Chevy killed the Camaro. Dodge swapped its legendary HEMI V8 for a turbocharged six-cylinder and called it progress. That leaves exactly one naturally aspirated V8 muscle car you can still walk into a dealership and buy brand new — and the 2026 Ford Mustang GT knows it’s the last one standing. It carries sixty years of American muscle history on its shoulders, packs 480 horsepower from a howling 5.0-liter V8, and sounds like nothing else on the road today. If you’ve been putting off the V8 experience, this review is your wake-up call — because this era won’t last forever.