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2015 Ford Mustang GT First Test: Ponycar Cure for a Broken Heart I was resigned to living a life full of sorrow, …until this bright yellow 2015 Ford Mustang GT showed up at our doorstep. It's often said that the cure for a broken heart is to just suck it up and get back out in the game. That's often easier said than done, as most folks would rather drown their sorrows in a pint of ice cream (or beer) after a breakup. I've been fortunate enough to not have to deal with real heartbreak since high school, that is, at least, until last week, when my dear companion of five years left me. I sold my first car, a 2000 Ford Mustang GT, last Monday. I was resigned to living a life full of sorrow, thinking things would never be the same again…until this bright yellow 2015 Ford Mustang GT showed up at our doorstep. We also tested the 2015 Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost There's nothing like getting over old love with new, better love. And, boy, is the 2015 Mustang GT better than my old New Edge Mustang GT -- and the more recent Mustang GTs that have come since. The key to the new Mustang's greatness is beneath its gorgeous new sheetmetal. First there's the pony's beating heart: a 5.0-liter V-8, which procures 435 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, thanks to the old Mustang Boss 302's valves, springs, connecting rods, and more. Then there are its legs: its new independent rear suspension, the first on a Mustang since the Terminator Mustang Cobras from the turn of the century. On the road, the new Mustang GT is perhaps the most livable yet. For starters, it rides worlds better than its immediate predecessor. While the last Mustang was easily upset by pavement imperfections and pitched fore and aft a lot on poor pavement, the new Mustang just eats up the road. And unlike our limit-handling tests showed, the Mustang GT appears to handle pretty well too. Turn-in is sharp, and steering feedback is good especially with the steering in Sport mode. WANNA SEE THE NUMBERS? CLICK HERE Thrifty One: 2015 Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost First Test Shelby Mustang GT350 to get 5.2-Liter Flat-Plane V-8 Your Call: Would You Take Mustang GT or BMW M4? 2015-2016 Trucks, SUVs, and Vans: The Ultimate Buyer's Guide 2015 Porsche Macan S, Turbo First Test Video: The Challenger Hellcat on Ignition Car Sales Confidential: How Much We Make 2014 Nissan Rogue SL Long-Term Update 2 Check Out Our YouTube Channel Subscribe to Motor Trend FROM OUR FRIENDS TRUCKIN' The High Roller: Luxury Ford F-350 Lariat Has a Home in the Dirt MUSTANG 360 Sleeping Beauty: '70 Boss 429 Slumbered Away for 40+ Years HOT ROD World's Quickest Street-Legal Vehicle From Drag Week 2014! TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.