When Roush called us up and asked if we’d like to review the 2013 Stage 3 Mustang the answer was an obvious yes. Our affirmative reply may not be for the reason you might think, though. Yes, a part of us simply wanted to hoon around in a 565 horsepower supercharged Mustang for a week, but another part of us – perhaps the more sensible part – was genuinely curious to know how the company had evolved its flagship model for this year. After all, the market for the turn-key …

When Ford launched the 2013 Mustang at the L.A. Auto Show in November of last year we couldn’t help but wonder what they were thinking. After all, Ford had already launched a revamped Mustang for 2010, introduced new powertrain options for 2011, and with the next generation arriving for the 2015 model year, this new design will only be around for two years. So why even bother? Not that we’re complaining. New updates every couple years keeps things exciting, but it’s also generally expensive.
We surmised that there was more to …

One would think that the idea of a 1,000 horsepower Mustang would come from a red-blooded American, but amazingly, the incredibly powerful muscle car you see here is the creation of a Brit. A crazy Brit, mind you, but the name of Tim Porter. “I needed to live in America and I had to come up with an idea,” Porter tells us while showing us the ins-and-outs of the UBB1000 Mustang. “This was the only idea I had.”
The story of the UBB Mustang first goes back to 2007 when Porter …

There hasn’t been this much excitement about a new Mustang for a long time. The instant the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 was unveiled in Monterey last August, it was obvious that there was something special about the car. Some of that is due to the car’s heritage – the original Boss 302 is perhaps the most legendary pony car ever to come from Ford thanks to Parnelli Jones capturing the 1970 Trans-Am championship – but with the momentum that Ford has created in the past couple years by introducing new …

As a driver, team owner, and even as a manufacturer, Dan Gurney has racing credentials like no one else. He is one of four American drivers to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, and the only to win in a car of his own manufacture. Dan was the first driver to win races in Formula 1, NASCAR, and Indy Car (only two have done so since – Mario Andretti and Juan Pablo Montoya), and he’s also captured victories in Can-Am and Trans-Am. As a team owner he won the Indy …

We’ve driven our fair share of Mustangs, but it’s a rare occasion that we get to drive one at the track. That’s part of the reason why we made the seven hour trek from Southern California to Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA, to get behind the wheel of Roush’s new 427R Trak Pak Mustang. What’s so special about the Trak Pak? For starters, it’s got a supercharged V8 packing 435 horsepower and an abundance of race-ready items like an adjustable suspension, carbon fiber wing, …

When the S197 arrived on the scene in late 2004, Ford promised the Mustang faithful that a new version would arrive every year. The California Special made its debut in 2006, followed by the Shelby GT500 and Shelby GT in 2007. For 2008, Ford has announced the return of the Bullitt, which was last produced in 2001 and commemorates the 1968 movie “Bullitt” starring the legendary Steve McQueen who drove a 1968 Mustang GT390. The new Bullitt made its fitting introduction …

It takes a lot to stay on top of a competitive industry, but Roush Performance has managed to do just that. Despite the flood of aftermarket parts for the Ford Mustang in the last several years, the Detroit-based manufacturing company has maintained a leadership position in the industry with no less than seven Roush Mustang variants available for purchase at dealerships, as well as a wide range of performance parts for Mustangs ’99 and up. Previously, the Stage 3 Mustang has been the …

Great things can happen when the right combination of things comes together. The Saleen Parnelli Jones Limited Edition Mustang is a perfect example. When legendary racecar driver and 1970 Trans Am series champion Parnelli Jones approached Steve Saleen about building him a Mustang to look like an original Boss 302 Mustang, the obvious came to mind: other people will want this car too! They set about building a modern-day Boss 302, and not just a Mustang with a body kit and some badges …