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Written by Rowan Horncastle
Dang it as they"d say in the US. Somewhat annoyingly, my time with the Hennessey Mustang GT350 R is up. And it"s all down to that pesky and rather inconvenient thing called The Law". Being a left-hand-drive, US-registered car, we could only ever drive the track-focused super Stang in the UK for six months. After that, it has to be subjected to Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) an assessment to make sure it"d comply with Blighty"s roadworthy rules and regulations. Which, among other things, would mean changing all the lights and indicators, adding awkward fog lights and numberplates (ruining its clean look) and making sure it passed protrusion and noise tests. Which, given it"s got quite a few sharp edges and is the loudest thing we"ve ever had in the Top Gear Garage, could be tricky. But safe to say, it"s been six months of learning. Unlike a lot of cars which you can get in and get the grasp of quite quickly, it"s taken me pretty much the whole tenure to get under the Stang"s yellow skin in order to extract its performance. If anyone were to take the Mustang, I"d tell them to proceed with caution. It"s an absolute brute, one where you have to manage your inputs effectively or it"ll bite back. Though, truth be told, in an age of electronic this and flappy-paddle that, it"s engaging to have a car where you have to properly coordinate your hands and feet to get the best of it. You also need a few brave pills to unleash its 850bhp.
Date written: 26 Oct 2018
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ID: 13841
Dang it as they"d say in the US. Somewhat annoyingly, my time with the Hennessey Mustang GT350 R is up. And it"s all down to that pesky and rather inconvenient thing called The Law". Being a left-hand-drive, US-registered car, we could only ever drive the track-focused super Stang in the UK for six months. After that, it has to be subjected to Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) an assessment to make sure it"d comply with Blighty"s roadworthy rules and regulations. Which, among other things, would mean changing all the lights and indicators, adding awkward fog lights and numberplates (ruining its clean look) and making sure it passed protrusion and noise tests. Which, given it"s got quite a few sharp edges and is the loudest thing we"ve ever had in the Top Gear Garage, could be tricky. But safe to say, it"s been six months of learning. Unlike a lot of cars which you can get in and get the grasp of quite quickly, it"s taken me pretty much the whole tenure to get under the Stang"s yellow skin in order to extract its performance. If anyone were to take the Mustang, I"d tell them to proceed with caution. It"s an absolute brute, one where you have to manage your inputs effectively or it"ll bite back. Though, truth be told, in an age of electronic this and flappy-paddle that, it"s engaging to have a car where you have to properly coordinate your hands and feet to get the best of it. You also need a few brave pills to unleash its 850bhp.
Date written: 26 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13841
