bagwell

base V6 still looks ghey to me...its GT or nothing

markkin

Now I want to see how this does against BMW M3 and Lexus ISF on the track.

mikez

A lot of American muscle car are designed to have a lot of suspension movement in the rear, so during acceleration the car squats for extra rear traction.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

for the basic numbers is essentially identical, except for the price

plex

iTrader: (11)

The new Mustang GT is pretty impressive all around and will be hurting a lot of egos anyone denying that is living in ignorance.

dsnowgs4

I am sure the engines will be amazing, but the 2010 V-6 convert I rented in Vegas last month left me feeling like a 16 year old driver.

I was excited to drive the 2010 Stang, but I felt so disconnected from the car it was crazy. I was in the Hoover Dam parking garage and I swear i thought I was going to hit all the parked cars. There is no feel in the steering, and the sight lines are horrible. It took me an entire day to feel comfortable in the car, I have never had that happen before with any car.

I seriously though I was driving a Ford Cargo Van...

Infact I think that I had about as much fun driving that Mustang as I did with the 17 Foot Uhaul truck I used when I moved 2 years ago.

The car just did not inspire confidence to drive fast.

To contrast, my Dad just picked up a used WRX recently and the steering on that thing feels like a slot car, and the Mustang was just BLAHHH, its no comparison..

I wonder if they changed the suspension in 2011...

mmarshall

Apparantly, they have. Check this out from the new Road and Track issue:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/co...ord-mustang-gt

dsnowgs4

Yeah thats the article I read that got me so excited, and thus disappointed.

I am guess I will have to try out the 2011.... bc everyones says its great.

markkin

2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Breaks Record 2:58.5 at Virginia International Raceway
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...Breaks-Record/

from the car and driver link someone posted.

http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezfl...befb8e5cd2.xls

http://www.fastestlaps.com/track20.html

LL2: 2008 Lexus ISF > 03:14.0
LL1: 2010 Ford Mustang GT > 3:13.3
LL2: 2009 Nissan NISMO 370Z > 3:12.0
LL2: 2010 Audi S4 > 3:10.8
LL2: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS > 3:09.5
LL2: 2009 Audi TTS > 3:08.4
LL2: 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 > 3:07.4
LL2: 2009 BMW M3 > 3:05.4
LL2: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V > V3:04
LL2: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette > V3:03.6
LL4: 2006 Ford GT > 3:00.7
LL3: 2009 Nissan GT-R (All-season tires) > 2:55.6
LL2: 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 > 2:58.5
LL3: 2009 Nissan GT-R > 2:55.6

The new engine looks and sounds awesome.

The new 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 DOHC Aluminum engine is no longer a straight line muscle car, but a track car. Get rid of the stripes, and this makes a great car. I am estimating the new 2011 Ford Mustang GT will have a time of 3:06.0 which will put it in the same territory as the BMW M3, but with better gas mileage 17/26, 14/20, 16/23, and 15/23 respectively, 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0, BMW M3, Lexus ISF with 8 speed auto, and 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Domestic engines, qualities, and cars are starting to look better than Japanese imports. The new 2011 Ford Mustang GT wins in a lot of categories besides exclusivity. If you want exclusivity, low reliability and low dependability after the warranty expires, BMW M3, and if you want exclusivity, high reliability and high dependability, Lexus ISF will be your pick. Remember the more exclusive the car is, the great the cost; thus exclusively is proportional to cost.

Nurburgring Lap
2006 Ford GT > 7:40.6
2009 Cadillac CTS-V > 7:59
2008 BMW M3 E92 > 8:05
2008 Lexus ISF > 8:18
2010 Camaro SS > 8:20
1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 > 8:22