kawiguy827

So, as some of you may have read before, i'm still waiting to pick up my 'stang. Should be the end of the month, though! I'm excited!. But anyway...

I got the opportunity to drive one recently, and I noticed that the clutch seemed finicky. Before i go into what i felt at my left foot, I'll preface this by saying that i do not own a car in a manual transmission, i have never owned a manual transmission vehicle, therefore i've never driven one every day. That being said, when my cousin got his vette 10 years ago, i learned manual for it, ha. Since then, i've driven a manual car ever chance i've gotten, and i like to think that i've gotten rather decent at it. My cousin now has a 2014 5.0, and i drove that. It wasn't hard to be smooth with, and i like to think that i wasn't as bad as what i did in the 15. But maybe what i did/noticed in the 15 wasn't that bad. Who knows?

Back to the point. At first glance, i didn't think anything of it, but as time went on, i noticed that the clutch felt almost as if it had a "dual stage" friction zone. I'd get it to move as it normally would, and then, it almost felt like I let a second clutch out too fast. It made being smooth while shifting a really thought intense endeavor. I didn't stall, but i think i gave the salesman a concussion via the headrest, lol.

Anyway, did they do something noticeably different with the clutch setup this year? I don't remember it being this way on the 14. Or was i just so excited to drive it that all my finesse went out the window? I figure it's just going to take some getting used to, and it's probably just me.

Any thoughts?

Thanks, all

-J

Csrt4to5.0gt

I had a 2013 5.0 with 6spd manual that I traded in on a 2015 GT with 6spd manual. The transmissions are pretty much the same, except they beefed up the shifter and the throws, they also put in a totally different clutch in the '15. The '15 does feel like it has two stages, but it's a good feel, though. Once you get the clutch down, the '15 is so much smoother all around.

kawiguy827

Wow, who knew that i might have been right? hahaha that was a boost of confidence for me, actually.

Thanks!

Csrt4to5.0gt

Pretty much all I drive anymore are manuals. I had my '13 5.0 for 2 years and $17.7k miles, the transmission, clutch and I, felt like we were meant for each other...on the other hand, my '15 GT 6spd and I, need to work on our relationship a bit more lol. Trust me, it's a good thing, what Ford did with the '15 manual transmission. It's hard to believe that it's, essentially, the same gearbox.

kawiguy827

I have no issues believing that the change was for the best. Just something to get used to. No big deal.

GigaHz

When I test drove, I wasn't so smooth with the clutch. I guess it will take a little getting used to.