2020 Ford Mustang EcoBoost on the Track! | Tire Rack's Hot Lap | MotorTrend 

Randy is so fun to listen to and watch. Whatever MT pays him should be doubled

"It's more sports car than muscle car." I think that quote does a great job describing this car and for some people that is the selling point. Great job MT. I love these Hot Laps. Keep it up!

We have a 2018 Ecoboost and the car is an excellent street car that plenty entertaining and still gets above 30mpg on the freeway. This is the future of the budget pony car.

I swear randy could make a Toyota camry sound interesting

Has more HP than my 2010 GT had.

Had a 2015 ecoboost Roush - 350hp with air intake - everyone thought I paid 60k but out the door it was 35k - lots of fun to drive - mean sound from a 4 banger and interior was excellent. 30 mpg - Check em out.

It sure would have been nice to see comparative hot lap times for other stock mustangs. For example regular EcoBoost. Regular GT. Etc.. I just found a couple hotlaps to compare. Abour 1 second difference compared to GT500. 1:33:84 GT500 hot lap 1:34:57 Ecoboost HPP 1:36:11 GT350R

I just bought a 2022 EcoBoost HPP in Grabber Blue with a 10 speed auto. It’s a lot of fun.

Just picked up our brand new 2.3 High Performance six speed manual here in Australia. Bloody fantastic car. The missus...who talked me into buying it...demands we keep it on “sport” all the time as the exhaust sounds way better. We test drove a V8 manual (to see how it felt in terms of seating position) before ordering ours, and honestly, the V8 felt no quicker in the real world. We love it.

My son just bought one and it's great. We both love it. We recently squeezed 36.1 mpg out of it on an all highway trip. Unbelievable little car

"These ducts on the hood, they're real"...while simultaneously thinking about the new edge mustang hood...

"Is the Shelby GT350 of 4-cylinder mustangs". 😂 😂

Honestly If this was just not a mustang it’d be respected a lot more lol. It’s a great set up.

I’m just here to read V8 owners’ comments. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I have a modified 2019 performance pack. Picked it up for 20k with only 1700 miles on it. After a few mods the car is an absolute riot to drive. Owned many v8 mustangs and honestly this car stacks up. But I would not get a base model that car caw very different

WOW!!!! I am impressed!!!! The best of both worlds!!!!! Ford did their homework on this one, and it shows. Thanks for sharing.

Honestly; I'm impressed they are able to get this much power out of a 4 cylinder engine.

Nobody will ever admit it's a reborn Mustang SVO

I had a feeling, this message was brought to you exclusively by Pirelli Tires~

300+ hp for a turbocharged four-banger from factory. Good job, Ford! A buttload of large capacity V8's can't even come close to how well these new, small engines perform these days. The V8 diehards can weep, but this is the way things are now. And I bet my lunch money that the great handling on this Mustang was helped a lot by the lighter engine in the first place.

I will give Ford credit for not limiting themselves to what some people think a Mustang *should* be. Always moving forward. Hopefully we’ll see an electric version soon.

Too bad they wouldn't put the 3.5 Ecoboost in the Mustang.

3:06 The 6-speed Getrag you "know and love" in mustangs. Well one of those is right. Job security for guys like Ben Calimer rebuilding these things I guess.

I bought one of these and if you don't expect a 450 hp 450-ft-lb kind of car and take it for what it is, they are a lot of fun, especially when you're only paying 400 or so a month for it. This little 4 banger is impressive if you remind yourself that's what it is, not a 5.0 Coyote, but not worlds behind it in performance either.

Love the way he spoke about the car, whether it was genuine or not. When the HPP Ecoboost was first teased, I was dead set on owning one. However, the prices are too high for my circumstance and as time went on I debated back and forth between GT or Ecoboost. 2015-16 GTs go for a very fair price used these days, and before the HPP prices ever dropped down would take a couple years. I promised I'd get my mustang this year for my 25th Birthday, and I did! Which one I chose? Neither. #MACHEbaby! Lol just kidding, I ended up going with my favourite body style Mustang, the 05-09 early S197. Ended up buying a beautiful black '06 GT with silver stripes. Love it to death! Not that anyone asked :sweat_smile:

So great to watch someone who knows what they’re doing run a track and not the other idiots in Mustangs on RU-vid! A lot of torque oversteer and curbs and wheels and axels in the videos. Lol. Well done. I ordered a ‘22 Ecoboost and can’t wait for it to come in.

Great video. I'm glad this Ecoboost Mustang is a good performer. I love Mustangs and I've considered one as my daily car.

I have one. traded a 2018 GT in for it. The GT has the top end ,but 0-60, the eco is right there. Handling wise, the HPP with handling pack is as good or better then a GT PP2. Fun little car. No regrets. If horsepower is more important than handling, get the GT.

“It even sounds great” cuts to vacuum cleaner noises

Randy has become quite the salesman

the best review of the ultimate mustang for the price !!

I can really appreciate what ford built here but I just love the sound of the V8 too much to buy one of these

"6 speed getrag that you know and love..." 😂

250 wheel horsepower Leaking timing cover, leaking vct solenoids Faulty wastegate, blown turbo seals Misfires, blown headgaskets Heat soak, overheating Been there done that traded it in bought a GT.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the 4cyl in this car. Would make a good daily driver with good mpg and reasonable insurance cost

Randy is pure gold. He should be in every single video.

Kinda disappointed in the cooling issues. There's no excuse for that. I know he's running the car much harder that it'll ever be run on the street so it's probably not an issue most of the time but still.

“And it sounds great!👍” **Mustang drives by**🦟🦟🐝🐝

Glad you ran the Ecoboost. Thanks

I had an 86 that originally had the pukey 4 cylinder. When I bought it, I pulled the 4 out and installed a 351 crate motor, swapped the clunky 3-speed auto for a Borg-Warner T45, and the rearend from an '83 Thunderbird.

wish they’d make ecoboost coyote

Thank you for enlightening us with the engineering details of the Ecoboost Mustang. Good to know the engineers are also busy improving this Mustang, though it needs a bigger radiator :)

That 1:34.57 puts it only a quarter second behind a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. Not too shabby for a 4-banger.

Why TF wouldnt you include some comparison track times in this video ?

The second coming of the SVO! 🏎🚀👍

I messed around with the Ford 'Build Your Own' website with this vehicle. If you spec this out to the max, you might as well buy the V8. This car tops out in the mid $40K range. I know of a basic V8 with a manual that was sold recently in the low $30K range. That leaves a lot of $ for upgrades.

This super muscle car is the best ever made.

Best car money can buy

You know, I've been tossing up between the eco and the v8. But you made my decision easy. I loved everything you said about the eco boost, and I'd prefer nimbleness over power, but I'll be grabbing the V8 as its not even considered hot here until its 108 degrees and I don't want have an over heating issue.

Even my wife bought the Coyote........the 2.3L has no "soul"! Nor rumble like the Coyote especially in "sport" mode and rumble mobile exhaust setting. Love our EcoBoost Fiesta ST Mountune, but the Mustang is just what we wanted to take us back to 1970! Moan and groan about the tires, we have them on our "California Special" and they are great. Look on RU-vid for a stock GT doing a 3.99 0-60 and an 11.99 quarter on them! And the handling is super!

About the same lap as the Type R. Wow. 1:34.46 in the Type R, 1:34:57 in the Stang.

i really love the mustang

So the Type R ran 1:34.4x on its stock tires, the Ecoboost HPP+HP a 1:34.5x? When you compare turn 8 in the two videos the Type R seems to carry 125/6 and this Mustang 124. Not bad.

If I'm not mistaken, the HP package runs the same size intercooler as the base 2.3 EB. Put a big aftermarket intercooler on it and the heat soak issues would probably disappear.

I own one love it.. they need a bigger intercooler I put a cvf race on mine problem solved.

Wish the OEM manufactures building these turbo 4's would include a higher performance cooling system. Why not, if you've marketed the car as a performance pack... I have the same issue with my EJ257.

I’d rather buy a 5.0

This Dude is the Best!

As the owner of an ecoboost, this guy makes it sound way cooler than it actually is. It is a fun daily driver though.

Honestly this is a really good car. Its just that it doesn't feel right for most car people to be putting that engine on a muscle car shell. Other than that this thing is still very powerful

How exactly is this model cooling brake discs with inverted hats? The base GT brakes have a backwards rotor design. Air flow from the chassis side/under-tray while traditionally very effective if designed well does about as much as having someone mounted to each corner blow on them like a cup of coffee with a rotors designed like this.

Randy is so good at his job

Best Tire salesman ever!

I feel bad for underestimating ecoboost mustangs

Great sales pitch

Can't complain about 330hp, 30mpg, and Rwd. There's isn't a faster more efficient rwd 4 anywhere. If this thing were japanese the fan boys would be jocking it like nothing else.

Just add Wagner competition intercooler ($500) with CVX pipes, Mishimoto Oil cooler. The IC is reliably less than 7F over ambient. Put proper Brembo 6-pot on it and you have a car to reckon with.

Great video, I just prefer a smaller lighter car ( and truck for that matter ) so in the US that puts me in a 2 seater sports car. Which is what I have. The US manufacture's vehicles just keep getting bigger and bigger. A smaller lighter vehicle is more maneuverable and quite often better handling.

the EcoBoost 2.3 is a solid motor but I'm shocked they haven't put the 2.7 or the 3.5 in the mustang yet

Randy, it's your fault that I'm looking now and looking to buy a Ford Mustang and I am from Europe, "Croatia" 💪❤️🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🐎

Hurray, Randy is back on the screen. Well done on improving presentation skills. More Randy is better!

I miss you @Randy Probst!

Randy is frickin' awesome!

Stay true, Randy, love your show....but the 6 speed Gregtec is junk. Ford tried to save a few bucks. Thats why the 350 GT and soon to be the 2021 Mach1 will have the Tremec. Lessons learned....

Famous ecocrap.. better get the 5.0 or v6 if u dont want to visit the repair shop too often lol

Man, Randy contradicted almost everything "savagegeese" and his partner said about this car...somebody's really WRONG here.

Still needs a V8. Took a test drive in my 2020 5.0 and was sold

I wish Top Gear was still around to make this the car for "Star in a reasonably priced car" that would be fun.

Randy Pobst: "Not as quick as the Type-R though!" Proceeds to almost match the Type-R's lap time he set on the Stock Conti's! 😎✌

Would have been cool if the cyclone engine was still around. It would have been a little lighter, would sound great with an active exhaust, wouldn’t get heat soaked so easily, and be rev happy. They could easily make Hp reliably just like the aftermarket did.

The real definition of a Pony Car

Last time I checked the 355 rear end is more slower than 411 on the drag strip.

Not a fan of the 2.3. Ford should have put tge 2.7 or 3.5

Love this guy... though I like eco boost, I own one and had a few... it doesn’t sound good. If they would improve the exhaust note they would sale double! Nice car, great driving! 😎🙏

Thats my biggest gripe is the heat soak with the garbage intercoolers ford slaps these things with from the factory. They just can't keep up whatsoever

Ford undersizes their intercoolers on all their boosted cars... they really only get one good pull or lap and their heat soaked. best thing i ever did to my focus st was put a proper sized intercooler on it, and i'm gonna do the same to the '19 Ranger that replaced it just so i know it'll always perform the same way

I'm concerned about long term longevity. It's a heavy car and a small engine that has a large demand on it. Direct injection and turbo charging puts an enormous strain on the compression rings and rod bearing. I bet by 75k miles that it will consume excessive oil and would be very surprised if it didn't.

Interesting watching this video. I am actually interested in a Mustang now. At least one without a V8. (:

Why do they offer cars that overheat in common weather in the USA?

But, wouldn't you rather have a V8? I drove an ecoboost mustang 50th anniversary back in 2016 and the transmission felt so loose and sloppy. The converter was hardly ever locked up. It was kind of numb to drive and the engine and trans felt loose. However, the mustang GT of the same year was super nice. Great engine response. Converter locked up even at low speed to give it that instantaneous feel and engine feel through the pedals. All that stuff is important for the enjoyment. I wonder how this new one is in comparison.

V8 lovers will still brag about regardless of how good performance the Ecoboost delivers. At the end of the day the V8 Mustang stock will loose every day of the week for a Toyota Supra with a BMW engine 😆 and for a V6 Kia GT 😆🤦.

upgrade the turbo and get a tune and youll have gt350 power....2.3 ecoboost is a great tuners engine....as is 3.5 ecoboost

I'd like to see what mods are out there for the eco boost.

330hp ain't bad for a factory turbo 4cyl. Would be cool in a pinto

Randy reminds me of Bill Nye the Science Guy.

My wife might actually like this one

You had two Cougars huh 😏 niceee haha

Wow!!!!😰 the mustang is a true american legend. Need for speed movie proved that to me.👍

Sorry Randy. The Ecoboost Stang has a terrible exhaust note. I’m an import guy but, it’s Coyote or bust here.

Thunderbird had sequential tail lights first in 65'