Okay, one more redundant post, because I think today's experience puts a nice little bow on top of all the test drives I've recorded in this thread.
Today I test drove a somewhat lightly driven S550 GT Premium without the Performance Pack. If there's any advantage the S550 has over the S650 for...
I want to apologize for all my complaining about prices going up. The past few years I've been playing with the configurator, spec-ing my dream GT, it's almost always come around to $55K tops, give or take. Still can't afford to get it, but I guess how I'm configuring it is consistent, I suppose.
You're not wrong about the Mustang compared to other vehicles in its segment. I'm probably just stuck in 2019 when a base GT could be had for $35-40K. How the times have changed.
When I think premium, I think back to the '90s when Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth and Ford/Lincoln/Mercury were a thing (I want to say the closest thing we have to this today is Buick/Cadillac/Chevrolet). For this example, Ford is the affordable/mainstream brand, Mercury would've been premium, and...
If we're talking Ford, they need to figure out if they want to be a mainstream or premium brand. Their quality isn't premium and their pricing isn't mainstream (in my opinion).
If we're talking Mustang as a brand, keep the coupe, actually make the Mach-4 (ideally call it something else), and/or...
I'm going to ask something that will sound cheeky initially. (TLDR: EcoBoost hybrid or GT hybrid?)
Let's say the Mustang gets a hybrid variant, but instead of going with the 5.0 they go with the EcoBoost for whatever reason. Do they make it like an unexpected fun performance paradox of a...
Eh, I'll reserve my hype for official reveals going forward. Between this and the Mach-4, no sense getting excited anymore for potential projects/products.
As a quick aside, how long do you guys think it'll be until $40K becomes the new "affordable" price point for cars in general? (If that isn't already considered it right now.)