Another new ride November 20, 2011, 08:43:52 PM Well the time had come to replace my girlfriends 2004 Rio so we ordered a new car. It just came in Friday night. We picked it up yesterday.2012 Mustang 3.7 V6. Base. Automatic and 3.31 axle ratio, grabber blue. It's pretty fast, maybe even a bit faster than my T-bird;). I can only imagine how much faster a 5.0 GT is. I think that means the T-bird needs an upgrade to a set of aluminum heads:D. Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #1 – November 20, 2011, 09:19:33 PM Awesome. How does the V6 feel? Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #2 – November 20, 2011, 10:43:35 PM The V6 feels great. It doesn't quite have the low end punch of a V8 but when you get it above 3000 rpms wham it takes off. I think it's the first time I've been in a V6 powered Mustang where I said "Holy s**t!" when I nailed the throttle. According to magazine tests it gets to 60mph in about 5.8 seconds. I don't doubt it. It feels just as fast as my 5.0 T-bird. It makes a great daily driver. Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #3 – November 21, 2011, 12:45:36 AM Congratulations on your new car. Grabber Blue looks great on it :) Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #4 – November 21, 2011, 01:45:32 AM I am curious what kinda mileage they get. I know they say 31mpg freeway. Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #6 – November 21, 2011, 12:06:53 PM Quote from: Haystack;373541I am curious what kinda mileage they get. I know they say 31mpg freeway.I'm not sure yet but we'll find out. It hasn't been driven enough to figure out. After the 60ish miles of mixed city/highway driving its done the trip computer says it's getting about 21 mpg. My girlfriend has a much lighter foot than I do so I'm hoping it will see about 20+ mpg in a mix of city and highway driving. Can you imagine 20+ mpg in mixed driving with 305HP?My Focus averages about 26 mpg in the city, where I do 99% of my driving. On a few long highway trips its taken it averages about 36 mpg at 75+.The T-bird gets about 14 city/23 highway. I don't care about the mileage from it though as it's a toy :). Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #7 – November 21, 2011, 12:12:09 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;373531The V6 feels great. It doesn't quite have the low end punch of a V8 but when you get it above 3000 rpms wham it takes off. I think it's the first time I've been in a V6 powered Mustang where I said "Holy s**t!" when I nailed the throttle. According to magazine tests it gets to 60mph in about 5.8 seconds. I don't doubt it. It feels just as fast as my 5.0 T-bird. It makes a great daily driver. Thats how my Genesis Coupe is. It takes some getting used to. You sorta have to thnk 5 seconds in the future when driving, because if you're cruising at 2,000rpms and gun it, its not faster than any other car, but once those RPM's get to spinning, time to hold on. Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #8 – November 21, 2011, 02:31:45 PM congratulation... very pretty horse... Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #9 – November 21, 2011, 02:46:17 PM Grabber blue looks good on those new 'stangs! Sounds like either your GF has good tastes in cars or you have corrupted her .I took the wife's '10 Fusion to the dealer for some warranty work and was checking out all the new Ford's. Ford is doing a great job right now from the Focus and Fiesta all the way up the the Super Duty's! I think every vehicle they make is top of its class as far as the "overall package" (quality, powerplant, looks, etc). Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #11 – November 21, 2011, 03:45:53 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;373579She picked it out :). she's a keeper! Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #12 – November 21, 2011, 11:13:48 PM Quote from: Shadow;373580she's a keeper! +1 Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #13 – November 22, 2011, 05:58:14 PM She also looks good and has other redeeming qualities you guys:hick:. Quote Selected
Another new ride Reply #14 – November 22, 2011, 07:24:50 PM All I can think of is how that car will degrade before your eyes. It's so hard to imagine because it's sitting there all brand new. But it must break your heart knowing that it has to be sacrificed. LOL Quote Selected
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