Available in conjunction with the EcoBoost and EcoBoost Premium trim levels, the 2.3L High Performance Package is pretty darn expensive. This $6,150 option improves the force-fed pony car with a Torsen limited-slip rear diff, 255/40 by 19-inch tires all around, better springs, larger brakes, 20 more horsepower, and visual enhancements both inside and out.
Also gifted with 350 pound-feet (475 Nm) at 2,500 revolutions per minute, it’s hard to criticize this pack’s contents although the price remains a bit steep considering that a few more grand can get you the 5.0-liter V8 lump.
Obviously developed to handle, the Mustang EcoBoost 2.3L HPP tips the scales at 3,932 pounds (1,784 kilograms) when equipped with Ford’s ten-speed automatic transmission. By comparison, the Infiniti Q60 is flaunting 3,915 pounds (1,776 kilograms) with its very trick all-wheel-drive system.
Nissan’s premium division also uses a twin-turbo V6, which is a clear advantage over the Dearborn-based automaker’s turbo four-pot engine. The question is, which of these two is quicker in the quarter-mile showdown?
Sam CarLegion is much obliged to settle things with a series of drag races that ends in utter defeat for the pony car from Michigan. The Infiniti may be lighter and better equipped for the job thanks to all-wheel drive, but with 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet (400 Nm) of torque produced at 1,600 revolutions per minute, it doesn’t match the Mustang’s high-output mill.
Be that as it may, the way that V6 builds up torque over a broader engine speed range does help. The only piece of hardware that lets the Japanese coupe down would be the Jatco-developed 7R seven-speed automatic box.
As opposed to $33,355 excluding destination charge for the 2022 Ford Mustang EcoBoost 2.3L High Performance Package, the Q60 currently retails from $41,750 for the Pure trim. The Pure AWD is listed at $43,750.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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