remarkably well. In fact, we’d say it’s even comfier
than a stocker, with less pitch, more control and less
roll with just a bit more head-toss reaction in the
cabin as a result of the improved lateral grip. And
the new wheel alignment settings have eradicated
the feeling at Winton that you were missing the mid-
corner news bulletins.
You still get that trademark Mustang feeling of
having an awful lot of bonnet in front of you, but with
the fresh angles, you now have a much better idea of
what’s happening beyond the bonnet scoop.
Ultimately, the whole package adds up to a car that,
if your foot never went near the floor, you’d never
pick as modified. Retaining factory levels of civility
and driveability is all the rage right now, and rightly
so. If you can build performance without trading off
liveability, then that performance comes at a reduced
cost. Beyond a slight stumble now and then when
flicking between Reverse and Drive (a function of the
new Roush engine calibration) I really couldn’t fault
the thing provided I remembered the Normal driving
mode thing. And when you consider the potential
within, that’s really saying something. Could I live
with it? Hell yeah!M
The package adds up to a car that you’d never
pick as modified. Could I live with it? Hell yeah!
MM-R727
BODY 2-door, 4-seat coupe
DRIVErear-wheel
ENGINE4951cc V8, DOHC, 32v, supercharger
BORE/STROKE 92.2 x 92.7mm
POWER 543kW
TORQUE 827Nm
POWER/WEIGHT 311kW/tonne
TRANSMISSION 6-speed automatic
WEIGHT 1747kg
SUSPENSIONstruts, anti-roll bar (f); multi-links, coil
springs, anti-roll bar (r)
L/W/H4783/1915/1382mm
WHEELBASE 2720mm
TRACKS 1582/1648mm (f/r)
STEERING electrically assisted rack-and-pinion
BRAKES (F) 380mm ventilated/slotted two-piece discs,
6-piston calipers
BRAKES (R) 330mm slotted two-piece discs, single-
piston calipers
WHEELS20.0 x 10.0-inch; 20.0 x 11.0-inch (f/r)
TYRE SIZES 275/35 ZR20 (f); 305/30 ZR20 (r)
TYRE Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2
PRICE (WITH KIT) $112,490 ($59,990 for Mustang GT auto)
PROS Ease of use as a daily; epic grunt; handling
CONS Tyre noise; body kit for everyday use; auto
STAR RATING 11113The Specs
543kW Super ’Stang
Our gun racing driver, Warren
Luff, was full of praise for
the R727 at Winton. Despite
feeling that the auto held it
back, the power delivery and
handling deeply impressed98 january 2018 motormag.com.au