2024 Ford Mustang GT First Drive: Bigger Burnouts, Better Balance – SlashGear

Whipping around Southern California, I can really feel the Mustang’s improved agility. A limited-slip differential keeps power moving across the rear axle to help with grip and balance, and the 2024 Mustang’s quicker steering ratio makes this car more eager to turn in, with better feedback through the wheel. There’s enough midrange power from the V8 engine that you can slink between tight turns in third or fourth gear without having to downshift, but then again, it’s hard to resist the temptation to redline this thing all of the time, just to hear those eight cylinders on max attack.

If you’re more of the, let’s say, traditional Mustang mindset, you’ll appreciate that Ford still equips the Mustang with line lock, which automatically holds the front brakes so you can easily impress your friends and annoy your neighbors by firing off huge smoky burnouts. There’s also an optional electronic parking brake that works well for drifting, letting you pull it for better control over the rear wheels while sliding. Careful around crowds, natch.

Speaking of careful, the 2024 Mustang has a few driver-assistance technologies of note, including adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-centering assist, pre-collision braking and more. Most of this stuff even comes standard. Awesome.