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When Ford rolled out the all-new 2015 Mustang, it was inevitable that the first extreme makeover of the iconic pony car was something of a tease.
Sure, the Mustang is available with a 435-horsepower V8 and what Ford calls the ‘Performance Package’ to optimize handling and braking. But you just knew that Ford wasn’t showing its full hand, and that the ultra-high-performance variants were still to come.