2010 Roush 427R – Modern Day Pony Cars
During both our first drive and in our full review, we concluded that the 2010 Ford Mustang has raised the bar for modern day pony cars. The sculpted body, finely tuned suspension, higher quality interior and additional horsepower make it one of the best Stangs to ever come from the Blue Oval’s stable. With a flood of aftermarket variants sure to come, we couldn’t help but wonder if the new Mustang would provide an even better platform to work with, or if tuners might struggle to improve on an already excellent product. We now have the answer.
Roush, who were given inside access to the 2010 Mustang by Ford for their own product development, were first to market with their 427R Mustang that was unveiled back in March. We were lucky enough to be one of the first to get behind the wheel, and recently spent a full week with the 427R. Was Roush able to use their five years of experience with the S197 platform to capitalize on the upgrades and refinements made available in the 2010 Mustang?
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Ferrari California receives 500 HP attitude adjustment at the hands of Edo Competition
Despite its position as the ‘approachable’ Prancing Horse, Ferrari’s new California folding hardtop is a heck of an impressive drive all the way around. However, that hasn’t stopped some quarters from suggesting that it’s a bit compromised and a bit too effeminate to be a proper Maranello supercar. While we think that’s nonsensical, we admit a little toughening up couldn’t hurt to silence the doubters.
Enter German tuner Edo Competition, which has just taken the wraps off of their own fettled California. Looking suitably foreboding in black with larger matching alloys, Edo has tweaked the car’s 4.3-liter V8 engine to deliver 500 horsepower (+40). That nice, round number arrives courtesy of a remapped ECU and a pair of high-flow cats that feed into a new cockpit-adjustable exhaust system. The engine’s torque level doesn’t swell quite as much, peaking at 369 lb-ft (@ 5,200 rpm), but nevertheless, EDO says the car is good for a 0-62 mph run in 3.9 seconds and a top end of 315 km/h (196 mph). Oddly, Ferrari says the box-stock Cali will get to 60 mph in “under 4 seconds,” so there’s probably not much of a difference between the two on the low end, although Edo’s top speed is 5 kmph faster than when it left the factory.
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