The Ford Mustang is just a one-trick pony. And that trick is impression.

It won’t matter if you don’t like coupes or if you don’t like North American cars in general, or Ford especially, or even if you think sports cars are supposed to have more substance than just power. You’re going to be impressed.

Impressed by the Mustang presentation, the legacy and the very car’s persona. The Mustang is an impressive car.
The Mustang doesn’t pretend to be a sports car. Ford tried that in the early 80’s and ended up with a Probe. Sport cars are nimble little creatures that can thrill drivers with acceptable power and quick, stable changes in direction.

The Mustang has more than acceptable power, especially in our test GT version, and though it can handle stable changes in direction, it is far more comfortable when it can put down its power while not deviating too far from the straight line. It is too big and bulky to offer any real competition to the likes of Mazda MX-5 or Mercedes SLK in tight parking-lot slaloms, but it will blow the doors off the likes of a BMW M3 or Porsche Cayman on the wide pavement of a Mosport or Road America.

Even before you jolt the Mustang life, it broadcasts its power. The bulging hood reminiscent of a heart beating out of a muscleman’s chest and the broad muscular haunches pumped for action combine to convey the image of an athlete primed for competition.

The GT for 2010 has become closer to the previous year’s Bullit version, galloping along on the power of 315 ponies. So, when you do fire it up, those ponies awake and ready themselves for stampede. Reigning them in is fairly easy with the standard five speed manual transmission that offers enough elasticity to get the best sound out of the engine exhaust, without having to jump any jurisdictional speed fences.

And the mechanical sounds of the Mustang just add to the ambience created by the semi-retro interior. Yes, you’re surrounded by all the technological trappings of the modern car, but by and large it’s presented in a comfortable, homey Mustang fashion. There probably should be some design flexibility with the centre control display to make it look more Mustang and less 1990’s Mercury Sable. As with most coupes, rear seat room and access are directly tied to front-seat compromise, so smaller occupants will find it better back there than taller ones. And although the trunk is large, access is challenging due to a smaller opening, but that’s just part of the style the Mustang mapped out in 1964.

If the pony car is all about style, then there is no doubt that the Mustang, inside and out, is still the king of the pony cars.

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