cruiser647 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Didn't look special. Definitely didn't sound special - must have had the 4 cylinder engine. Why? just why would you do that? Why would you buy it if it didn't have the V8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 New, as in the 2017 facelift? I bought a MY16 V8 cab last spring and sold it by the end of summer as the M2 arrived. Sounded okay in an American V8 way, but needed a proper exhaust. I liked the looks however, a Mondeo is better built and safer! Wasn't impressed by the 2-star NCAP rating http://www.euroncap.com/en/results/ford/mustang/26063 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Yep - was a new model job, with the 2.3 Ecoboost engine. 2 stars..... feck that. Shows the priority the US bods put on safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 ie, NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 The problem with EuroNCAP is that it's weighted on passive safety mods, so if Ford stuck on auto braking, all round cameras, blind spot monitoring, radar etc as standard (or even just for the test) it would have been 4.5 or even 5. Its just like EuroMPG rates, it's all smoke and mirrors ( or lack of smoke in this example). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bloke down the road supplemented his beige Volvo estate with a yellow V8 Mustang. He looks like Penfold driving a banana. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 18 hours ago, Andy_Bangle said: The problem with EuroNCAP is that it's weighted on passive safety mods, so if Ford stuck on auto braking, all round cameras, blind spot monitoring, radar etc Aren't they all active safety features? Passive safety features are those that mitigate the effects of a crash, active attempt to prevent a crash from ever happening in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Same same. If the car had them it would have done better, The MY17 European model will have 'Pre-Collision Assist and Lane Keep Assist as standard'. Edited February 18, 2017 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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