It has curves and cuts in all of the right places, and while not as commanding as the previous model, looks like it means business. It’s understated, but makes quite the impression. The new Mustang, however, is both a muscle car and one you can feel confident driving in the most elegant of situations.

It screamed testosterone, but perhaps at the expense of class. It wasn’t really a car you could imagine James Bond driving up to a high rolling Monte Carlo casino in. The last generation of the Mustang was a fantastic looking car - there’s little doubt about that - but it wasn’t exactly the sleekest looking automobile. It’s almost universally thought of as an attractive car, with most of the detractors criticizing the fact that it doesn’t look enough like a Mustang or looks too European. Revealed just last week, overall reception of the car is trending positive. The 2015 Mustang marks not only a drastic change in appearance, but also the fiftieth anniversary of the car. So suffice it to say, when EA revealed that the latest model of the car would be made available in the game, I was giddy with excitement. Thanks to the arcadey upgrades, a fully upgraded ‘stang can easily reach speeds upwards of 250 M.P.H. One game that puts it at an almost-level-playing field, however, is Need for Speed Rivals. This becomes quite challenging at times as it tends to be placed as a lower-tier car in most of these. In fact, I like driving them to the extent that I try to exclusively use them in any racing video game, even when I could just as easily hop in a MacLaren. A symbol of Americana ingenuity and simply a darn good automobile in any decade, it’s been a brand I’ve been attracted to practically forever. You see not only do get behind the wheel of a modern Mustang as my daily driver, but I’ve spent the last several years restoring a 1966 model. Or more accurately the concept of a video game journalist/gearhead superhero that was rejected by even the least-discerning comic publishers, but I prefer the one with the laser vision, so let’s go with that. When I relieve myself of the daily duties of running a video game site, I morph into a Mustang aficionado by night.

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