Carrera DIGITAL 132 Ford Mustang GTY

Carrera Digital 132 Ford Mustang GTY "No. 55"

Art.Nr. 30940"

—The American sports car dream, the Mustang: a legend on four wheels.
Just like in real life, the Mustang isn’t Carrera exactly a lightweight, even in the 132-scale slot car version . Depending on the configuration—with or without a spoiler, or with or without a magnet—it weighs between 113 and 118 grams on a non-calibrated kitchen scale.

Quite a few screws were used on the underside of the body, which certainly weigh a little more than glued-together plastic. The magnet can be removed without disassembling the motor or the rear axles—though you should be careful. The plastic clip that holds the magnet in place is quite delicate—if you want to drive magnet-free permanently, you’ll have to be a bit more rough with it. Use a very narrow watchmaker’s tool to pry it up, pull it out from the side, tilt it, and remove it… repeat the same process for the magnet.

The model is based on the Mustang VI GT Fastback
. To mark its 50th anniversary, Ford released a special edition of the Mustang in 2014, and for the Supercars series, a race-spec GT in this very design was unveiled.
For the Carrera -D132- model, this serves as design inspiration for the current “55” model—2019 marked the 55th anniversary—and the galloping horse has also Carrera found its way onto the side of the model. It also features a bold spoiler and a massive diffuser with a side design accent. The red-accented rims are a real eye-catcher.

Carrera The Mustang has been fitted with tires that are rounded at the edges. There’s only a small cast edge on the inner side, but it can easily be driven off or sanded down.
In terms of the paint job and decals, the car is well done and flawless. I especially like the taillight—it’s very visible on the track.

Even though there’s no GTY series in the real world, CarreraI can definitely see one on the track in the future—and “regular” GTs are certainly welcome to join the race, too. The Mustang drives smoothly and briskly; it might not be a winner, but it would have deserved a spot on the podium in some way.

CoMod JoergW