Remix Publisher Tim Phin rediscovers Auckland behind the wheel of the Ford Mustang GT
Tim Phin rediscovers Auckland behind the wheel of the Ford Mustang GT.
The Ford Mustang has been around forever, and people know what it is the second they see it. But the 2025 GT Fastback actually feels new, not just the same old thing with a tweak. After a week driving it, I get why people still love it.
We took it around Ponsonby first. Even parked up, it gets attention. Ours had the 5.0L V8, and you can hear it coming down the street. It’s loud in a good way. Proper deep rumble. You don’t need to rev it hard for people to notice, and it looked good parked up out the front of the Remix office.
Inside, it’s way more high-tech than older Mustangs. There’s a big digital dash and a big screen in the middle. It kind of feels like using a giant iPad, with the clever kinds of customisations I’m yet to see in any other car. You can change how the dash looks too, which is cool. And it’s really easy to use once you have a play around with it.
Driving through the city was easy enough. It doesn’t feel as big and heavy as you’d think. You can flick through the drive modes—Normal, Sport and so on—and it actually changes the feel straight away. Sport mode makes it louder and more responsive, which is exactly what you want when driving a car like this.
We headed up to Omaha after lunch, and that’s where an engine like this really makes sense. Open road, foot down, and it moves properly. It’s quick. 485 horsepower quick. But it still feels solid and under control, not all over the place.
Every good drive needs good tunes, and very gladly, the sound system is decent too—Bang & Olufsen with 12 speakers—and the heated and cooled seats are a nice bonus. Makes it easy to drive every day, not just on weekends.
By the time we stopped, people were still coming over for a look. It’s a Mustang. It’s loud, it’s fast, and this latest iteration feels properly updated. Simple as that.
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