2018 Ford Mustang GT - Is it worth £45,000 ?!!

I first drove the Ford Mustang GT 18 months ago, and to be honest I wasn't very impressed ! Lots of power and noise but a poor automatic gearbox really let the car down. I was still a lot of car of £35,000 though.

The new face lift Mustang has more power and I get to drive the manual 6 speed. With a will specced Mustang now costing north of £45,000 it had better be good !

A big thank to Hendy Ford in Portsmouth for lending me their Mustang demonstrator for the day. Give them a call, this is a car that needs driving !

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[clintmullins]

I rented a 2013 5.0 gt for 2500 mile vacation and easily averaged 22mpg around city and 26 mpg on the highway. If you are getting 11.5mpg you are “enjoying every moment”.

[nevillegreg]

The 2018 Mustang 10 speed auto will out-gun the new manual as well as the old auto. And your comparison with other Euro brands is biased, you didn't mention the cost of a say V8 Mercedes compared with the cost of a Mustang? In Australia you can buy just about 2 Mustangs with the cost of one V8 Mercedes. Even the AMG hot hatch costs circa $10k more than the Mustang in this country. And then, there is the ongoing maintenance costs of a Euro car. You can throw the Mustang around twisty mountain roads at speeds which is more than double the recommended signposted speed without getting out of shape. How much faster you want to go on public streets?

[tomguyatt]

Great review, love the channel. I think I'm falling in love with these Mustangs, but I'll wait a year or two before getting one second hand. I find them charming. Beautiful on the outside, great sound, and for second hand money you can probably forgive the interior a little. By the way, at times you really remind me of Dave Gorman!

[markovilla]

Nice, honest review. I get the 'at this price, I'd want a bit more' comment but... you didn't stop smiling while you were driving it ALL the time!! I've owned two Mustangs - 2009 GT (raw, rough, unrefined) and a 2013 BOSS 302 (6 speed manual) and they always put a smile on my face. The Mercs, Beemers, Audis etc. are brilliant, but I think it's the rough edges on a Stang that means YOU have to drive them, not the computer, and boy are they fun to drive.
;-)

[richscrinsonphonegg]

Hi Peter.
Great review.
Regarding the long gearing/slow to rev element, there's a reason that doesn't get talked about much for the European import veraions of the Mustang. All European Mustang imports have the 3:55 final drive, whereas in the states the performance options of GT and Bullitt come with 3:93 (and can order 4:09). This transforms these V8s both in willingness to rev in gear, smashing you in the seat, and plain fun! Lowers the MPG even further though, hence only 3:55 in Europe. One of the best mods you can do to these Mustangs in UK for big performance and fun improvement though is swap the rear end ratio for the 3.93 (and have the ecu coded for the different axle, its a drop down option with the right plugin).

[andrewkerrtrackchannel]

I live in Sydney and I'm lucky to own my 2nd car being a silver 17 GT - 6 speed. Bought the car for sub $60k and absolutely love the style, the raw V8 sound and the rough character this beast gives you. IMHO it's the best bang for buck car in the world atm. Mercs, BMW and Audi's are $100k plus but lack the soul of the Mustang. Life is to short you must enjoy the V8 whilst you can before governments across the globe ban/tax any petrol cars in the future.

[markdonne-davis]

A really good, honest & knowledgeable review. To allay your concerns about MPG, I have done 9000 miles in a V8 convertible 2018 facelift Mustang averaging 26 MPG (average speed 35mph).

[faceup]

Those are not "intakes" on the hood. Those are heat vents to help cool off the engine.

[jswetz]

Funny...I have a 2016 Mustang GT w/manual transmission and I get 29mpg when I want. It’s quite a fuel efficient car when you understand the engine technology and how to extract it.

[johnrea]

Just viewed this I can only say I am on my second uk spec manual GT previous was a 2017 now a 2019 with magneride which does encourage you to use potential of the coyote plus the active exhaust is a rather addictive soundtrack but never managed to get the mpg as low as that

[gavinivers]

Somehow I don't think it would be an everyday day, and most would also have a Fiesta eco-boost.
Interesting, here in New Zealand the Eco-boost Mustang has No Resale. No one wants one. If you have a Mustang, it need a V8.

[audirs]

Great review Ped. The American mustangs are honestly a lot better than the ones we get in the Uk. I’ve driven both and there is a difference. Think ours is slightly detuned.

[berserkstroke]

Finally someone uses 1080/60 for a mustang video...it shows more detail

[johnsa]

Great, honest review Pete, thanks.

To be honest the Mustang's never been my kind of car even though I love V8s. 11mpg!!! My old XJR would get 15mpg when you drove it like it was on fire and my previous shape XF-R would do 16mpg balls-out and 28mpg on a gentle run.

Progress eh...

[marklawson]

Enjoyed the review. I have 2017 GT convertible. Cruise between Melbourne and Sydney will get 32 mpg or 8.6 /100 km.
Ok for new V8 Auto with additional drag of top down.
About 22 mpg or 11.4 around town.
Sync 3 you said was new is fitted to most 15-17 Mustangs - mid life upgrade.

[rward]

I’m sorry you just don’t get it! I have the pre face lift model in 6 speed manual from new and in 5 years apart from annual service I’ve just this month replaced the battery and that’s the only issue I’ve had in 5 years, and I don’t drive it like miss daisy! and speaking as a professional driver this is one of the best cars I’ve had for the thrill of driving, if you want the “panache” as in a Merc or BMW you would pay over 40k on top of the 40k you pay from the Mustang !! And driving it very hard I’m getting 18 – 20 round town as a daily drive and 26-27 on a long motorway journey. A fantastic car with a fantastic pedigree, worth every penny.

[wolves]

Must be one of the first uk reviews of this brilliant car - nice work

[dpb]

I have the 2017 and I get around 9-litres/100-km on the highway (30-mile/UK gallon). In town, just over 12-Litres/100-km... Perhaps you should be called "Lead" Ped...? Lets face it, you smiled through the whole review and the Mustang is a lot cheaper than a Mercedes or BMW, that are over priced and over rated in Canada/US.

The Mustang is a "looker", 2017 or 2018. There aren't many tight roads around Calgary but the car is a great drive and comfortable.

[SennaF]

Beautiful car Peter. Love the colour and it has that retro feel. It sounds amazing. The mpg was a shocker. The bullet version looks absolutely stunning.

[lydiagould]

I ❤️ the look of it, and the V8 sound. but that's where it ends for me. Good review, as usual 😀😀😀