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By 1 or 2 I meant it’s one of the best I have seen. Top 1 or 2 out of all the others in my quest for the next new car I am on and I have an F350 already. Diesel

Gave an honest critique Understeer - this a bad thing for a sporty car, doesn't matter what manufacturer. Also this is not an AWD vs RWD thing. Every car I have owned has been RWD and the '25 mustang has more understeer than most since my 72 T-Bird (I would say 81 Buick LeSabre, but that that...

The cost of a car is 48k because over the past 5 years cars have gone up 25-50 percent in price. During the COVID years dealers were able to charge well over MSRP for bad cars and the manufacturers thought that was the way of the future and they wanted their share of the pie. Then the unions...

So last night, I went an test drove a 2024 GT (and an EB) My impressions, based on the GT 1 - BIG issue - understeer. When entering a turn, it had a lot of understeer. Turned the wheel, front wheels turned, and then half a second later, I got grip and movement. It's not quite as surefooted as...

Sorry, at this point it almost feels like you are trying to troll. That said, ZF produces a solution that automakers can use without standing up their own motor manufacturing line, or trying to integrate transmission management, engine management, and motor management, likely from 3 different...

again, this is where ZF has done a lot of the work FOR the automotive manufacturers. They already put the systems in place that take the output of the engine, combine it with the electric motor output, and then send it to the wheels, along with the ability to disconnect the engine and use the...

Ahh, but it isn't swapped. The electric motor and transmission are one unit, so they just need to select the appropriate one during assembly. The unit is an 8 speed auto and IIRC, is not a serviced unit. If something goes wrong, they just replace the entire unit.

I have no idea, but I suspect the reason is that the company that makes the transmission BMW uses (ZF) has options for ICE, mild hybrid, and plug in electric hybrids, making integration much easier as the transmission company has already done it for you...

The reason is because many SUVs are approaching or at at what a performance sedan was 10 years ago. If the average person finds that to be thrilling enough, why would they go for more, when the vehicle can also haul the kids/grandkids to school/soccer/etc. seriously, outside a few thrill...

I would not buy a SUV like vehicle. If I want a truck, I will use my F350. Both my wife and I love driving sedans. So, no. A 4 door SUV "Mustang" would hold 0 interest for me, just like the Explorer ST holds no interest for me.

Let's talk about how BMW's drivetrain works in the 5 series. Most cars are X Drive or AWD. These cars favor RWD bias for their drive wheels, and shift torque to the front wheels (and maybe from side to side) as traction slips. BMW integrates a motor into the transmission of the vehicle. in...

I hope it’s not a hybrid, because I drove what may be the hybrid of the future today, and it was BAD. Test drove a BMW 550e today, the thing runs in the electric motor and requires you to put your foot almost all the way down to get the gas engine to start. This means that I was “flooring” a...

It depends on the sizing. Mach 4 with a real backseat with room enough for 4 adults (2 smaller), or just 4 doors on the current model? All it needs is a little more room IMO and it would be almost the perfect thunderbird replacement for the 90s era car. When I sat in the mustang last night, I...

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Yep, that thing is huge. To put in in perspective it's only 9 inches shorter than the 1972 thunderbird (207 vs 216 respectively) I learned to drive in, it's .7 inches wider at 80 inches and 7 inches taller at 59 inches. It also weighs 5767 vs 4596, so 1200 lbs heavier....and I thought that...

I would absolutely love a Chevy SS remake. I almost traded in my old vehicle for it and I still kick myself that I did not. NA V8, CT 5 size, etc...but it won't happen because they won't want to lower the CT5 sales and there is just too much overlap there between it and the CT4 from plain...

The chance it will get a V8 is very slim. Between the major re-engineering and the fact that even if they started today it would not be out until 2027 at minimum (meaning 1-2 year before the EV stuff is put back in) and the fact that California is saying no ICE after 2032 means that there is...

Sorry, hit post too fast. I can get behind a manual only being in the coupe. I think that's enough of a difference. That said, the Challenger actually had the better rear seat when it came to tall people. At 6'2" with a long torso, I could still fit back there without my head hitting the roof...

Not a thing to navigate If ford doesn’t have a performance sedan, what is the likelihood I will buy one from a competitor? 100 percent if ford‘s performance sedan doesn’t perform (aka, no V8), what is the chance I will buy a competitors product…99.99 percent. what are the percentage of...

I completely agree. I think it should have the exact same powertrain options, maybe excluding the speciality variants, but I could easily see it having the halo options as well...they sold very well in the charger. So yes, I would advocate for the 5.0 and not the Ecoboost as the top tier...