Car and Driver Mag

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ta_rid=5117734

 

the vert needs gears BAD. its silly for ford to take away that option.

if i wind up ordering a 2011 they will have 3.73 before i take delivery or the the first week owned.

I wish frpp made 3.90s cause i prob would get those.

 

In my opinion the 3,31 rear axle is no draw-back (at least on the paper :-))

Check out the test sheet of that short take test and compare the detailed acceleration times:
The convertible with the 3,31:1 axle (if it is really equipped with it) is quicker then the Coupe from the comparison test with it's 3,73:1 rear axle to the following speeds:
0-30
0-40
0-50
0-90
and - this is really astonishing - in the street start from 5-60mph!
So the powerful 5.0l engine does not need the help of the gearing, at least for normal street driving on lower (U.S.-legal) speeds..
And please keep also in mind that the convertible tested is 174 pounds heavier.

If you compare the top-gear acceleration times the difference is larger (30-50: 11,1 vs. 9,3; 50-70: 10,3 vs. 8,1).
This regardless I would take the 3,31 rear end (maybe the 3,55). I'd take the trade off to shift down in these situations, for having lower revs on the autobahn (for example ~3400 rpm vs. ~3900rpm @125mph).

 

Great times for the convertible.

 

looks like it just needs some new tires

does the vert not get the pirelli's?

 

I wonder if the difference between the 2011 GT500 Coupe and Convertable will be as pronounced.

 

The vert should have all the same options or ford should knock some cash off the price. The point of a vert is that you are gettng a nice option and keeping most(99%) of what the hard top os offering even in options.

 

The convertible is spec'd with goodyears, probably a road noise issue.

 

seems like they had something bad to say about everything on it, complaints where other reviewers had praise (like shifter feel)

 

Yep I went looking fro the Coupe test because I knew the times were essentially the same despite the weight handicap. Looked again and someone already said.

Ive said it a hundred times and I will say it again.... 1/10 of a second will cover all the gears in a Showroom Stock Car.
Thats no real suprise as their was only 1/10 second between 3.55 and 3.31 in a 2005 (1.92 13.39 vs 1.99 13.49 same day and driver) and that car needed the help more.

PS From a 20 mph roll in 1st a 3.55 car spins the rear tires. I have the rubber coated fenders to prove it.

 

This article seems to me to be more interested in how to make quips and quotes rather than an evaluation of the ride. The reviewer is talking out of both sides of his mouth as if he's afraid to upset the Mustang's competition.
So how many people think the Mustang is "big car"?

 

If you mean physically, yeah its pretty big. Park it next to a 1971-1973 "Flatback" (The car we used to consider the whale of the species) and you will be amazed at the size of this car. A '65 looks like a kiddie toy in comparison.