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The anonymous question: What is a supercar?
by Dominik Bärlocher
Ford Mustang GT-H: We have one. You want it, because it's about as special as it gets
16.11.2020
Translation: machine translated
Pictures: Manuel Schmid
The Ford Mustang GT-H is not just a Mustang. It is a special edition of a high performance pony car that should never have gone on sale. Well, one is for sale. In Switzerland.
Signs and wonders are still happening. The Ford Mustang GT-H is in the yard at Galaxus supplier Auto Kunz in Wohlen. Brand new. With a big, fat zero on the odometer. You can buy it.
A car like the one-off above doesn't actually exist. Because the GT-H is not intended for open trade. And certainly not for sale in Europe. And certainly not for Switzerland.
"The GT-H is a stroke of luck for our buyers," says Benny Reinhold, spokesman for Auto Kunz. Although the garage is known for its range of American muscle cars as well as electric vehicles, the GT-H is not a given. Other Mustang models are, but the GT-H is something like the holy grail of Mustangs.
A car that is meant to be fun
"The purchasing department doesn't want to disclose exactly how we got the GT-H," says Benny Reinhold. Everything was, of course, above board, but the source of the rare bijoux in the yard in Wohlen is something of a trade secret.
Also important for driving pleasure: the GT-H is not an automatic. The power comes from third gear, by the way. And, if the GT-H works the same as the 2016 Shelby Mustang, then the engine feels comfortable at around 3000-3500 revs.
In addition, of course, leather interior, wide golden rims and golden rally stripes. In short: a damn cool car.
The latest edition of a 50-year-old series
The 2020 Mustang GT-H from Ford for Hertz is not the first series of the GT-H, whose H may stand for Heritage, perhaps for Hertz. I guess it depends on who you ask. Hertz certainly says "Hertz", Ford very probably says "Heritage". But the fact is that the first GT-H models hit the roads of the USA in 1966 in black with gold stripes. There were 1001 Mustangs back then, today the number is unknown.
A second series was added to the Hertz fleet in 2006. Then another in 2016 and now another in 2020. They all have the same purpose: driving fun, a bit of show and raw performance. Because, of course, the 2020 GT-H also has an exhaust system that really hums.
Or not, as the case may be.
The long road to the Swiss roads
"The work has only just begun for us," says Benny Reinhold.
Because before the GT-H can roll out of the Wohlen yard and move into its new home in an enthusiast's garage, it first has to go through the homologation process in Switzerland.
Yet: You can already buy it now, says Benny Reinhold. However, the GT-H will only be delivered once homologation has been completed.
"But test drives are certainly already possible."
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