2015 Mustang Options

[Box]

So, as some of you may or may not have seen the 2015 Mustang was revealed yesterday. It seems like a lot of people don't really care for it for some reason or another. I personally like it, there are a few niggles I have here and there. Overall I think visually it's an improvement from the current model, especially the side and rear profiles. The front everyone yells FUSION, but if you put it side by side to the current Mustang you'll see a lot of similarities with the one big difference being the headlights of course. After I gave it awhile I came to like it as well. It looks especially good in black, I think had the debut car been black it would've went over better. Even if you don't care for the looks too much, being 200-400 pounds lighter than the current model and featuring an independent rear suspension is kind of hard to argue with. The weight reduction is speculation I've read from site to site, but the IRS is confirmed. Also confirmed is the 3.7 V6, 5.0 V8, and the 2.3 I4 EcoBoost. I suppose the EcoBoost engine will be more for the Euro and Asian markets as it'll cost more and make less power than the V6, but should give mid 30's on the highway. The V6 and V8 will be getting a bump in power over the current model. I like where the Mustang has been going the last few years, and this seems like a big step forward. The Camaro isn't due for a remake until 2016, and the '14 refresh looks bleh. Which I was never a huge fan of how it looked anyhow, kind of clunky looking as is the Challenger. The Challenger weighs far too much, and the Camaro isn't too terribly far behind. The one thing terribly wrong with the Mustang is being addressed, so I look forward to its release. The one thing that let me down was the talk of it being a liftback, and it even looks like it would be, but it uses a plain old trunk... Same with the BRZ, huge miss there on both accounts. What I like about the Celica so much, despite being a small car there's plenty of cargo space. It looks like it might be hard not breaking my new car rule.

This post has been edited by Box: Dec 6, 2013 - 1:02 AM

[Box]

You know what I meant, I won't be buying any of their new cars. Will buy the older models though. Should go see an allergist then, could open up a wonderful new world for you.

It's mixed on what the EcoBoost will have, as Ford hasn't said anything yet. They have said the V6 and V8 will see an increase though. Theoretically the 2.3 EcoBoost should make at least 290 hp and 310 ft lbs of torque, since that's a 15% increase over the current 2.0 EcoBoost. Of course for me and many others the V8 is the only way to go, though I can see the EcoBoost bringing in a lot of what would have been import buyers along with the Euro and Asian markets.

Chevrolet needs to step their game up considerably, and soon. I was never totally into the looks of the Camaro, but at least it had IRS which gave it an edge. They need to shave about 600 pounds off of it, make the bodywork smoother and more aerodynamic looking, and bring up the interior standards. If they do to it what they did with the Corvette, I think the Camaro will be a worthwhile contender to the new Mustang. I'm more of a GM guy, but unless they do something I think there finally might be a generation I like the Mustang more than the Camaro.

[955SFE]

Chevrolet needs to step their game up considerably, and soon. I was never totally into the looks of the Camaro, but at least it had IRS which gave it an edge. They need to shave about 600 pounds off of it, make the bodywork smoother and more aerodynamic looking, and bring up the interior standards. If they do to it what they did with the Corvette, I think the Camaro will be a worthwhile contender to the new Mustang. I'm more of a GM guy, but unless they do something I think there finally might be a generation I like the Mustang more than the Camaro.

I sat in the rear seat of the Camaro; It felt exactly like sitting in the rear seat of my 6gc, all crammed.