Five-Point Inspection: 5 Reasons Ford Needs to Modernize the Mustang

5. It has a school bus steering wheel

Ford briefly offered the Boss 302 Mustang in School Bus Yellow. Wrap your hands around the steering wheel in any current ‘Stang and you’ll understand why. It’s massive.

It may seem like a trivial trait, but it’s not. A car’s steering wheel is one of the few places a driver touches. It’s also what allows them to control the car’s direction and get feedback from the road. Electric power steering magic aside, a smaller wheel makes for naturally quicker inputs, helping give the driver a sense of control.

Is it essential that a sports car get a small steering wheel? That’s like asking if power should go to the rear wheels.