Dxm
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- 2024 Mustang GT
The manual transmission is very good. I've only had experience driving a 2007 GT with manual. You have rev-matching, so it will really help those who are new to manual transmission. I personally disable it after every update, because I want to drive a manual without any gimmicks. Also, there's a hill assist, which you can now disable. It's very useful for all the extreme hill situations if you are not experienced enough.
The new engine is noticeably more powerful during low speeds, and I often drive in 3rd gear in residential areas. It allows for smooth acceleration/deceleration when approaching speed bumps. I wouldn't be able to do that on my 2007 GT.
I love the current gear ratio on the base model. When I accelerate on the highway, I go from 4th to 6th gear. 5th gear is good for cruising at 50 mph, and I also use it sometimes, but not on the highway, unless traffic slows down. The gear ratio is the same now on gears 1--4 as on my old Mustang. But now they've added the 6th gear, and it's faster than the old 5th gear. And 5th gear is somewhere in-between. I really like this new gear ratio a lot.
On my base model, the shifter confidently snaps into its gear, not just kind-of slides in there. An added bonus is that it shows you which gear you are in on the screen, so you don't accidentally go into 3rd gear instead of 5th, for example.
One thing that I dislike is the reverse gear. I've had a 5-speed previously on my 2007. The pulling on the ring to get into the reverse gear feels weird. And sometimes I go into the 1st gear instead of reverse, or reverse instead of the 1st gear. But again, the screen will show which gear you are in, and the backup camera will be on so you'll know.
As for the clutch pedal, it's very smooth and light. You don't need to apply a ton of pressure to it. The only thing is that the pedal was initially kind-of sluggish returning to the up position, but either I've gotten used to the timing, or it bled the air bubble that was in there. No issues there.
And finally, since you are driving manual, you need to get used to that idiotic automatic parking brake tab. It's really a nuisance to me. I really needed to train myself to use it, and there are times where it doesn't engage. I've used DEOX-it on the tab, and I think it's resolved that issue now. But always, always make sure that the brake is engaged, or else your car will roll down the street.
There's also the "auto hold" feature, which I've assigned to the star button. It applies brakes when you stop and press the brake pedal. So you can remove your foot off the brake when you're at a red light, the car is not going anywhere. There's slight resistance when getting going after that. Less resistance than when you have the parking "tab" engaged, and get going -- the brake will get disengaged once you go automatically. But anyway, with the "auto hold" enabled, the parking brake applies automatically when you turn the car off. "Auto hold" = parking brake, just the disengagement is different whether you've pulled on the parking brake (more effort) or have the "auto hold" on (less effort).
That about sums it up.
The new engine is noticeably more powerful during low speeds, and I often drive in 3rd gear in residential areas. It allows for smooth acceleration/deceleration when approaching speed bumps. I wouldn't be able to do that on my 2007 GT.
I love the current gear ratio on the base model. When I accelerate on the highway, I go from 4th to 6th gear. 5th gear is good for cruising at 50 mph, and I also use it sometimes, but not on the highway, unless traffic slows down. The gear ratio is the same now on gears 1--4 as on my old Mustang. But now they've added the 6th gear, and it's faster than the old 5th gear. And 5th gear is somewhere in-between. I really like this new gear ratio a lot.
On my base model, the shifter confidently snaps into its gear, not just kind-of slides in there. An added bonus is that it shows you which gear you are in on the screen, so you don't accidentally go into 3rd gear instead of 5th, for example.
One thing that I dislike is the reverse gear. I've had a 5-speed previously on my 2007. The pulling on the ring to get into the reverse gear feels weird. And sometimes I go into the 1st gear instead of reverse, or reverse instead of the 1st gear. But again, the screen will show which gear you are in, and the backup camera will be on so you'll know.
As for the clutch pedal, it's very smooth and light. You don't need to apply a ton of pressure to it. The only thing is that the pedal was initially kind-of sluggish returning to the up position, but either I've gotten used to the timing, or it bled the air bubble that was in there. No issues there.
And finally, since you are driving manual, you need to get used to that idiotic automatic parking brake tab. It's really a nuisance to me. I really needed to train myself to use it, and there are times where it doesn't engage. I've used DEOX-it on the tab, and I think it's resolved that issue now. But always, always make sure that the brake is engaged, or else your car will roll down the street.
There's also the "auto hold" feature, which I've assigned to the star button. It applies brakes when you stop and press the brake pedal. So you can remove your foot off the brake when you're at a red light, the car is not going anywhere. There's slight resistance when getting going after that. Less resistance than when you have the parking "tab" engaged, and get going -- the brake will get disengaged once you go automatically. But anyway, with the "auto hold" enabled, the parking brake applies automatically when you turn the car off. "Auto hold" = parking brake, just the disengagement is different whether you've pulled on the parking brake (more effort) or have the "auto hold" on (less effort).
That about sums it up.
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