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Old 02-01-2010, 10:50 AM
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Thumbs up Motor Trends, First Ride: 2011 Mustang V6

Link to a little opinionated piece by Motor Trend..

Down the page they have a video of a first ride comparison of the Camaro and the Challenger..
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Old 02-01-2010, 01:08 PM
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Damn Dreamer, you must stalk these boards like me

Thanks for posting!
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You beat me to it... I was about to post it!
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Old 02-04-2010, 08:36 AM
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he talks about a possible 1.5 second improvement 0-60. what was the 0-60 of the old 4.0L 6 cylinder? wouldn't that push it to a drivers race of the 4.6L vs 3.7L?
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NEVER did I ever think I'd own a v6 Mustang.

But a 305 hp 6sp manual for under 23?

****, upgrade the rear on your own to a 4.10 and call it a day.

I'm gonna start trying to get my dad to lease one since the lease on his '08 Charger SE is almost up.

Anyone have an date for when they're available for delivery?
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Anyone else notice how badly the V6 Mustang stomped the Camaro and Challenger at the end? lol
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I noticed that too, Wish we could have seen it from another angle cause it didnt look even close! Im looking forward to driving one of these though, didnt think I would be saying that about the V6 either...
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Originally Posted by spoke2go1
Anyone else notice how badly the V6 Mustang stomped the Camaro and Challenger at the end? lol
Well consider that the new 3.7 Mustang puts out more power than either of the two competitors AND it only weighs 3400-3450 lbs (hundreds less than either of the other two). So yea......the new sixxer Stang ain't no joke. It's gonna take a dump all over the base Camaro and Challenger performance wise. Plus it'll be nice to see the ole base Mustang move above all the 250-300hp sedans in the food chain.
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I hope it only takes a small poop on the 99-04 Mustang GT crowd...

It took me tires, gear, and a hell of a launch to hit 13.6's in my GT, I have a bad feeling it's going to simply take the new 3.7's a tire to hit mid 13's
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Originally Posted by 72MachOne99GT
I hope it only takes a small poop on the 99-04 Mustang GT crowd...

It took me tires, gear, and a hell of a launch to hit 13.6's in my GT, I have a bad feeling it's going to simply take the new 3.7's a tire to hit mid 13's
That's a tough one to call. It'll be up on HP but down on torque compared to the New Edge GT's. I'm interested to see what kind of real world times it puts down.
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