with a Mustang, a drag strip and a feature specifically designed to roast rear tyres, the conclusion was predictable enough. Turns out line lock is reasonably simple to operate once you know the right combination of button holding and brake stamping. Not easy enough to have you accidentally lighting it up at every set of lights, but certainly fathomable if lots of people are watching on expectedly and it's your first time in the car...

As you can see, the results are spectacular. Line lock allows of 15 seconds of tyre melting anarchy outside and all manner of excited giggling from inside. Of course it's not practical, or especially relevant in the UK, but in the right situation line lock is absolutely hilarious. Makes good pictures too! So bravo Ford for keeping a drag racing feature in RHD Mustangs. And apologies to Santa Pod for doing this in the wrong place. Perhaps we'll have to return for another attempt...

Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone etc)

Photo: Chris Teagles

[V8 FOU]

Way to go!
Not tried it on mine yet - might make those crap Pirellis grip a little better.....

[Craikeybaby]

I was a couple of cars behind this and they were still sweeping up the tyre remnants when I came through

[irocfan]

TBH the pic looks like a rather poor attempt - I would imagine that the reality was somewhat better

[J4CKO]

I really wanted to want the new Mustang and we kept going on about ordering one but I am not feeling it, dont know why.

[unsprung]

From time to time, friends Down Under whinge about the "nanny state" in which they supposedly live.

"Give me an example of what you're talking about," I said. And my mate explains how Ford disabled the line lock feature for the Australian version of the sixth-generation Mustang, so as to avoid a confrontation with Australian federal authorities in Canberra. So, yeah, I'm thinking that's kinda nanny state.

Car Magazine (in the UK) also featured a number of shots of the line lock in action. Article here.

[V8 FOU]

J4CKO said:

I really wanted to want the new Mustang and we kept going on about ordering one but I am not feeling it, dont know why.

I have got one and I feel about the same....
made the exhaust louder. Great.

Now going for alterations to the steering geometry to try and get some feel into the really numb steering.

[irocfan]

V8 FOU said:

J4CKO said:

I really wanted to want the new Mustang and we kept going on about ordering one but I am not feeling it, dont know why.

I have got one and I feel about the same....
made the exhaust louder. Great.

Now going for alterations to the steering geometry to try and get some feel into the really numb steering.[/quote


truth be told I can't afford one anyway - but the fact remains they still don't really do it for me

[K2iss]

And apologies to Santa Pod for doing this in the wrong place.
Haha, bunch of amateurs

[theboyfold]

Does the Hertz rental version of the GT have this? I am picking one up for a couple of days next week

[irocfan]

theboyfold said:

Does the Hertz rental version of the GT have this? I am picking one up for a couple of days next week

apparently it is something that the dealers (and therefore hire-car co's) can disable, TBH though it makes a burnout easier it's not essential

[sjg]

The one I rented in LA had it very much activated.

IMG_2873.JPG by kiteless, on Flickr

[Stig]

I'm surprised they included the line lock on the UK cars to be honest - but not complaining.

That said, it does rather perpetuate the myth that the car is only good for straight lines and drag racing.

Loving mine

Edited by Stig on Friday 15th April 16:21

Edited by Stig on Saturday 16th April 09:01

[Stig]

swerni said:

Does it go round corners ?

Nope.

(git)