My neighbor picked up his Dark Horse last week. It now has 1502 miles on it. We took it to the dyno today. 444, 445, 457 rwhp. That’s less than 11% loss from 500 @ the crank. I ordered a Dark Horse also. I have had 9 passes at the track in this car. The Pirelli Trofeo RS tires are better than Michelin Cup 2R tires and that is exactly what Ford Engineers told us and why they put these on the car instead of the Cup 2R tires. Car weighed at the scales at 3705 lbs. this car has the Handling package. I found out that the Recaro seats are 36 pounds lighter than the premium heated/ventilated pwr seats. Hence the DH would weigh 3741 pounds. Removing the seat, swapping the rims, getting the smaller battery exchanging the hood will bring the weight down to 3660. So that will make a difference overall that will be noticeable. The guys in Wisconsin got 60-0 braking to 98 feet and repeated that even with their heavy DH. My neighbor whose car we were in today so his GT-350R became he blew the engine. So he is liking his DH more because he is not afraid of the Flat Plan Crank. We both plan to boost the cars this time next year. Ford did well with this DH. Stop with all the negativity. The car drives better than the S550 Mach 1. Cheers 💪👍😎🇺🇸

I bought my first muscle car - let alone sports car - at age 57. By this time in your life, you have become conditioned to be SAFE by being a defensive driver. I also am a country boy that was stuck in ditches as a teen. I thought the most beautiful thing I saw in my life was my red extended cab Ford F-150 FX4 in 2010. I was wrong. I absolutely am in love with this 2024 Dark Horse. It fits like a glove, and more! I'm learning what it means to have a performance vehicle.

VERY HAPPY THAT IT COMES IN MANUAL! LONG LIVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION!

It's not a Shelby killer in any way.

I really liked this video dude, pretty solid and concise with the information. Instant subscribe, keep it up!

Great info and drive...Best DH review I think I've seen.

It’s a great vehicle - why so much hate??? Fun to drive - sharp vehicle - sounds amazing - turns heads all day long!!

Sorry but the Dark horse ain't no shelby killer the gt350 gapped it by over a bus length lol...

Shelby killer, LOL😂😂😂. Not a chance.😂😂😂

Good job on your review no one can knock that!

Thanks for the video

love the content, any idea how to make it pop in automatic?

Do you need the handling pacakage to get the no oversteering?

we ordered track with automatic because it shifts better on road course, most of these track cars do, they just do , 2 hands on the wheel is just more confident and fun , especially when teaching my 16 year old son how to get around the track, but agree , 99% of people are just getting Dark horse to daily drive and the manual will be more fun, and excellent quality on your video !

Triple 7, any thoughts on the Handling Pack vs Non Handling Pack. I won’t be on the track. Any concerns with the Non Handling Pack ride height or tire configuration?

They made the car heavier purposely to counterbalance the drift. i learned that when he first went into the drift, it makes alot of sense

I’m waiting to race a manual stock dark horse with track package against my stock Mach 1 with track package.

I like your review. I’m not sure about “Shelby Killer”!

Great review.

Awesome car l love the new mustang when we get it turnable everyone will be able to see and feel how awesome the car really is especially with boost

Should i buy an old used shelby or a new darkhorse im planing to buy in november?

Def not a Shelby, man needs milk 😂

GT350 killer? 😂😂 yeah, right.

Great video

Lane keep assist is useful if you're somewhere where you are rubber necking and can't keep your eyes on the road. At least that's what I use it for.

Is this color vapor blue?

good ol Ford quality, panel gaps and swirl marks straight out the factory but they want to end tier pay haha

is this the VAPOR Blue or EMBER Blue?

Triple 7, So overall you really like the Dark Horse. I’m just trying to decide if a base Dark Horse with handling package is really worth it or if I should wait a few years.

@triple seven what’s the ride quality like compared to a s197 or s550, and I would like to buy an auto dark horse would that be a good decision considering it will be my daily driver and there’s no canyon or backroads around me to enjoy manual

Best review on this car

Overpriced decorated GT .

That car is not a better performance vehicle than the Shelby GT350.

Enjoy it? Not when I'm paying an arm and a leg for it. It's unacceptable, these manufacturers need to do a better job and we as consumers need to call them out before mediocre fabrication becomes the normal standard.

Dark horse just a 5 star GT

The dark horse is not a shelby killer. Ot doesnt kill the gt350. It most definitely doesnt kill the gt500. It doesnt even kill its little brother, the GT. It's a neet concept that is way over priced.

Have you driven the Mach 1? I feel that the comments you made when mentioning the S550 were more suited to a GT rather than the comparable Mach 1.

why wasnt the mic on u for the ride?? i thought you didnt have one but then youre wearing it at the last shot haha :(

Grest video as dumb as the title is. Its a great car but way WAY overpriced. Id take a used gt350 over this any day of the week.

Love that free mod 😂

Hennessey has a video with a 6 speed Shelby GT350R smoking a 10 Auto Dark Horse in a roll on race. Now a drag race would probably be different, but the Shelby would be the better on the track.

So just for the sake of clarity as I went out to a ford dealer to confirm the OE tire on the non-handling pack DH. They are PZero PZ4's which are fairly long in the tooth now, and aren't nearly a match to the PS4S or the ExtremeContact Sport 02's. I question why ford went pirelli and I assume the answer probably came to cost. Ford has confirmed they are using michelin's for their mustang challenge with the dark horse r so its kind of a let down that they wouldn't provide the best tire in the segment for the current top trim mustang that is supposed to be the basis for the racing program. Decent review, would've been better if you had shown what was underneath all the covers. I'll officially reserve judgement on the car until after I drive it back to back with my S550 (which is still stock less wheels and tires), but I'm not seeing much worth in trading in. But then again there isn't a purple and I don't think there is another purple in the works for the 7th gen, at least in the near future.

Manual transmission option defeats the Shelby outright.

Don’t track a car under 500 miles

Where exactly have you seen anything about a break-in mileage? Where does it say there's more power after break in ? Or there's any difference in the instrument cluster gauges ? where is this fictitious mileage and those differences published ?.... for example the Corvette, it restricts you I'm going anywhere you shouldn't be during break in, it SPECIFICALLY mentions differences in the tachometer gauge and instrument cluster and performance levels at a certain mileage.... the corvette literally will not let you go into that RPM range during break in and then it increases two or three thousand more after, Mustangs doesn't do that though... Dark Horse is overhyped as a Corvette for example is 2.6 seconds to 60 and a quarter mile at 11.20.... for the same 700000

70 K is too much

👇🏽THAT model was never meant to be but pull up to that specified racing Darkhorse R & S … those are💯

Sorry $73k++ before greedy dealer markup.........pass

Definitely will kill zero shelbys ..350’s are another level all together if you haven’t driven one then you just don’t know

Looks like a flop to me.. I'm just not impressed. I was really hoping for more. It definitely doesn't match the release hype .

Wonder why OP changed the title of this video. Originally it was "Dark Horse Shelby killer"

Nonsense. I like the video but, don't let Ford off the hook for shitty quality control. This isn't the 80's when the slapped fox bodys together anymore. Zero excuses for panel gaps on a car like this when you have a modern assembly line with computers.

Home run! These new gen7 Mustangs are better in every way. Kudos to Ford Motor for investing in a new sports car when others are eliminating there offerings soon. There are pseudo sports cars available that are overpriced w/ negligible performance benefits. Can't go wrong w/ a Mustang. My experience anyhow. -NY

SMSH Panel gaps no Bueno they can keep that shit.

With all 300whp?

Shelby GT350 killing Dark Horse with its name, never mind the driver's engagement and performance of Shelby GT350.

That’s what you are stating but it’s never going to be a Shelby It’s not only the car but the brand.

Auto is better in every way

It's going to kill a Shelby version though 🤔

Wow you just gave me info no ones had said. All you hear is a sales pitch. Which is why I dislike sales people who want to change your mind to buy

lol 4.6 0-60 for 80k is crazy

Shelby killer??????

Shelby killer for clickbait. Thats all folks

again I'm sorry.. I can really listen to this review, ur mentioning it, with stats or dyno

Why not just get a Hyundai ioniq 6 n when it comes out? Faster, AWD and not dinosaur tech

Shelby killer lol not a chance !

Sorry man the dark gelding isn't a a Shelby killer. You think, you think well I'm here to tell you the truth. My neighbor has a dark gelding, we went on track. He couldn't beat my gt350r, he couldn't even beat my track time. Of course my car is modified, oh that's right you can't do that to the dark gelding. Just to clarify what a gelding is, it's a horse with no balls . Oh I'm sorry if you don't have the skills or ability to drive a s550 chassis. It's up to you as a driver to overcome any short comings of the vehicle. Control of any vehicle is based on the drivers skill and ability. Oh by the way my wife in her Blackwing worked the dark gelding over too. A heavy 4 door luxury sedan totally embarrassed it too. Why do you people insist on trying to turn a piece of 💩 into a diamond.

It’s not Shelby killer 😂

cool video but why are you sitting so close to the steering wheel like girls do lmao. put that seat back bro!

Yeah this dark horse is an embarrassment. Maybe tuning/mod options will unleash its real potential. All in all I still plan to enjoy it as I've already put in my order. This will be my 3rd Mustang. 1st was a 04 terminator, then an 05 gt and now the dark horse soon

I understand when you say who cares.. its a track car/daily.. but, it's kinds not fair to the consumer or thee ocd and it SHUD be regarded as a one of a kind/project ready car.. the craftsmen ship on that 1 inch panel gap it's by any letter if the law an insult.. its not about who cares, it's about we should care.. unless it's me... Also yeah it's car.. that's costs money idk about Porsche Ferrari, this is the car u advertised, so this right here already is bad review. I YOU are by all mean involved or implicated by the success or failure of the product.. and u minimizing the this issue to comparison (that but all means are too expensive) that's a no go.. I can enjoy a car vw polo but I no that realistically i get what I pay for.

Lmao 🤣 Shelby killer?!

Something already leaking 😂they can have ford still junk cars

I’m tired of these outright FALSE TITLES…. Darkhorse is for suckers and doesn’t hold a candle to either Shelby…. Ok ok it beats an s197 Shelby GT-H

Nice car for sure but my '14 GT500 with original tires and ZERO traction will smoke this car in any situation!!

Not

Silly claims. The Dork Horse isn't even as fast as the previous S550 Mach 1. Put that fat horse on a diet! Stop making crazy claims....this horse ain't no Shelby killer!

Over hyped, these mutangs are junk. I drove two with all bells and whistles $74k+, junk

70k heavy pig and who cares about panel gaps and swirl marks? At the end of the day it’s not just a car it’s an absolute dud from ford

Shelby Killer? This overpriced dime a dozen 5.0 turd got gapped and humiliated by the GT350.