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Tuned Ford Mustang GT (10-Speed Auto) Races Ferrari 458, the Result Is Hilarious

As it turns out, having a world-class director such as James Mangold handle the job is not a requirement for capturing your own Ford v Ferrari adventure these days. In fact, we're here to zoom in on a little shenanigans of the sort, which comes straight from a little universe called YouTube.
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The Italian team is represented by a 458, whose owner made a good decision by grabbing the Spider over the Italia fixed-roof model (we explained what's what in our review of the latter). However, we're not so sure about the enthusiast's idea to race a modded Mustang just hours after landing in the driver seat of the Maranello machine.

Speaking of the Blue Oval, we're dealing with a Mustang GT packing the dream mix brought by the latest revamp, namely the Gen III Coyote and the ten-speed automatic gearbox.

In factory trim, the pony sits about 100 hp behind the Prancing Horse, but the 5.0-liter V8 of the first had been gifted with multiple custom goodies - the list includes a cold air intake, long tube headers, an x-pipe exhaust, a Lund tune and others.

Oh, and you should know the muscle car features a drag-friendly wheel/tire setup, which involves meaty-sidewall rubber at the back (think: this helps with the launches) and skinny tires that reduce rolling resistance up front.

Even with the folding metal roof and YouTuber StangMode riding shotgun to capture the adventure, the Fezza packs a massive scale footprint advantage of the Ford. Besides, it relies on a lightning-quick dual-clutch tranny. However, given the said ownership details, a rematch might be required. And here's to hoping such a stunt takes place at the drag strip, where things can be kept on the safe side.

Meanwhile, you can check out the 4.5-liter flat-plane crank Italian V8 and the custom exhaust-aided American motor screaming at each other in the piece of footage below (the sprinting action awaits you at the 10:19 timestamp).

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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