I craved this delicious ride but had issues with Ford’s somewhat shoddy interior. Yes, there’s a well-done Euro-inspired stitched-leather dashboard and baseball-stitched leather steering wheel. But I was disheartened by the overuse of cheapo plastics on the audio/climate controls and on the center console and door panels. I liked the firm seats, which are bolstered to brace for that inevitable raucous ride. And the exhaust note is pitch perfect: throaty, deep and reverberating. And then there’s that Steve McQueen-era look: Mustangy, masculine and retro. Skip the gym and pump up your American muscles with a few spins in this beast.
Tip: Go for the convertible model ($4,820 more) and get the optional 1,000-watt audio system ($1,295) to compete with the GT500’s riotous cacophony.
