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<h4>Why I Like the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse — It’s Not Boring</h4>
Author: <a href="https://www.autotrader.com/author/brianmoody" target="_blank">Brian Moody</a>.
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<h4>Mustang Dark Horse Is Just Right</h4>

Sometimes, testing something unique or even terrible is much more interesting. The Suzuki Reno comes to mind. This is the bad part of today’s cars being so competent and reliable. Some of life’s most exciting and thrilling things are that way because there’s a mystery to it or even an imperfection here and there. Perfect is boring. But it’s fun to dig in and understand it. That can be true with cars and people. With both cars and people, there’s that one you happen to have as a favorite. You don’t know why suddenly you are just like, “Yep, this is the one.” I always felt that way about the second-generation Ford Taurus and today’s Kia Telluride – as Goldilocks would say, they are “Juuuust right.” 
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The Mustang Dark Horse is one of those “Juuuust right” kinds of things, too, only it’s the exact opposite of “quiet and comfortable.” Curiously, it can be both of those things. As soon as you fire it up, you get that instant reminder that this is a mechanical thing. A living, breathing thing that exists in the physical world. This car is not defined by software but by explosions, mechanical science, heat, an instant unexplainable connection, and sounds you can hear and feel.
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<h4>V8 Power</h4>

The heart of the Dark Horse is a 500-horsepower, 418 lb-ft-of-torque, high-output V8. It’s connected to a 10-speed automatic transmission. The Dark Horse’s high-output version of Ford’s 5.0-liter Coyote engine means 20 hp and three lb-ft of torque more than the current Mustang GT. This naturally aspirated V8 feels both frightening and refined all at the same time. How can it be both? I don’t know; back to the people and cars analogy. I have a friend who is both – and yeah, it’s a lot.
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But isn’t being “a lot” kinda why you get a car like a Mustang? It’s easy to see why Mustang drivers get a bad rap. At every corner, at every streetlight, and down every twisty back road, you just cannot resist the temptation just to lay your foot into the accelerator and “see what happens.” Bro, you knew what was gonna happen. What happens is delicious: the scenery streaks by like a spaceship jumping to light speed, the heavens open with the sound of a bellowing monster, every last pop and crackle reverberating off the ground and grass. I’m willing to bet most Mustang owners do not stop and ask, “Do I have the proper skills, tires, and driving conditions before I attempt to lay down two black strips of rubber without crashing?”
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<h4>Ride and Handling</h4>

But the Dark Horse is no one-trick pony. Any electric car can pull off snappy acceleration and run through tires at twice the normal rate. No, the Dark Horse combines that fearsome rumble with magnetic precision in the handling department. By the way, if you’re reading this as a “How to have fun with your new Mustang” essay, be sure the tires are warmed up. Our test car wears Pirelli Trofeo RS tires – essentially P Zeros that do their best work on the track. Our test car does not have the optional $5,495 handling package (67P). Handling package or not, the Dark Horse wears staggered wheels and tires, 19-by-9.5-inch front and 19-by-10-inch rear wheels. Optional carbon-fiber wheels are available too.
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<h4>We're All Fans of the Dark Horse</h4>

It’s not just me; Mustang’s new Dark Horse won a few fans here in Atlanta. Oversteer editor Rob Nestora says: “The Dark Horse is obscenely good, from its aggressive exterior styling to the 500 raging horses under the hood, but the excellence doesn’t stop there. It can hold the road better than some German counterparts, while its cabin oozes performance vibes and machismo. So pick a language; it will readily serve notice in the tongue of your choice.” Video editor Brian Roskelly says: “You don’t skip over a Toyota Supra with BMW’s B58 twin-turbo inline-6 for just any car. The bombastic growl that the Dark Horse’s V8 emits is why you buy the Mustang. It is a special audible experience that is not easy to find these days as V8s slowly continue to disappear in America.”
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Other features like a large digital instrument panel, comfortable seats, and several exhaust selections make the Dark Horse easy to live with every day. With the drive mode set to "normal" and the exhaust setting to “quiet,” the Dark Horse instantly becomes a car you can live with as a daily driver. Extra performance, extra drama, and split-second cat-like reflexes are all just a switch-flip away. Even though Ford built the Mustang Dark Horse for a specific purpose, it’s somehow a “you can have it all” kind of car. No, it will never be as practical as an SUV or perfect as a Porsche 911. But it does pretty much everything right for the money ($60,000). From behind the wheel, I dare you not to smile when you step on the accelerator. I’ve $5 that says you’ll even whisper a little “Juuuuust right” to yourself as you roar away from a metered freeway onramp. Related: <a href="https://www.autotrader.com/comparisons/2024-ford-mustang-choosing-the-right-trim" target="_blank">2024 Ford Mustang: Choosing the Right Trim</a>.

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