Mustang CS800 is converted by Clive Sutton – importer of American trucks and muscle. And it also offers the ultimate party trick for car shows: smartphone control. It sounds absolutely fantastic, amplifying the V8’s full-bodied bellow. This aftermarket, quad-pipe system isn’t cheap, at around £6,000, but we’d be sorely tempted. Perhaps the coolest feature on this fully-loaded CS800 is the XForce exhaust. Both of those cars are more sophisticated and ultimately more rewarding to drive.īut if you want the maximum number of ponies per pound, there’s no contest. To put that into perspective, it’s scarcely more than a BMW M4, and around £15,000 cheaper than a Porsche 911 Carrera. At the time of writing, the ‘basic’ Mustang CS800 costs £66,942. Fortunately, most of these options are cosmetic and, frankly, unnecessary. In terms of power-per-pound, it’s a bargainĬlive Sutton’s demonstrator was loaded with £35,000 of extras, taking its price just the wrong side of £100,000. With stiff suspension and slightly vague steering, the CS800 is no paragon of poise, but nor is it simply an unreconstructed drag racer. Long gear ratios and a progressive power delivery (one advantage of a supercharger over a turbo) allow swift, safe progress on twisty tarmac. Use common sense, however, and this modded Mustang is no knife-edge wild ride. Wild horses: driving the 825bhp Ford Mustang CS800.Ĭolour-changing LED lights are optional. Its 20-inch rear wheels – wrapped in 305/30 Pirelli P Zeros – break traction with hilarious ease.Įven in the dry, putting all that power down is clearly an issue note the 0-60mph time of 3.8 seconds: hardly sluggish, but slower than supercar rivals. Maximum torque is a thuggish 640lb ft – all of it channelled through the rear tyres… Damp roads aren’t its fortéĪs you’d expect, the CS800 is a bit lively on wet, winter roads. Combined with high-flow fuel injectors and a larger throttle body, these transform the Mustang from a budget BMW M4-rival into something altogether more serious. The main ingredients in this heady brew are a 5.0-litre V8 and a stage-two Whipple supercharger – the latter clearly visible on top of the engine. When it comes to pub bragging rights, the Sutton Mustang takes some beating. Only true hypercars, such as the LaFerrari or McLaren P1, manage more. It has more than 800 horsepowerĭid we mention the power output? That 825hp is more than plenty of big-league supercars, including the Ferrari 812 Superfast and McLaren 720S. The Ford Mustang Sutton CS800 enters the world as a standard Mustang GT coupe (or convertible) with ‘just’ 416hp.Īfter a visit to London tuning company Clive Sutton, however, it emerges with nearly twice that – a scarcely believable 825hp – catapulting this coupe squarely into supercar territory. Yes, even the latest 760hp Shelby Mustang GT500. Forget the wildest creations of Cosworth in the UK or Shelby in the US.