Motor Australia — January 2018

(Martin Jones) #1

didn’t want to tell you a whole lot about what it was


up to. A bit like a sulking teenager.


However, that’s it for variations on the R727 theme.


Everything else is exactly as we tested it at Hot Tuner,


which means this could go either way. We could easily


be dealing here with a car that simply doesn’t work in


the real world, despite (or, in fact, because of ) its race-


track credentials.


When you look at the R727’s spec sheet, it’s quite


apparent that there is some serious stuff going on here.


The mechanical basis is Mustang Motorsport’s Level 4


package which gets you a total of 543kW, courtesy


of a Roush supercharger and an exhaust system also


from the House of Roush. Local suspension geniuses


Shockworks supply a set of coil-overs which are


adjustable and, in this case, have been backed off to


their comfort setting in the interests of making for a


proper road car. Yes, it’s another change, but it’s easily


Looking at the R727’s spec sheet, it’s apparent


that there is some serious stuff going on here


96 january 2018 motormag.com.au

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