HORSES FOR COURSES

I’VE ONLY MYSELF to blame, really. Following a track outing in ‘my’ Ford Mustang 2.3 High Performance longtermer last year, I proudly proclaimed that I believed it the pick of the non-Shelby litter for track use. While I’m not looking to make excuses, the caveat is that this was before the local introduction of the Mach 1, but his Enright-ness rightly called me out on the claim: “Ok Scotty, prove it”. If I must.

This is how we come to be present at Bryant Park hillclimb circuit with a Ford Mustang 2.3 High Performance, a Mustang V8 GT and a DriftBox with which to record the cold, hard data. But this test isn’t purely about numbers; driving enjoyment is an equally valid way to determine an order of preference. Can the lighter, less powerful four-pot pony make a case for itself?

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