My 2026 Mustang Test Drive and Jim Farley’s Candid Confessions

Last weekend, I found myself gripping the thick steering wheel of a 2026 Mustang GT, the V8 burbling through the dual exhausts like distant thunder. The salesman, a guy named Dave who smelled faintly of coffee and tire rubber, leaned against the showroom window, arms crossed. “Still the only game in town,” he said with a shrug, nodding toward the gleaming coupe. He wasn’t wrong – ever since the Camaro and Challenger disappeared from showrooms, the Mustang has been the lone pony car standing. But as I rowed through the six-speed manual on an empty back road, I kept thinking about Jim Farley’s recent podcast appearance, and the bizarre paradox surrounding Ford’s icon. 🐎

You’d think being the sole survivor in the muscle car segment would guarantee booming sales, but the numbers tell a different story. In the first half of 2025, Ford moved only 23,551 Mustangs in the U.S., a 14.2% drop compared to the year before. I remember reading that headline and feeling a pang of worry. Had we enthusiasts finally been outnumbered by crossover shoppers? When I mentioned this to Dave, he laughed. “Dude, the Mustang is practically an import now – it sells more overseas than here.” He was echoing Farley’s exact words from The Verge podcast. Australia and Sweden, apparently, can’t get enough of that stars-and-stripes swagger. People on the other side of the globe want a slice of America, and the Mustang delivers it with a roaring pushrod-free V8. 🌍

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