Review: Mustang Mach 1 ZZ SE (brief)
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:55 pm
I picked up a Mustang Mach 1 ZZ SE today and wanted to throw my first impressions up...
The shell is pretty nice. I think this is probably one of the best proportioned shells that RS has put out so far. It looks like they extended the nose a little more than usual which makes the shell look more to scale. In addition, the roofline and fenders are well proportioned compared to previous ZZ models. Some shots:
That's not to say the shell is perfect. Notice how the A-pillar bows out away from the windshield in the following shot. I only noticed it after I took these macro shots and now it bugs me a little, but it is only THAT noticable in the closeups. I can't really say if all of the shells are like this or if it is just mine. Macro shots always seem to really bring out the imperfections in these things:
Of course it could use some lowering....nothing new here:
As far as performance is concerned, it is much quicker than any of my other stock SE's....including my muscle cars. I don't have the other newer SE's (Ford GT and Viper), so I can't compare it to them. It required very minor tweaking to the alignment out of the box, but it drives straight and the turning radius is pretty equal both ways. The turning radius also seems pretty tight at slower speeds. Maybe 8 inches. I get about 5-6 steps in the steering both ways with a slight jitter in the 2-3rd step to the left....but it doesn't hurt performance any.
The bottom line is that I like it. Its the best performing ZZ SE out of the box that I have and the shell is really nice looking. My only complaint is the bowed A-pillar, but I'll do a little investigating to see if its just mine or if they are all like that.
The shell is pretty nice. I think this is probably one of the best proportioned shells that RS has put out so far. It looks like they extended the nose a little more than usual which makes the shell look more to scale. In addition, the roofline and fenders are well proportioned compared to previous ZZ models. Some shots:
That's not to say the shell is perfect. Notice how the A-pillar bows out away from the windshield in the following shot. I only noticed it after I took these macro shots and now it bugs me a little, but it is only THAT noticable in the closeups. I can't really say if all of the shells are like this or if it is just mine. Macro shots always seem to really bring out the imperfections in these things:
Of course it could use some lowering....nothing new here:
As far as performance is concerned, it is much quicker than any of my other stock SE's....including my muscle cars. I don't have the other newer SE's (Ford GT and Viper), so I can't compare it to them. It required very minor tweaking to the alignment out of the box, but it drives straight and the turning radius is pretty equal both ways. The turning radius also seems pretty tight at slower speeds. Maybe 8 inches. I get about 5-6 steps in the steering both ways with a slight jitter in the 2-3rd step to the left....but it doesn't hurt performance any.
The bottom line is that I like it. Its the best performing ZZ SE out of the box that I have and the shell is really nice looking. My only complaint is the bowed A-pillar, but I'll do a little investigating to see if its just mine or if they are all like that.