reversible at the track, so we’ll let that one slide.
It’s also important to note that, as a road car plying
the Queen’s highways, the Mustang Motorsports deal
is fully compliant (and complied) with all relevant
ADRs and emissions standards. The secondary
manufacturer’s compliance plates in the door jamb
confirm that status to anybody who cares (or needs)
to know exactly what’s what.
If you don’t want the frills and bells, then your spend
to this point has been a neat $24,250 provided you
stick with the stock brakes and tyres, but the R727
is a bit more special than that and incorporates a
retrimmed interior, the 20 x 10-inch and 11-inch (rear)
alloys and even the steering wheel from the Stateside
GT350. Put it all together and you’re looking at around
$56,000 over and above your Mustang GT auto.
And we’ve gotta say, that interior does make things a
bit more comfy for a longer trip. But while the body kit
obviously aids aero at speed, in the world of driveways,
kerbs and merging traffic, the kit reduces amenity
slightly while the C-pillar-window block-out panels
simply make lane changing more of a lucky dip.
The engine is the gift that truly keeps on giving.
The active Roush exhaust means you can sneak away
first thing in the morning without returning home to
TheR727ismorethanthe
sumofitsaftermarket
parts, snatching the fastest
Mustang lap at Winton. And
witha0-100km/htimeof
4.27sec and 543kW/827Nm,
you’dbebravetotakeitonfind your neighbour’s garbage on your lawn. Or you
can open the valve and just soak up what is a very
sophisticated racket. You can even open and close the
valve remotely via a phone app – apparently. Although
why you’d want to fiddle with the zorst when you’re
not around to hear it is the big question for me.
Meanwhile, the gentlest squeeze on the gas has the
’Stang surging forward like a big dog on a short lead.
But it’s not tiring, nor does it make you impatient for
the traffic to clear. Provided, that is, you remember to
shift the drive-mode switch into Normal. The Roush
retune of the trans has made it a bit too savage in Sport
or Track, particularly when you step off a light pedal
application at a low speed, at which point the throttle
seems to snap shut too abruptly. Switching to Normal
fixes it, though, so no harm, no foul. And all the while,
the engine pours on the grunt in a way that agrees with
the concept of progression. Too often, blown engines
come on too hot and strong, but this car allows you
to modulate the pedal and dig only as deeply into its
reserves as you intended. And blower whine? Yes, it’s
there, but only when you’re thrashing the thing into
the upper reaches of the tacho with the butterfly wide
open. Other than that, it’s OEM quiet.
With the coil-overs in Comfort, the Mustang rides
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