For 3K I would make it sound like a GT from the inside at the minimum. That would be more worth it than what seems nothing more than a graphics package.
Farley has been saying a lot of stuff over the years about cars coming back to their lineup. I'm still waiting for something to actually get made and sold in dealerships.
Do you think we'll ever see the return of budget/value car brands in the future? That is, new/revived brands with cars specifically made for the demographic willing to spend, I don't know, $10K-30K tops for a new car...or is that a dream long gone for the US market due to tech/safety regulations?
Excellent review! I think you hit it spot-on with how the handling feels in the S650 GT compared to the S550 GT. (Weirdly enough the S650 EcoBoost felt identical in steering effort in comparison to the S550 EcoBoost, so I don't know why they couldn't carry that over for the GT.)
Thanks for the reply. Whether on my EcoBoost or test driving GTs, I always keep the steering on Sport, and then switch up driving modes between Normal, Sport, and Sport+ depending on my mood. Up until this most recent test drive, I've only test driven stock EcoBoosts and GTs. The particular S550...
I recently test drove an extensively modded S550 GT and immediately noticed it had a steering weight/ratio very similar to a stock Camaro or Corvette. Actually it felt heavier than those two cars, but in my mind it felt more precise taking turns at any speed, which felt absolutely amazing.
All...
I don't know, lately I've been wondering how to design a fun-to-drive SUV, regardless if it looks like an AMG GLE63 or a Hyundai Santa Fe/Land Rover Defender...
I'd like to see a Mustang GT "Cougar", more of a proper grand tourer as opposed to an outright track monster. Pipedream I know, but anyways...
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-optional AWD (mild hybrid, perhaps?)
-10-speed auto or Tremec 6-speed manual
-steering rack/weight of the EcoBoost
-Active-X seating on...
It's obviously the Mach-4, guys...according to myself it's going to have a naturally aspirated V16, AWD with optional 4WD, and best of all, a gated six speed CVT!
(...this is [an admittedly horrible] joke for anyone who dares take this post unironically.)
Whoo, called the body color between the top and bottom grille in the original thread! (Fingers crossed that some of the DHSC's design language carries over to the refresh S650 EcoBoost/GT.)
I'd like to think on the EcoBoost/GT, the part separating the top and bottom grill would be less aggressive and body colored, and the bottom/side grills would be closed off more than this supposed DH Boss/GT500 (not completely closed off for the bottom, but completely for the side grills on the...
I'm wondering if, assuming this Mustang variant is what debuts on the 15th, it will preview what the S650 refresh looks like across the standard models.
I wish. I don't know if it was here or on Ford Authority, but someone was saying that we wouldn't see anything about it until around 2027-2028 (if it doesn't get canned again before it even comes out).