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The 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC Gets Its First Independent Verdict, and It Is More Than Brute Force

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Car and Driver has run Ford's 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC through its own test. The magazine says the car brings fierce performance, and it also found an unexpected gentleness in how the car behaves. Owners and collectors of the Dark Horse line now have an outside judgment to read beside Ford's own claims. The test was Car and Driver's, not ours, and its full findings are theirs to report.

With reporting from Car and Driver.

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