2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Interior and Cargo

A common bone of contention among pretty much every journalist who has ever sat in any of the current Mustangs is its interior. It's a somewhat depressingly average place to be, with hard plastics aplenty. Ford's only solution, as ever, is to offer you the option of carbon-fiber dressings, but that's really just salve on a tumor when the GT500 costs over $75,000. The Sync 3 infotainment system works decently but doesn't feel particularly special. The standard six-way power-adjustable seats with heating and ventilation go a way to helping improve the feel of the cabin and are comfy enough, as do the well-placed dual-zone climate-control buttons and good seating position, but the best part of this interior is the 12-inch digital driver-info display. Paired with grippier (but optional) Recaro seats, the screen helps you feel like you're in a racecar for the right reasons.

For some strange reason, the GT500 comes standard with two rear seats. As usual, only Tyrion Lannister would be able to fit there, but he wouldn't have a cupholder for his wine goblet. For this reason, we'd take the option to delete the rear seat. After all, a 760-hp sports coupe is never going to be a useful family car. The front seats are far more comfortable and accommodating, with plenty of headroom and legroom. Getting in and out isn't too much of a chore, although taller individuals will have to duck. Optioning the Recaro seats makes getting in and out a little trickier, thanks to their aggressive side bolsters, but if you're of average build, that hugging effect pays dividends in the corners. Bigger individuals will likely find them too confining, however. Regardless of the seat choice, the view out is similar to other Mustangs, with decent visibility all-round, although the bulging hood does make it ever-so-slightly more difficult to place the passenger side of the car.

As usual, plenty of hard dark plastics with fake aluminum trim feature throughout the cabin of the Mustang. In this top-of-the-line GT500, however, you do at least get leather seats as standard in Ebony Dove. The dash gets similar treatment, with the steering wheel featuring an imitation suede and a gray center marker. The optional Recaro seats are also trimmed in leather, with faux suede, Smoke Gray accents, and Miko suede inserts.