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It's often said that the cure for a broken heart is to just suck it up and get back out in the game. That's often easier said than done, as most folks would rather drown their sorrows in a pint of ice cream (or beer) after a breakup. I've been fortunate enough to not have to deal with real heartbreak since high school, that is, at least, until last week, when my dear companion of five years left me. I sold my first car, a 2000 Ford Mustang GT, last Monday. I was resigned to living a life full of sorrow, thinking things would never be the same again…until this bright yellow 2015 Ford Mustang GT showed up at our doorstep.

There's nothing like getting over old love with new, better love. And, boy, is the 2015 Mustang GT better than my old New Edge Mustang GT -- and the more recent Mustang GTs that have come since. The key to the new Mustang's greatness is beneath its gorgeous new sheetmetal. First there's the pony's beating heart: a 5.0-liter V-8, which procures 435 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, thanks to the old Mustang Boss 302's valves, springs, connecting rods, and more. Then there are its legs: its new independent rear suspension, the first on a Mustang since the Terminator Mustang Cobras from the turn of the century. Now for what you've been waiting for: the new 2015 Mustang GT accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds, and gallops through the quarter mile in 12.8 seconds at 112.2 mph. That's just a tick slower than the last performance-pack-equipped 2013 Mustang GT we tested. The old S197 model ties the 2015 model in a race to 60 mph and completes the quarter mile a tick faster at 12.7 seconds, with a 111.7 mph trap speed. Big six-piston Brembo front brakes help the new Mustang come to a stop from 60 mph in 107 feet, a yard shorter than the outgoing model.

2015 Ford Mustang Gt: Live Photos

2015 Ford Mustang Gt Photos