Is the 2010 V6 THAT bad?
05-13-2010, 09:29 PM
#11
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I'll tell you one thing.... After making some modifications my V6 is lightning fast compared to stock (cold air intake, true dual exhaust, aggressive tune, 4.10 gears). I have friends who have GTs and they can't believe how my V6 runs.
Even stock, though, it still has plenty of get up and go.
Even stock, though, it still has plenty of get up and go.
05-13-2010, 09:30 PM
#12
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Test drive BOTH of them, back to back, and make your decision. If you love the 2010, then buy it. If you enjoy the 2011 better, then buy it. The 2010 v6 is a great car. If in the future you want more power out of the 2010 v6, supercharge it.
05-13-2010, 09:42 PM
#13
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Much better cars out there superior performance wise for the same price or cheaper.
05-13-2010, 09:45 PM
#14
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The first thing you have to remember is that the automotive media has been anti-domestic for a long time. The second thing you have to remember is that they are full of sh**. Lets take the "dog slow" 4.0 Mustang V6 for example. It has a 0 to 60 time of 6.9 seconds. Now by comparison, the 2002 Toyota Celica GTS was a car that the automotive media just heaped the praise upon and couldn't say enough nice things about it. It had a 0 to 60 time of 7.3 seconds and at that time cost as much as a Mustang GT. The Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS is a full second quicker at 5.8 seconds, but then again it has a base price of 30 thousand dollars putting it in Mustang GT territory from a price standpoint. 5.8 seconds isn't going to beat a GT. The venerable Honda Civic Si hits 60 mph in 6.7 seconds.
I could go on and on but you get the point. From a performance standpoint, the 4.0 V6 has nothing to hang its head about. It is not a dog by any means. It is easily on par with just about any other so called "performance" car out there in the same price range. It handles good, it looks good and its very quick and that just irritates the crap out of the guys in the automotive media who are a bunch of liberal wack jobs that hate domestic cars and think we should all be driving 4 banger, front wheel drive crap cars because that somehow proves we are good stewards of the earth or sophisticated or something. Don't listen to the nose in the air crowd that writes that garbage. Additionally as an owner of a V6 automatic and someone who has also owned a GT don't be swayed by this notion that the automatic is not quick. I drive it and it is very quick. No, it's really not that bad.
I could go on and on but you get the point. From a performance standpoint, the 4.0 V6 has nothing to hang its head about. It is not a dog by any means. It is easily on par with just about any other so called "performance" car out there in the same price range. It handles good, it looks good and its very quick and that just irritates the crap out of the guys in the automotive media who are a bunch of liberal wack jobs that hate domestic cars and think we should all be driving 4 banger, front wheel drive crap cars because that somehow proves we are good stewards of the earth or sophisticated or something. Don't listen to the nose in the air crowd that writes that garbage. Additionally as an owner of a V6 automatic and someone who has also owned a GT don't be swayed by this notion that the automatic is not quick. I drive it and it is very quick. No, it's really not that bad.
05-13-2010, 10:25 PM
#16
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For the price I paid for my six I don't honestly think I could have found another brand new car that I would be as proud of owning a MUSTANG! It is not the most powerful car I have owned but it is no slouch! The way I see it the difference is the GT is about 1 second faster 0-60 sounds better, but the six is enough to get in trouble!
05-13-2010, 10:30 PM
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Acworth, GA
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The first thing you have to remember is that the automotive media has been anti-domestic for a long time. The second thing you have to remember is that they are full of sh**. Lets take the "dog slow" 4.0 Mustang V6 for example. It has a 0 to 60 time of 6.9 seconds. Now by comparison, the 2002 Toyota Celica GTS was a car that the automotive media just heaped the praise upon and couldn't say enough nice things about it. It had a 0 to 60 time of 7.3 seconds and at that time cost as much as a Mustang GT. The Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS is a full second quicker at 5.8 seconds, but then again it has a base price of 30 thousand dollars putting it in Mustang GT territory from a price standpoint. 5.8 seconds isn't going to beat a GT. The venerable Honda Civic Si hits 60 mph in 6.7 seconds.
I could go on and on but you get the point. From a performance standpoint, the 4.0 V6 has nothing to hang its head about. It is not a dog by any means. It is easily on par with just about any other so called "performance" car out there in the same price range. It handles good, it looks good and its very quick and that just irritates the crap out of the guys in the automotive media who are a bunch of liberal wack jobs that hate domestic cars and think we should all be driving 4 banger, front wheel drive crap cars because that somehow proves we are good stewards of the earth or sophisticated or something. Don't listen to the nose in the air crowd that writes that garbage. Additionally as an owner of a V6 automatic and someone who has also owned a GT don't be swayed by this notion that the automatic is not quick. I drive it and it is very quick. No, it's really not that bad.
I could go on and on but you get the point. From a performance standpoint, the 4.0 V6 has nothing to hang its head about. It is not a dog by any means. It is easily on par with just about any other so called "performance" car out there in the same price range. It handles good, it looks good and its very quick and that just irritates the crap out of the guys in the automotive media who are a bunch of liberal wack jobs that hate domestic cars and think we should all be driving 4 banger, front wheel drive crap cars because that somehow proves we are good stewards of the earth or sophisticated or something. Don't listen to the nose in the air crowd that writes that garbage. Additionally as an owner of a V6 automatic and someone who has also owned a GT don't be swayed by this notion that the automatic is not quick. I drive it and it is very quick. No, it's really not that bad.
05-14-2010, 12:48 AM
#19
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my car is quick enough. When it boils down to it with my mods, a GT isn't that much faster. Do a Tune, intake, and exhaust and your car will feel quick enough. to this day i am still shocked how my "****ty 4.0 V6" moves out. you wont be disappointed, and if you are getting such a good deal like I did, there is nothing to complain about.
