I haven't reached those areas yet! In my EcoBoost, straight up is 212⁰F. I'm working on being driven around so I can cross reference the numbers but meanwhile using ChatGPT / Wikipedia logic (everything you see and read is as simple as it seems haha) it looks like there might be four notches...
The change in shift behavior is definitely interesting. I don't have any real issues with the Mustang - it's better than the six-speed in my Fusion - right until I drive my wife's 2011 RAV4 with the V6 and five-speed smooth-as-silk transmission.
Too much variance? I enjoy the Mustang's point and squirt acceleration in the city, but I also enjoy its ability to effortlessly climb hills and maintain speed on a twisty, hilly road, without shifting down... in-gear acceleration feels usefully strong to pass slower traffic if I need to...
I really enjoyed the GT, but as you say, in the city it doesn't feel much different by the numbers. It sounds different, for sure. I'd suppose that traction is an issue under ~30mph, depending on the road, weather, and tires. Over ~60mph the GT felt like it walked all over the EcoBoost... In...
I'm happy to disagree, as I really wouldn't want a base model BMW, and in a smiles per mile contest the EcoBoost's main problem is that the GT exists. :)
As for the Ford Performance Tune, going from 315hp, 350lbf ft to 350, 400lbf ft is going to help but probably not so much. With perfect runs...
Right! Still one shopping day to go.
Upon reflection, maybe the driver is using the light show to... okay you know, I can't think of a reason why they might have it. They lost a bet, or a dare, maybe? :cwl: But see now if it were done properly, without the blue masking tape, and for offroad...
That doesn't appear to make any sense whatsoever. Video games probably make more people feel overconfident in rear wheel drive cars on the road... :lying:
My EcoBoost is my daily driver so I'll be using it all year round, unless Texas closes down for a day or two (and it does when it's cold - snow days!)...
...however I don't think I'm personally the biggest risk. No, it's the numpty not paying any attention in his or her SUV or pickup not giving...
By the time I had (step) kids they knew everything and there's nothing I could teach them about driving lol.
It's how my dad taught me and how I learnt* myself later on.
*started to learn
It might be unrelated, but just recently, the FordPass app was updated to just be the Ford app. It might have started working at the car modem side of things, only for the app to not connect properly, because... IT.
My wife spotted a similar color GT out and about north of DFW. She liked the color a lot, and as I explained to her, hey she likes it, I like it too. She likes more interesting colors in preference to the darker metallics...
...but concedes (as I did) that black with the Nite Pony Package (or...