V6 performance numbers
3/9/05, 12:16 PM
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From the (short) test of the V6 vert (auto) in April R&T:
0-60 in 6.8 seconds
1/4 mile in 15.1 seconds @ 92.7 mph
About the V6: "It revs pretty well, with a decent exhaust note... one could almost mistake it for a smaller version of the V-8."
About the tires: "...the all-season 215-section tires squeal like the front row at a Britney Spears concert."
0-60 in 6.8 seconds
1/4 mile in 15.1 seconds @ 92.7 mph
About the V6: "It revs pretty well, with a decent exhaust note... one could almost mistake it for a smaller version of the V-8."
About the tires: "...the all-season 215-section tires squeal like the front row at a Britney Spears concert."
3/9/05, 12:48 PM
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So are those numbers for the auto version of the V6? It must be the manual version? 
Originally posted by bison@March 9, 2005, 1:19 PM
From the (short) test of the V6 vert (auto) in April R&T:
0-60 in 6.8 seconds
1/4 mile in 15.1 seconds @ 92.7 mph
About the V6: "It revs pretty well, with a decent exhaust note... one could almost mistake it for a smaller version of the V-8."
About the tires: "...the all-season 215-section tires squeal like the front row at a Britney Spears concert."
From the (short) test of the V6 vert (auto) in April R&T:
0-60 in 6.8 seconds
1/4 mile in 15.1 seconds @ 92.7 mph
About the V6: "It revs pretty well, with a decent exhaust note... one could almost mistake it for a smaller version of the V-8."
About the tires: "...the all-season 215-section tires squeal like the front row at a Britney Spears concert."
3/9/05, 03:40 PM
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Originally posted by Falchion+March 9, 2005, 1:51 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Falchion @ March 9, 2005, 1:51 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>So are those numbers for the auto version of the V6? It must be the manual version?
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From the (short) test of the V6 vert (auto) in April R&T:
0-60 in 6.8 seconds
1/4 mile in 15.1 seconds @ 92.7 mph
About the V6: "It revs pretty well, with a decent exhaust note... one could almost mistake it for a smaller version of the V-8."
About the tires: "...the all-season 215-section tires squeal like the front row at a Britney Spears concert."
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From the (short) test of the V6 vert (auto) in April R&T:
0-60 in 6.8 seconds
1/4 mile in 15.1 seconds @ 92.7 mph
About the V6: "It revs pretty well, with a decent exhaust note... one could almost mistake it for a smaller version of the V-8."
About the tires: "...the all-season 215-section tires squeal like the front row at a Britney Spears concert."
He said it was for the auto version, and a vert to boot. They must know how to launch an auto to get times like that out of a V6 vert.
3/9/05, 09:31 PM
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Originally posted by Falchion@March 9, 2005, 1:51 PM
So are those numbers for the auto version of the V6? It must be the manual version?
So are those numbers for the auto version of the V6? It must be the manual version?
C&D got a V6 auto coupe to 60 in 6.9 seconds, so these numbers sort of suprised me - R&T always seems to post longer times than some of the other mags. Maybe the engine was broken in more on this car.
3/10/05, 01:20 PM
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Originally posted by bison+March 10, 2005, 2:13 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bison @ March 10, 2005, 2:13 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Falchion@March 9, 2005, 1:51 PM
So are those numbers for the auto version of the V6? It must be the manual version?
So are those numbers for the auto version of the V6? It must be the manual version?
C&D got a V6 auto coupe to 60 in 6.9 seconds, so these numbers sort of suprised me - R&T always seems to post longer times than some of the other mags. Maybe the engine was broken in more on this car.
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My back right tire spins an *** load more than my other does.. I always have so much more rubber to clean off over there after Ive been to the track. I vote for posi
3/10/05, 04:46 PM
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Originally posted by Grimlock@March 10, 2005, 3:34 PM
R&T tested a V6 Auto Coupe, not 'Vert.
R&T tested a V6 Auto Coupe, not 'Vert.
I guess some of their comments about the handling should take this into consideration too. They talk about how soft the suspension is, and I assumed some of this was due to the fact they were driving a vert.... but they weren't...
3/11/05, 07:13 PM
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Yeah, that's right! The V6 hauls rear end! That's why I'm ordering one! 
It just needs better tires/wheels. I'm shopping around for those right now......
It just needs better tires/wheels. I'm shopping around for those right now......
Originally posted by Grimlock@March 11, 2005, 8:04 AM
Who would call it the slowest car ever? That's just ignorant. It's the best performing base Mustang ever built, and outperforms GTs from not too long ago.
Who would call it the slowest car ever? That's just ignorant. It's the best performing base Mustang ever built, and outperforms GTs from not too long ago.
3/12/05, 01:16 PM
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the 05 platform was designed from the beginning to be a vert, therefore, the added weight penalty is minimul. the same goes for the auto versus the manual: modern automatics do not weight much more than a standard. there will be some loss of performance in acceleration because of the torque converter but i don't think the stick will be much faster. the big advantage to a manual is in the turns...there's no comparison to diving into a twistie with the revs up in 2nd gear, as you throttle steer through the turn; an auto just can't duplicate that!! jackg 90seville 96k
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