Ford Mustang Thread: 2011 General Talk

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So I built up an '07 Mustang to the Boss specs. (as close as I could) Then ran a couple laps at Laguna, and on my second lap managed a:

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freedomweasel
The 08 GT-R is slower than the current model GT-R, so not quite a fair comparison. However, that's an amazing mustang.
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The point is it shouldn't be a fair comparison because the damn GT-R is double the price! The fact that the Boss gets within 1 second of the GT-R's time for half the money is brilliant.

Also, the 911 is an eye blink faster, and its 3 times the price. I'll take my Boss 302 in orange with blank graphics please. kthx
 
JCE
The point is it shouldn't be a fair comparison because the damn GT-R is double the price! The fact that the Boss gets within 1 second of the GT-R's time for half the money is brilliant.

Also, the 911 is an eye blink faster, and its 3 times the price. I'll take my Boss 302 in orange with blank graphics please. kthx
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It's certainly incredibly impressive. If had the money to spend on a track car in that price range, Boss 302 with the Laguna Seca package would be extremely high on my list.

I was just pointing out that it's really fair to say "it's faster than a GT-R", because the GT-R is question is a few years old and a previous generation. 👍

I'm curious how it's road manners compare to the M3, GT-R and 911 though. I expect it's not nearly as comfortable on a day-to-day basis.
 
freedomweasel
It's certainly incredibly impressive. If had the money to spend on a track car in that price range, Boss 302 with the Laguna Seca package would be extremely high on my list.

I was just pointing out that it's really fair to say "it's faster than a GT-R", because the GT-R is question is a few years old and a previous generation. 👍

I'm curious how it's road manners compare to the M3, GT-R and 911 though. I expect it's not nearly as comfortable on a day-to-day basis.
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Not as comfy as a 911 or an M3 probably but the looks and noise would make more happy in the Boss.
 
JCE
Not as comfy as a 911 or an M3 probably but the looks and noise would make more happy in the Boss.
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It makes me wonder why they don't improve the interior quality. They could have a world-beater.

Hopefully that changes with the next generation. And we'll see if that one handles even better with the addition of an IRS and all that jazz.
 
My understanding was that the next Mustang would be internationally developed for the first time ever, presumably in hopes of selling the vehicle worldwide for the first time since the original. Not a bad plan, but even then, it isn't as though they've done a bad job with the current one.
 
That's what I'm saying though. Considering how good this one is, the next one should be a real treat.
 
Omnis
It makes me wonder why they don't improve the interior quality. They could have a world-beater.

Hopefully that changes with the next generation. And we'll see if that one handles even better with the addition of an IRS and all that jazz.
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But the interior isn't bad as-is? Granted it isn't a Mercedes but it is certainly better than anything Chevrolet or Chrysler has to offer. *shrugs*
 
JCE
But the interior isn't bad as-is? Granted it isn't a Mercedes but it is certainly better than anything Chevrolet or Chrysler has to offer. *shrugs*
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It's not the execution it's the design. I'm just not really a fan of it. It's so lunky and lifeless. It's like they did the clay model and all they had was a planer and some crude shapes for cut-outs. They definitely need to redo the steering wheel and fix that center console. Comparing it to Chevy and Chrysler is useless because those two are just terrible. Volkswagen, for example, can make inexpensive, good-looking interiors, and even Ford's european interiors look good. They definitely should aim high with the Mustang's, especially if it's going to be international.
 
Omnis
It's not the execution it's the design. I'm just not really a fan of it. It's so lunky and lifeless. It's like they did the clay model and all they had was a planer and some crude shapes for cut-outs. They definitely need to redo the steering wheel and fix that center console. Comparing it to Chevy and Chrysler is useless because those two are just terrible. Volkswagen, for example, can make inexpensive, good-looking interiors, and even Ford's european interiors look good. They definitely should aim high with the Mustang's, especially if it's going to be international.
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Do you guys get a different interior in the Fiesta? Because I hate that interior.
 
It's relatively the same. The European Fiesta I looked at while they were doing the Fiesta Tour last summer had a bit more soft-touch plastic on the dash, and if I remember right, the gear lever was different as well. Other than that, it is exactly the same. I think the main difference here is that we have all of the Sync stuff added, which includes a few more buttons, and that display on top of the dash.

Compared to the Mazda2, the Fiesta would be considered "cluttered," I think.
 
YSSMAN
My understanding was that the next Mustang would be internationally developed for the first time ever, presumably in hopes of selling the vehicle worldwide for the first time since the original. Not a bad plan, but even then, it isn't as though they've done a bad job with the current one.
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I know that us Aussies will get to pitch their design, as we will for the C7 Corvette quite matter of factly, but that doesn't mean they'll use the global input.
 
Paulie
I know that us Aussies will get to pitch their design, as we will for the C7 Corvette quite matter of factly, but that doesn't mean they'll use the global input.
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I admit an "international Mustanng" could be interesting, but they need to be careful.

GM pissed alot of people off when they slapped the iconic GTO badge on a Monaro.

In the late 80's Ford pissed off Mustang lovers when they wanted to slap the Mustang badge on this:
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I'm not a fan of the whole "world car" direction that Ford is heading in. I used to be a blue oval guy, but that is fading fast.
 
Well, I don't think that the overall design of the Mustang is going to change that radically from what we see now. But, more than anything, the international input on design will probably go toward engineering, making it a vehicle that can be sold in international markets profitably.

Ford seems pretty dead-set on making the Mustang a poor-man's M3, and this is probably the best way to do it.
 
I imagine the extent of the "international design" for the Mustang will be designing it so it is easy/cheap to be configured for RHD markets.
 
The current Mustang body is pretty neat, the interior could receive a little bit more of attention, but in overall, it's a very good looking car and I would assume it would sell really well in a lot of markets worldwide, though.
 
the interiori si fine especially if you saw what older mustangs look like early 05s and later the intereior has come a long way from back then and if you consider the nice interierior in the gt500 its pretty good they just need to keep it affordable because thats what a mustang is an affordable muscle/sports/pony car.
 
Adamgp
I admit an "international Mustanng" could be interesting, but they need to be careful.

GM pissed alot of people off when they slapped the iconic GTO badge on a Monaro.

In the late 80's Ford pissed off Mustang lovers when they wanted to slap the Mustang badge on this:
ford_probe1989.jpg


I'm not a fan of the whole "world car" direction that Ford is heading in. I used to be a blue oval guy, but that is fading fast.
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the gto badge worked fine with the murono and as for the world car direction it doesnt matter where you turn unfortunalty thats what all car companies are going to so to just get pissed at Ford makes no sense. Dodge is now either owned or part owned by Fiat 👎 GMC and chevy have been going the world direction for years doesent suprise me that Ford has to go that direction to survive. We may finally get a decent Ford focus out of the whole thing but I beleive that the mustang will always be there in one form or another
 

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