--- title: Valentine's Day: Female Stunt Driver Pranks Dates in Ford Mustang Ad description: Ford's hilarious new Mustang ad features a professional female stunt driver who takes unsuspecting blind dates on the ride of their lives canonical: https://time.com/3706470/speed-dating-valentines-ford-mustang-female-stunt-driver/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-12T06:56:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:28.081Z og:title: Female Stunt Driver Pranks Dates With Mad Driving Skills og:description: See the best first date ever. og:url: https://time.com/3706470/speed-dating-valentines-ford-mustang-female-stunt-driver/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ad50a580257c927/69877ee65f570f1fd3b153c2/screen-shot-2015-02-12-at-11-33-35-am.png?branch=production&width=724&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 724 og:image:height: 407 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-02-12 at 11.33.35 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Female Stunt Driver Pranks Dates With Mad Driving Skills twitter:description: See the best first date ever. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ad50a580257c927/69877ee65f570f1fd3b153c2/screen-shot-2015-02-12-at-11-33-35-am.png?branch=production&width=724&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch This Woman Prank Unsuspecting Dates With Her Mad Rally-Driving Skills > Sponsored content. 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This amazing gas-electric hybrid will stop traffic — then leave it in the dust._ by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Feb 12, 2015 6:56 AM UTC  Screen Shot—Ford by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Feb 12, 2015 6:56 AM UTC Ford has created a hilarious video to advertise its new 2015 Mustang, timed for the run-up to Valentine’s Day. The clip shows a pretty blond woman going in her new car to what appear to be several blind dates. But it’s a setup, because what the guys don’t seem to realize is that she is a professional stunt driver — and they are in for a real shock as she spins, drifts and tears around a parking lot. “So what else do you look for in a girl?” she asks midspin. 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