2018 Ford Mustang GT Convertible review

It takes a certain kind of person to buy a convertible. The convertible buyer isn’t necessarily an extrovert, but they certainly don’t mind (and welcome) the right kind of attention.

So it makes sense that one of the most attention-grabbing cars on the road would be available as a convertible. Sales illustrate that it’s not attention-grabbing because it’s unique, but the 2018 GT’s trick exhaust demands full attention from any red-blooded V8 fan’s ears.

Without the roof up, the new Mustang is quite a looker, but most who’ve weighed in think the Coupe is still more handsome.

But if the weather’s good, you’ll want the roof down. Something the Coupe doesn’t allow you is the full brunt of the new four-mode exhaust fitted to the Mustang GT.

Unless you drive one back to back with a coupe in the same place, you’ll likely not notice any blaring differences between the driving dynamics, aside from where the Convertible’s extra weight comes into play.

2018 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE SPECS

Body 2-door, 4-seat convertible Drive rear-wheel Engine 5038cc V8, DOHC, 32v Bore/StrokeE 93.0 x 92.7mm Compression 12.0:1 Power 339kW @ 7000rpm Torque 556Nm @ 4600rpm Power/WeightT 193-196kW/tonne Transmission 10-speed automatic Weight 1732-1756kg Suspension struts, coil springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar (f); multi-links, coil springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar (r) L/W/H 4789/1916/1396mm Wheelbase 2720mm Tracks 1642mm (f/r) Steering electrically-assisted rack-and-pinion Brakes 380mm ventilated discs, 6-piston calipers (f); 330mm ventilated discs, single-piston calipers (r) Wheels 19.0 x 9.0-inch (f); 19.0 x 9.5-inch (r) Tyre sizes 255/40 ZR19 (f); 275/40 ZR19 (r) Tyre Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Price $74,709 Pros Access to the soundtrack; eager ‘box; easy roof Cons No manual; not as handsome as coupe; pricey! Star rating 3.5 stars