CEO Jim Farley: They'll have to rip the Mustang's stick shift 'out of our cold, dead hands'

[smurfslayer]

I was so fast that I’d be in 3rd before I could let the clutch out!

Only 3rd?

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[Heritagedave]

It's almost the last manual car standing in its price and performance range. Here is a list of every new sports car or coupe that has a manual transmission, at least 250 horsepower, and a base price of less than $70,000.

Nissan Z
Ford Mustang GT
Ford Mustang Dark Horse

That's it. The Toyota Supra has been cancelled.

Forgot the Porsa 911 Carrera T

 

[Heritagedave]

Just saying -

 

[ChitownStang]

Just saying -

Where’d you get that ford racing mat?
Love it!

 

[Manual Ronnie]

I saw this as well and LOVE IT!

 

[Heritagedave]

Where’d you get that ford racing mat?
Love it!

I bought it from this guy website - https://3dworkshop.us/collections/ford, super nice guy.
He has some that you can choice from, or you can have him make you a custom one as I did, he charged me $35.

 

[MAT1955]

......and that comment is, in my opinion, great for the longevity of the Mustang brand itself. My grand daughter, 16 years old and her girlfriends - who seem to be totally blase about almost everything - drool over my Mustang GT Premium Convertible. They all want to get one. I asked the group, last summer - why? They looked at me as if I was nuts. Because it's a Mustang, one said - the rest nodded. My grand daughter added you know you can't sell that, right? Actually I did but traded it on a new 2026. Scared the crap out of her for a priceless minute. yeah I know I'm an a$$. Have no fear, if there's a world war as soon as that gets sorted people will be looking for Mustangs. Because........

 

[SpeedLu]

Nobody that enjoys the engagement of a manual v8 gives a shit about the confused 10-speed being faster in a straight line.
My Mach 1 10-speed was very fast but boring, now I have a huge smile when I row through the gears.
I don’t drag race every stop light.
I will never own another automatic sports car

Nothing about my 10 speed is boring.

 

[ChitownStang]

Nothing about my 10 speed is boring.

Sorry, you’re wrong… had it and it was lifeless, especially if it’s your fun car and not a daily.
Mustangs wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for that manual v8 … that’s a fact.
So respect the manual!
Don’t get me wrong; It’s totally fine if you choose an auto but it’s never going to be as cool as a manual!

 

[Puddinpop]

Sorry, you’re wrong… had it and it was lifeless, especially if it’s your fun car and not a daily.
Mustangs wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for that manual v8 … that’s a fact.
So respect the manual!
Don’t get me wrong; It’s totally fine if you choose an auto but it’s never going to be as cool as a manual!

IDK about that I'm making close to 800 through my 10spd and it's pretty damn fun.

 

[ChitownStang]

IDK about that I'm making close to 800 through my 10spd and it's pretty damn fun.

Yeah. I agree .. 800 hp must be a blast

 

[Dave2013M3]

Forgot the Porsa 911 Carrera T

I wish you can buy a 911 Carrera T for under $70K. I think you may have missed that part. Porsche pricing has become insane!! I remember when a Porsche 911S sold for just $15-20k more for the base models compared to a BMW M3. Now its almost double.

 

[Dave2013M3]

Nobody that enjoys the engagement of a manual v8 gives a shit about the confused 10-speed being faster in a straight line.
My Mach 1 10-speed was very fast but boring, now I have a huge smile when I row through the gears.
I don’t drag race every stop light.
I will never own another automatic sports car

All 3 of my cars are manuals.

2015 Ford Focus SE 5MT, the Focus turned out to be a hell of a car. No DCT BS and she has been awesome for 12 yrs and well over 100k mileage on her.
2024 BWW M2 6MT
2025 Ford Bronco Badlands 2dr 2.3 7MT

 

[smurfslayer]

Yeah. I agree .. 800 hp must be a blast

Except for rear tire budget.

 

[Ken H.]

I got one too. Love it.

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