Test drove a 5.0 Today

Shyne

press the break down, and double tap the traction control for sport mode.

Zed_Man

Thanks for the heads up I will definitely remember that come time to test drive

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Shyne

haha i said break, i meant brake. im an idiot

TonyBPD

I will take my 5.0 in a 87-93 notchback! FTW! The new one does look decent though.

m4a1mustang

The Z looks stunning and has a fantastic feel, though. I have thoroughly enjoyed owning mine.

Though I'm off to buy my 5.0...

See you guys on Tuesday.

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Sscottfitz

Don't forget to send us pics of the new pony on your trip back.......drive safely and remember 2 ea. tickets........it is a holiday weekend so the enforcers will be out "en force"......

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Lemers

Soneveryone who dropped their Z for a mustang after a year...are you gonna drop your mustang for the very next shinny little bit faster car to come out?

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nuTinmuch

Why so bitter?

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Lemers

It has nothing to do with bitter. It has everything to do with saticfied. I bought my in last Jan. That means I already seen the camaro (didn't like the interior) I tested the g37 (they weren't willing to deal on 2010 models and didn't have 6mt), I didn't even consider the Genesis coup (hyundia needs more time to prove themselves), I already knew what mustang had coming in spring for the GT and decided it didn't have the spit and polish of the Z and G coups.

But with all that, I knew when I got my car that other cars would come out that would out perform it. I just don't need to buy a car to trade it in to buy a car to trade it in. I'm keeping this car for around the next 10 years. By then there will a lot of faster cars, but mine will have been paidoff for several years.

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370Zsteve

Word!

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m4a1mustang

No.

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Endgame

I LOVE both the new Stang (especially the Boss) and the Z. The Stang is a muscle car, the Z a sports car.

Having owned a Stang and having a buddy with the new 5.0 I can still say the Stang will not outhandle a Z; pure and simple. You cannot talk about "AWHH YEAH! I can mod the suspension on the Stang and it will be a corner carver!!" and compare that to the Z. If you mod the Stang, you will need to mod the Z. If you mod the Z accordingly from a suspension perspective, the Z still outhandles the Stangs (probally even the mighty Boss). Apples to apples.

Again, it comes down to what flavor do you want? While I REALLY love that Boss, I would never get one. The muscle cars of the world have the power (been there done that), the sports cars have the handling (RX8 - been there done that). The Z is the perfect blend; edit: civilized blend - Exige S is pretty hot! The Corvettes cost too much, the BMW 1 M Coupe, to lux for me (although that will be hot also!).

M4A1 Mustang, if you go to the Stang side do us a favor and get the BOSS!!! Then tell us all about it!!! You have your orders Sir.

*at least the Stang is the top muscle car on the block again!!!

Juleous

There is no comparing a domestic to an import, the GT-R is closer in looks to the Mustang than the Z. I would never ever ever take a stang over a Z, stangs are a dime a dozen and the Z makes people notice. Stang not so much.

Hands down the Z wins over the stang not even a close comparison, the stang will be worth peanuts in a Year and my Z will be holding strong.

shadoquad

I respect both cars, and see them both differently.

I'm obviously biased towards my Z, as I'm in love with its handling, power, and good looks. But I can also respect what Ford have done with this new Mustang. It has just nudged the bar upward for the muscle car once more. A bargain M3 at half the price of a real one.

nuts4nissan09

I owned a '92 GT w/ the 5 speed and a '95 Z28 w/ the six speed. Both were fun cars and probably easier to live w/ day-to-day. The one thing that stands out b/t those two and the Z is that I also rode sportbikes at the time. The Z allowed me to give them up because of its handling/power combo. I'm sure the new 5.0 is worlds above the cars I had, but I don't think I would have been able to kick the sportbike habit as easily as w/ the Z. I like the Mustang and it is a good all-arounder like the M3 is, it just doesn't possess the same tactile steering feel/tossability of the Z.