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Ford better find a way to lose some weight off this platform with the next generation. The way it's trending, the next GT will hit 4000 lbs.
They may as well make it a sedan and give it usable rear seats if it's going to be that heavy.
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As for MSRP and Ford, we all know that within 12 months these cars will have massive incentives and I think those prices you are quote are fully loaded. You should be able to get a GT w/PP or a Ecoboost with PP for well under that. The value is there for sure. It just comes down to how the cars feel. |
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It looks like a good daily driver option, but multiple reviewers have complained about it on the track at the limit. At least it won't be spinning into a creek after every mid-corner bump. Insurance rates might even drop. Still, too big and too heavy for what it is, a cramped 2+2. For a car that size, there are too many sedans worth buying.
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It's so unfortunate that Ford was not able to keep the weight off. It would literally need to shrink for it to loose weight, and it won't. It will always be heavier than most sports cars (not grand tourers) because it's supposed to be a big coupe with a V8. To make it affordable, it can't have spaceage carbon fiber or excess amounts of aluminum in it. As said before me, for a well equipped ecoboost mustang @ 35k, you could do ALOT to a GT86 with that price difference...
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LOL 10% incentive on the Ford.ca website for my area already...
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Bah. The twins are not about going fast. They're about having fun. Any car can be made fast. For the money, you can make a used Civic loads faster than a twin.
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That said, I already know it will be too heavy and big for me. I was really hoping the Ecoboost would be a lighter more balanced car. |
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sadly i feel this is exactly what happens when companies listen to us. decades of bitching about the solid axle and now we have this.
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Yep. A fat poor handling pig.
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Uh no you didn't read what I said I said with the ecoboost performance package which is what we all want see for yourself Base ecoboost+ecoboost performance package:http://bp3.ford.com/2015-Ford-Mustang#/Style/Config Get your facts straight Read more in depth next time
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