optronix
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Just finished watching Throttle House's review of the "all-new" Mustang GT. I personally am not interested in the Mustang but I could easily see some folks would and should consider cross-shopping. The Mustang GT has for years now been incredibly competitive with anything calling itself a sports car, and based off initial impressions it seems that it will continue to do so, also while many of its competitors die on the vine from the heat from the EV sun. It is comforting to see you can still walk into a Ford dealer and order a brand new Mustang with a 6-speed, just like you could for the past 50+ years. Not too many other brands can say that.
But it seems like Ford just basically took what they thought people loved about the Mustang and kind of added to those elements, while ignoring the shortcomings. As Thomas pointed out, what's kept the Mustang from really evolving into a true sports car is the steering. Performance-wise, it's as capable as virtually anything else out there, at least shy of a hundred grand. But what keeps people like me from leaning in more and actually considering it, is that it isn't engineered as a driver's car. Maybe they reserved that focus for the Dark Horse. I do expect that to be very interesting, but it removes it from contention in the ITS budget category as well.
But my biggest takeaway though is the price. I played around on the configurator, and very quickly and easily jumped into the upper 50s. My final config was at $59k, at which point I would consider the Dark Horse, but with options on that car and inevitable dealer markups, I'd be looking at least at $75k built how I'd want it. At that price it still may be bargain compared to a fully loaded M2 or a CTV4 BW, but I'll wait for impressions on that car when the time arrives- should be soon.
In any case, for all those out there who still try to trash the Type S for where Acura decided to price it, the Mustang starts to pull it all back together and it makes a lot more sense. Cars are just expensive these days, yet people continually prove they're willing to pay for them. Expecting a fully qualified sports car experience maybe even with "a little bit of luxury" for $35k is not remotely reasonable anymore. That ship has sailed.
But it seems like Ford just basically took what they thought people loved about the Mustang and kind of added to those elements, while ignoring the shortcomings. As Thomas pointed out, what's kept the Mustang from really evolving into a true sports car is the steering. Performance-wise, it's as capable as virtually anything else out there, at least shy of a hundred grand. But what keeps people like me from leaning in more and actually considering it, is that it isn't engineered as a driver's car. Maybe they reserved that focus for the Dark Horse. I do expect that to be very interesting, but it removes it from contention in the ITS budget category as well.
But my biggest takeaway though is the price. I played around on the configurator, and very quickly and easily jumped into the upper 50s. My final config was at $59k, at which point I would consider the Dark Horse, but with options on that car and inevitable dealer markups, I'd be looking at least at $75k built how I'd want it. At that price it still may be bargain compared to a fully loaded M2 or a CTV4 BW, but I'll wait for impressions on that car when the time arrives- should be soon.
In any case, for all those out there who still try to trash the Type S for where Acura decided to price it, the Mustang starts to pull it all back together and it makes a lot more sense. Cars are just expensive these days, yet people continually prove they're willing to pay for them. Expecting a fully qualified sports car experience maybe even with "a little bit of luxury" for $35k is not remotely reasonable anymore. That ship has sailed.
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