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You're asking for a bundle of contradictions. If you make a naturally-aspirated V8 with tiny cylinders, you're losing more of your energy to cooling and it's inherently less efficient due to the way the flame front propagates versus an undersquare engine. You have to rev to get the horsepower...

My understanding was they don't ship HP in winter.

Automatic.

You definitely should, you seem to like a soft suspension and road isolation. Based on your impressions of the Cadillac CT5, I think you'd like the BMW 340i.

I don't think you like getting feedback from the vehicle, to the point where you might want to test drive a BMW 3 / 4 series.

The EPA has nothing to do with ICE vehicle bans. The Clean Air Act (CAA) from the EPA has been around since the 1970s. The legislation that's changed is from California. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopts its own restrictions, and a dozen states follow their lead.

Push the button on the left side of your steering wheel that looks like a car driving in the center lane. The button that looks like a speedometer toggles the speed assist, the car in the lines toggles the lane centering assist.

The Hornet is a budget crossover with a tiny engine, fake boost button, and terrible handling. A 4-door Mustang is still a Coyote-powered sedan, even if not a "true Mustang".

Yes. The S650 convertible is smooth on the highway.

Yes, and also yes. Unfortunately for Ford, the people who like V8 engines are the same audience that worry about anecdotal stories so it's a hard sell. Using a lead-acid battery for your starter motor is as outdated as using alkaline batteries to power a smartphone. You need a battery with a...

Dealership experiences vary vastly. The AGM batteries that come with Mustangs are okay, but I'm strongly of the opinion that lead is dead. Now that I know the electronics are okay, I'm ready to swap to LFP as soon as I fabricate the mounts for my AntiGravity Battery. Interestingly, Ford should...

If you're off-throttle, or driving mildly, yes, the steering will be heavy and numb in sport mode. Yes, quicker steering ratio. The point where it starts to turn is earlier, and it turns faster on the S650.

Agreed, I was expecting it to be an actual annoyance. It's not, it's just a part of starting up the car. I also tap the mode down button twice to go into Sport mode once it's on the street.

There's a notably smaller "dead zone" on the S650 and it turns in faster, especially on-throttle.

Sport mode, with auto start/stop disabled, seems to be the intended drive mode for enthusiasts. It has the smoothest throttle response and the most linear, direct handling.

There were something like 11 miles total on the odometer at purchase. Was driven on-and-off a train, onto a truck, and I test drove the car. The dealer also took it to fill the gas tank, so maybe like ~13 miles total when I drove off the lot?

For sure. Drop the rear seats on their next track day and they've got it.

Yeah, fueling gets weird in modern engines. For example, the Ecoboost loves ethanol, just absolutely wants E10+ all day long. The octane, the beneficial cooling from heat of vaporization, everything about ethanol blends makes the engine happier. But yeah, AU 98 is US 93 is honestly close enough.

Not particularly, certainly no worse than your stock tires. Continental ExtremeContact Sport or Michelin Pilot Sport are my recommended tires for enthusiast drivers. I run Pilot Sport on my motorcycles, currently have the Pirellis that came with my Mustang. I'd generally recommend picking up...

Nite Pony package has been a problem since day one for the S650. I don't know specifically why, but "exhausting" the option for non-black cars is probably a wise move if they want to get more cars down the line.