Issue 576

Recaro
12 LCD
/
+
SYNC3
AEB
LED
At speeds below 5 km/h the soft-top can
electrically fold into the boot still leaving plenty
of room, with covers to go over the openings
at the sides. With good weather it's hard not to
enjoy driving.
With a six footer sitting in the front, a
medium sized person is still comfortable in the
back. Six footer in back needs to bend his head,
but with the roof down its better! Call this a four
seater preferably for medium sizers.
However the fastback-style coupe more
strongly evokes the feeling of the traditional
Mustang, and will probably do so even more
with the 50 year commemorative limited
edition 'Bullitt' version available soon (expected
price from $73,688 plus on-roads). Some
people would also say it's safer, and it does
actually make the car more rigid if you're into
the performance aspects, but it's really a matter
of preference.
Inside, the user-friendly cockpit helps
concentration on driving. Windscreen visibility
is excellent. Front seats are supportive, with
built-in-air-con, in optionally Recaro. All controls
are logically laid out. Styling is sort of modern
minimal retro, and greatly benefited from
recent updates. There is a 12'' LCD virtual and
customisable driver's binnacle info screen, that
can display a good choice of driving readouts,
including digital speedo, very good big linear
bar tacho across the top, air/fuel ratio, oil
pressure, transmission fluid temperature, even
cylinder head temperature, etc.
The car has four drive-mode setups
-Normal, Sport+, Track, Snow, and three
steering modes- Normal, Sport, Comfort. Stylish
retro toggle switches in a line below the aircon
activate different modes for drive, steering,
tweaking power train responses, steering effort
and stability aids, according to circumstances.
There is improved infotainment with the
SYNC3 system, and active safety systems such
as AEB with pedestrian detection, blind-spot
monitoring and collision mitigation, dynamicstability
and adaptive-cruise control, lane
departure warning and keeping, parking
sensors and rear cam, tyre pressure monitoring,
eight airbags. Exterior lights are LED, including
the Auto-On, Auto-Levelling Headlamps.
Very cool over-the-top black or white stripes
optional.
Overall this car is very impressive and
enjoyable to drive, which is why it has proved
so popular in Australia as well as overseas, and
along with the Ford Ranger, which we also
reviewed, admirably helps Ford fill the vacancy
left with the demise of the home grown Falcon.
SPECIFICATION
2.3 4 5,600-
5,700rpm 224kW/
3,000rpm 441Nm
5.0 V8 339kW
556Nm
6 10
4,784 x 1,916 x 1,381
x 2,720
12.2
91-98 RON /100
13 - GT9 – Eco
59 Eco61 GT
Drive-away
2.3 Eco- 55023
64926
5.0 V8 GT- 68569
84829
5 /
SAMEWAY ISSUESUE 576 P. 50 07.12.2018
2018