At $21,000, Would You Say Giddy-up To This ’17 Ford Mustang GT?

Ford invented the horse automotive class with the Mustang, and as right this moment’s Good Value or No Cube GT proves, the corporate nonetheless retains the religion absolutely half a decade later. Let’s see how a lot somebody ought to rightfully must “pony up” to take pleasure in it.

A clear cabin and legendarily unstoppable diesel engine on yesterday’s 1973 Mercedes-Benz 220D weren’t sufficient to get most of you to miss the automotive’s apparent foibles. The $7,500 price ticket wasn’t serving to any both, and the mix of situation and price wound up incomes the previous Benz a decisive 71 p.c No Cube loss.

Whereas not as gasoline environment friendly as Wednesday’s 220D, the 2017 Ford Mustang GT we’re contemplating right this moment definitely has much more spunk within the trunk. As only one instance of the distinction between them, let’s evaluate how a lot time every takes to succeed in freeway speeds. From a lifeless cease, the Mercedes will hit 62 miles per hour in a languid however smart 28 seconds. The Mustang, by comparability, will do that very same run in properly below 5 seconds. What would you do with all that additional time in your life?

It’s fairly outstanding to consider, however within the American market, the Mustang is the one automotive that Ford is now promoting. Even its namesake electrical sibling, the Mach E is a few form of pseudo-crossover wagon type of factor.

Ford launched the Mustang in April of 1964 and, whereas the mannequin has had its ups and downs over the following a long time, it’s been a stalwart halo automotive for the model in addition to an icon of the American street scene. Oh yeah, and typically doofuses spin them out when leaving automotive meets. That’s form of their factor too.

Making all that attainable on this GT is a 435-horsepower DOHC Coyote V8 and six-speed handbook gearbox. That combo has pushed this Triple Yellow coupe by means of its paces for 42,000 miles or a reasonably nominal 8,400 miles per 12 months.

In line with the advert, the automotive comes with a clear title and is in what the vendor says is “glorious” situation. Wanting on the photos, the ’Stang doesn’t appear to have any points in its bodywork or paint and is rolling on black-painted manufacturing unit alloy wheels.

It doesn’t seem to own the “Efficiency Bundle” evidenced by the absence of a strut tower brace and six-pot Brembo brakes in entrance. The wheels and rear spoiler point out that it does have the “Black Accent Bundle.” It additionally has what appears to be like to be an aftermarket chilly air consumption.

The inside is upholstered in material accompanied by patterned silver plastic trim on the sprint and a few brightwork scattered all through for slightly visible curiosity. Mustangs have all the time been 2+2s, and the again seat right here is actually for brief hops solely.

The vendor says within the advert that they have to promote the automotive “asap.” To that finish, they’ve set a reasonably aggressive $21,000 asking value which is on the low finish of what Mustangs of this period are going for today. Take note, although, {that a} new Mustang is hitting the market shortly and when that occurs, values on last-generation fashions like this sometimes take a dump.

With all that in thoughts, what’s your tackle this GT and that $21,000 asking value? Does that appear like a deal to get one of many final vehicles Ford deems us worthy of? Or, is that an excessive amount of for what’s typically thought-about to be a Vehicles & Espresso curb magnet?

You determine!

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