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2018 Ford Mustang GT Acceleration - New Mustang Quarter-Mile Time

Holy crap!!! 11.83 and under 4 to 60.

Really? No one finds this interesting?

It's incredible.

Boy they are going to sell a ton of those. Probably going to spawn some more Mustang memes too.

I never thought I’d say this but the Mustang and Camaro are making me cosider considering them when I’m ready for my next sports car.

You know they really have seemed to address the GT's issues....but once you add on the performance pack and a few other options like magnetic ride, its a 50K car. For that you can get a used GT350 these days or a C7, a really nice one. At least feel good that we have these choices today, and I say that as a person that grew up in the 70's and 80's, right after the muscle car era ended and all we had were V8 150 HP GT Mustangs with really nice great stickers and rear louvers.

That’s a good point. But a fully loaded brand new GT with warranty, full box of toys, tech and comfort for under $50, or a used hardcore track car/sports car. For my purposes at least, it puts me negotiating for floor mats. Can you lease these you think?

I have been attracted to the new generation of muscle cars for a while now... but I just can't stomach the thought of driving something it feels like EVERYONE has. If I didn't care about that, I'd probably have bought a C6 instead of a Z+Turbos.

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just priced one out, amazing it is, but then again I like my Z

Moostangs are a dime a dozen! I agree, they are fast though.

Completely agree! As a former owner of a C5 and a couple of Mustangs, I can’t fathom getting back into modern muscle cars no matter how fast they’ve become. Way too many out there.

I just find it remarkable how far it’s evolved. It’s not just quick any longer. You’re talking near supercar numbers for a plain Jane Ford Mustang GT. It’s staggering.

It's not just the GT. Ford is suggesting sub 5 60s for the 2.3 ecoboost entry Mustang. The power they've been able to bleed from that 2.3 is truly impressive!

https://www.freep.com/story/money/ca...ime/505028001/

With no new Z option materializing, think I see a Mustang GT in my future.

Impressive it is, but I still would never buy a mustang nor a ford.

not impressed at all

Fast it is but it's like a yellow cab in NYC. The only Ford I would consider is 78" tall and 5500 lbs.

This is a very very good observation. Recently like, possibly last spring or summer the #1 selling sports-car here in Germany was the Mustang-GT.
The amount of power is superb given the price. To obtain something like this here would cost more than double the amount potentially.

I give the current Mustangs full respect for the power and fun avail at a more than reasonable cost in the larger scheme.

Most any modern car will be faster than you need in a daily. Hell, even the Accord and Camry have mid 5 second 0-60's while carrying the baby and grandma. Even in my Z I can never drive it at more than 7/10ths or I'm going too fast for the city.

To me anymore it's how much you enjoy the character of the car, and the Mustang GT (2017) when I tested it felt like driving a marshmallow with an awful interior. I REALLY wanted to like it because on paper they're a killer deal.

Don't get me wrong, I love that supercar performance is becoming accessible for everyone and Ford and Chevy are forcing everyones hand to compete.

the power is superb and I do like how they look. However, power isnt even on my top 3 when it comes to my wants for a car, when I looking to buy. Hence why, in the past 12 years Iv owned a 350z, g37, g35, and now a 370z

They are an amazing piece of kit, especially for the price. No wonder you see so many.

But, given those numbers and the stereotypical Mustang driver, it has to be said...

http://www.motoringexposure.com/wp-c...36903796_n.jpg

:icon17: My favorite number for any SHELBY Mustang is the additional price markup number added to the sticker price

:ugh: 10,000.00 over the sticker price :wtf2: because its rare and hard to come bye

Note to Ford Motor.. If the SHELBY Mustang is so marketable just build more of them :bowrofl::roflpuke2::bowrofl:

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Years ago you needed to crank up the radio to mask the squeaks and rattles in a moostang. Now FORD has just increased the decibels of the exhaust to hide all of the unpleasant sounds caused by poor workmanship.

seriously.... Impressive numbers, for sure, but useless on the road everyday. Every time you blink, you see a mustang or a camaro. on a daily basis I see (without exxageration) 25 or more of each. No thanks. I'm lucky to see a Z once a month.

This all day. It’s not the price keeping us out of the Pony, it’s the desire. Numbers are great on paper but how does it make YOU feel?

Everyone's hand...except for Nissan. Who chooses to compete only in price. And what I mean by that is: release a car that costs almost as much as the performance cars but has half the power. Don't get me wrong, I love my Z and couldn't imagine rolling in a car that sets the bar in terms of "me too" commonality. But for Nissan to use that as a crutch for releasing the same underpowered (by comparison) current gen Z year after year is unacceptable imo.

Nissan arguably started the entire thing:
https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/d...12_h.smart.png

Having owned a Ford Mustang GT before unfortunately. They are very unreliable and undependable vehicles to own and can be total lemons. The term fix or repair daily they were not kidding.

Failure

Was just reading a post on my350z.com of a guy who purchased an 18 GT a few months ago and motor just blew. Was not being abused.....

So let me get this straight... we here on a Nissan forum have resorted to bashing Ford? I mean, don't get me wrong, I love my 370z, but also think it's the stand-out model of the current Nissan offering given its looks, performance and value (yeah i like the GTR also). If it weren't for the 370z, Nissan would be dead to me. Additionally, if you google any make or model + 'lemon' youll find plenty examples (not just Ford) of unhappy buyers to fuel that side of an argument. In my experience, (not an article I read once) my Jeeps have been bulletproof, while the Mercedes has proven to be the biggest POS headache I've ever had to deal with. Just sayin...

100% nail on head (as usual), Zingston.

And FWIW, in my real world experience, it's been the other way around. Every Jeep we or friends have had, developed an irresistible pull back to the dealership, whereas the MB's in our fleet have been really very good (until they need any kind of service whatsoever, in which case you just hand them your wallet and re-finance the company).

So, yeah, everyone has problems with one maker or another. Add those all together, and all brands are apparently shyte. And instead of celebrating what we have we are knocking something else. My God - we've all become Jalopnik correspondents! :icon17:

???????

I am not knocking sh1t.

On the lookout for my next ride. Looking at Mustangs, Vettes, and even possibly the new supra. Call it "Divine Coincidence" or whatever.....

On a diff Nissan forum, guy bought a beautiful stang who's engine just tanked. I didn't get it of Jalopnik......

https://my350z.com/forum/other-vehic...ustang-gt.html

new supra? im leaning towards the viper acr

Get 'em before they are gone...
That's not one that will be available "lightly used, only driven by an old lady to church on Sundays"! :rofl2:

There might be one or two leftover new ones on store shelves somewhere in the country, but a Viper ACR is hardly a comparable car to Supra (or Mustang). Kind of like hazelnuts to pomegranates.

just a little Hearsay ......

so my future father in law's son is a ford tech, and he said they had one on a test drive that grenaded with just 50 miles on it. he said there was a 3-4 month production run with bad motors

Ford Mustang OWNERS deserve far more bashing than the car does.

Car are complicated machines. It's ridiculous to expect a manufacturer to not have failures. But I don't think it's ridiculous to expect the dealer/manufacturer to take care of the customer when something goes wrong. That's the real problem I have with the industry. The bottom line wins out over customer service and doing the right thing every fuckin time :shakes head: