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The supercharged Ford Mustang with supercar-like performance is a throwback to more carefree times. And it’s built right here in Australia. It was the ‘K-Code’ Mustang that started it all, just a few months after the 1964 launch of Ford’s original Pony car. Starting with a standard V8-powered Mustang, Ford’s performance wizards beefed up the standard four-barrel 157kW/407Nm 289ci (4.7-litre) small-block V8…

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The Ford Mustang has always been an everyperson kinda sports car, but despite (or perhaps because of) that, the list of aftermarket companies specialising in making it look cooler, go faster and sound louder is vast. Our test car was a bit special. And still for sale at the time of writing. In Australia, Herrod Performance is the go-to. Rob Herrod started working with Ford Motorsport when it got back into Supercars in 1999, evolving a road…

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Does more power improve Ford’s off-road weapon? Herrod Performance is a name synonymous with extracting more speed out of Ford products but its latest offering is quite a departure from the muscle cars it’s known for. Its Power Pack for the latest Ford Ranger Raptor lights the wick on the hi-po 4x4 dual-cab’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6, but is increasing outputs by around 25 per cent really a good idea for a 2.5-tonne ute? There&rs…

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Melbourne's Ford gurus turn up the wick on a brand-new Mustang Mach 1It didn't take long for Australian Ford whiz Rob Herrod and his team to get their hands on the new track-focused Ford Mustang Mach 1 and become the first folks on earth to produce a supercharged version. Off the back of their Mustang SM17, built to commemorate Scott McLaughlin's third Supercars championship, Herrod Performance were tasked by a customer to take a brand-new, Shado…

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Sampling the Supercars champion's 578kW beast!Scott McLaughlin has his name written on two Ford Mustangs. One of them he drove to his third straight Supercars title this year. And then there’s the really powerful one.The Scott McLaughlin Limited Edition by Herrod Performance, or SM17 for short, might have number plates and leather seats instead of sponsor decals and a roll cage, but it’s the best part of 100kW up on its circuit-dwelling sibling.…

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