I rented a v6 mustang for this weekend- cuz well it's cheap as fuck since I am friends with the enterprise people that I used to work with.
lets start with the good.
Surprising. That's the best word I can use for it. It's decently quick, which granted- it does have 300+ hp, but I didn't expect it to move like it does. That being said, it feels like absolutely no power til about 3-4k rpm, but then it moves pretty okay. Does some pretty good brake torques also.
Trans shifts weird to me. I wanted firmer shifts, it feels like it's slipping almost. but whatever. its a v6 mustang. i shouldn't expect too much awesomeness.
Gas mileage. Holy fuck. I got into the thing, (2011 with 22k miles on it) and the information center deal said that the car had been getting 32.4 mpg. huhhhhhh?! how the fuck. so i drove with it for a while thinking mmm maybe it was just reset and I anticipated it changing quickly. nope. wtf. so i reset it for my drive home. got home and the gauge read 38 mpg.
albeit not hand calculated, but 30+ mpg in a commute style traffic situation from barrington to mchenry impressed me quite a bit, especially because of how peppy it is.
I also must say, i love how the new bodied mustangs look.
With all that being said, I couldn't ever have one, v8 or v6.
I don't fucking fit. to hit the gas pedal, i have to position my body into a yoga like move. Uncomfortable as shit. here is why.
look to the left of the knobs on the dash. yeah. where my right knee would go. it doesn't go there because that center counsel thing, i could not adjust the manual seat to any position even close to getting close to being comfortable (ps, yes I am 6 5)
also. why the fuck doesn't every car have automatic headlights. small thing, but what the shit. i didn't know they made cars without them still.
all in all though, i liked the powertrain, and how the car drove, quite a bit. 30+ mpg and 300+ hp. is fucking awesome. but godaamn i wish they would have made the car for someone over 6' tall. my buddy devin who is also 6 5 drove it, and before i even asked him about it he had the same complaint. i really wish i would have fit, because when these things are used in a year or two and cheap, i may have picked one up for a ripper.
anyone else driven it? for more than just a test drive?
lets start with the good.
Surprising. That's the best word I can use for it. It's decently quick, which granted- it does have 300+ hp, but I didn't expect it to move like it does. That being said, it feels like absolutely no power til about 3-4k rpm, but then it moves pretty okay. Does some pretty good brake torques also.
Trans shifts weird to me. I wanted firmer shifts, it feels like it's slipping almost. but whatever. its a v6 mustang. i shouldn't expect too much awesomeness.
Gas mileage. Holy fuck. I got into the thing, (2011 with 22k miles on it) and the information center deal said that the car had been getting 32.4 mpg. huhhhhhh?! how the fuck. so i drove with it for a while thinking mmm maybe it was just reset and I anticipated it changing quickly. nope. wtf. so i reset it for my drive home. got home and the gauge read 38 mpg.
albeit not hand calculated, but 30+ mpg in a commute style traffic situation from barrington to mchenry impressed me quite a bit, especially because of how peppy it is.
I also must say, i love how the new bodied mustangs look.
With all that being said, I couldn't ever have one, v8 or v6.
I don't fucking fit. to hit the gas pedal, i have to position my body into a yoga like move. Uncomfortable as shit. here is why.
look to the left of the knobs on the dash. yeah. where my right knee would go. it doesn't go there because that center counsel thing, i could not adjust the manual seat to any position even close to getting close to being comfortable (ps, yes I am 6 5)
also. why the fuck doesn't every car have automatic headlights. small thing, but what the shit. i didn't know they made cars without them still.
all in all though, i liked the powertrain, and how the car drove, quite a bit. 30+ mpg and 300+ hp. is fucking awesome. but godaamn i wish they would have made the car for someone over 6' tall. my buddy devin who is also 6 5 drove it, and before i even asked him about it he had the same complaint. i really wish i would have fit, because when these things are used in a year or two and cheap, i may have picked one up for a ripper.
anyone else driven it? for more than just a test drive?
