Ford Mustang: car review | Martin Love

The Mustang is a V8 legend that epitomises the frontier spirit of the west. Just don't unleash it in rush hour

Price as tested: 35,745
Engine: 4,951cc, V8
Power: 410bhp
Transmission: 6-speed
0-62mph: 4.8 seconds
Top speed: 155mph
MPG: 23.5
CO2: 281g/km

For decades, Mustang fans have only been able to drive this iconic beast while on holiday Stateside. And what a car it is over there. With your stetson tossed in the back, smoked rib juice staining your checked shirt and Johnny Cash cranked up, the car's played a starring role in many of our cowboy fantasies. Now, at last, Ford has swapped the steering wheel to the right and unleashed its wild horse in the UK. Which is how I found myself in a muscle car with a throbbing 5-litre V8 crawling through rush hour traffic. But riding a rodeo pony on to centre court at Wimbledon would make more sense. The clutch is so heavy it feels like I'm doing gym curls with my left calf, the gigantic engine jumps and snorts, and even the satnav seems confused. Then it starts to rain heavily. It feels like the car - and me - are a long way from home.