Must-have Mustang

Ford's iconic coupe is more polished and engaging after facelift

The Ford Mustang comes with a retuned 2.3-litre turbo engine and is equipped with more tech, including adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collision mitigation.
The Ford Mustang comes with a retuned 2.3-litre turbo engine and is equipped with more tech, including adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collision mitigation. ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN
The Ford Mustang comes with a retuned 2.3-litre turbo engine and is equipped with more tech, including adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collision mitigation.
The Ford Mustang comes with a retuned 2.3-litre turbo engine and is equipped with more tech, including adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collision mitigation. ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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Automotive facelifts are rarely worth getting out of bed for. A nip here, a tuck there, and they expect you to believe that it is a new car.

Not the Ford Mustang, though. The current model introduced here three years ago has been given a mid-life makeover. And it is a better drive for it.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 20, 2019, with the headline Must-have Mustang: Ford's iconic coupe more polished after facelift. Subscribe