Thinking of getting a 2011 Mustang...V6 owners, do you regret not getting the V8?
10-01-2010, 04:23 PM
#81
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Saint Augustine, Florida
Posts: 34
Back in June I went to "look" at the V6 I was very impressed to say the least. My 33 year old son (down from Indiana for a visit) suggested that while I was there to "just drive" the 2011 GT. I got the drive of my life and drove it home that afternoon. GET THE GT!!!
10-01-2010, 05:59 PM
#82
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Clermont, FL
Posts: 2,952
Dont ask yourself should I get a v6 or V8, but rather ask yourself what you are going to be doing with the veh. If you are gonna be taking it to the track alot get the GT, if you are 99% of the time just using it to commute get the v6. The ONLY difference between the V6 and the V8 during normal driving is the sound.
Todays aftermarket has really jumped on producing performance parts for the v6 engines so the thinking of "Its a v6 so it cant be modded" is out. Just remember though, the way Ford has these cars priced the cost to mod a v6 to GT performance almost equals the GT sticker price and the price to mod a GT to Cobra performance is almost the same as the Cobra sticker price. So this means that if you get a v6 and plan on doing some heavy modding, It may be cheaper for you to just buy the GT to start with.
I own both the v6 and V8 and personally I like driving the v6 more. I have also driven the new 3.7L V6 against my 2010 GT and from a 45 mph roll the GT had zero advantage, from a stop however the GT got 2 car length on the v6 before it stopped pulling away.
Most of the people on here that say "get a v8" have never driven the v6 mustangs and have no basis for comparision.
Todays aftermarket has really jumped on producing performance parts for the v6 engines so the thinking of "Its a v6 so it cant be modded" is out. Just remember though, the way Ford has these cars priced the cost to mod a v6 to GT performance almost equals the GT sticker price and the price to mod a GT to Cobra performance is almost the same as the Cobra sticker price. So this means that if you get a v6 and plan on doing some heavy modding, It may be cheaper for you to just buy the GT to start with.
I own both the v6 and V8 and personally I like driving the v6 more. I have also driven the new 3.7L V6 against my 2010 GT and from a 45 mph roll the GT had zero advantage, from a stop however the GT got 2 car length on the v6 before it stopped pulling away.
Most of the people on here that say "get a v8" have never driven the v6 mustangs and have no basis for comparision.
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