Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords – October 2019

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DRIVING THE

FRESHLY TWEAKED

2019 SHELBY

GT350 IS A PURE

PERFORMANCE

DRIVING EXPERIENCE

this car is something special.

Having recently driving the

Performance Pack Level

2-equipped Mustang GT, we

have a good idea what the

best handling base Mustang

can do, and the GT350 has it

covered in spades.

While the 2015-2018

version is an impressive

machine in its own right,

Ford Performance engineers

set out to make it perform

at a higher level, while also

making it intuitive for every-

one from novice drivers to

seasoned track junkies. They

focused on tweaking the

aerodynamics, suspension,

and various calibrations,

including the antilock brak-

ing, electronic power assist

steering, and MagneRide

programming.

Before the engineers

could maximize their own

hardware and software, how-

ever, they needed the help

of a trusted partner. A better

GT350 would need a better

mance have been able to

learn from that platform and

then take the chance and

opportunity to advance it.”

And advance it they

have. While it has been too

long since we drove the last

version to give you a truly

direct comparison with the

last GT350, it is clear that