AgentJ

Woohoo! First topic post.

My Brother rented a 2003 (I think it was) mustang when he went up to Las Vegas and said the handling was a bit sluggish compared to his Plymouth Lazer (Mitsubishi Eclipses' Sister Car). Since he likes to race a lot, he likes the handling to be a bit tighter... and my mercedes-benz also has relativly tight handling.

I know the 2005 is being totally re-done and was curious, for those people who have driven the V6 (or V8 if they have similar handling) if the handling is tight, tighter, a bit sluggish, really sluggish, or your opinion overall.



I was also curious about 1 more thing... he mentioned the automatic's gear shifting wasn't as good vs some other japanese or asian made cars (mentioned Honda and Acura I think it was).... has that changed from the previous mustang model?... (I thought I read somewhere that was redone...)

Thanks for any answers you can give, and sorry if its been posted before!

kevinb120

Its hard to tell without numbers, your behind lies too you. A lot of little imports 'hopped up" with rock hard suspension FEEL like they handle well but do not in reality.

Galaxie

Along the same lines,

The Mustang is a heavier car, so it "feels" not as fast and quick through the turns.

Badandy

About the auto. It is now a 5 speed instead of 4 speed. It should be pretty good, but I don't have any data to compare and I haven't driven it. Just letting you know the difference.