C&T Publications REVOLUTIONS II - April 2015 | Page 18

As I had stated the new Mustang was totally redesigned with the true care perfectionist in mind. Stepping into what is
truly a cockpit was an amazing experience with the look of new interior design lines; air conditioned seats, rally gages
and the center counsel that to me could rival a modern fighter aircraft instrument cluster. The 2015 Mustang GT comes
with selectable drive modes, selected via a toggle next to the standard keyless start button, to tailor steering weight,
stability control, throttle map and shift points in four preset steps or to the driver's individual desire. A data-recording
application comes standard on the 5.0, and also included are heated/cooled seats, and an adaptive cruise control.
These are a first for any Mustang. This Mustang had the 6 speed manual transmission which was so smooth and easy to
shift it is the only way to go with a Mustang GT. The shifter also sported a shorter shifter and the ability to seamlessly
shift the transmission with minimal movement.
My first priority before we took off on what would be a 2 hour experience was to familiarize myself with the controls
and set my driving preferences. We chose the options that would be give me the true experience of driving a high
performance race vehicle.

We first tried the electronic line-lock that holds
the front brakes while releasing the rears,
allowing the Mustang driver to perform the
perfect burnout. This feature was aimed at drag
racers, who often add this type of feature to
their cars to help them warm up the tires
before a run. Ford has packaged it with an
electronic launch control system that it says will
make the Mustang GT ideal for bracket racers,
whose goal is to hit a predicted time in the
quarter-mile. However Ford does inform you
that if you use this feature it are intended only
for racetracks and since we could see NASCAR’s
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