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Not only Ford, but all of the other car makers, as manual transmissions sell in small numbers. A few days ago I saw a gorgeous white Lamborghini Huracan on a flatbed going north on I-405, then one driving south. Even those $260,000 super cars have automatic transmissions. The car I sold in...

I stopped driving manual transmission cars in southern California in 1994 and do not regret that decision. It got to the point where my left leg would hurt many days, and I was only 36 years old when I sold that car. To be clear, I'm only saying that Ford needs to offer the option, not make an...

The lack of an automatic transmission for the GT350 is a glaring omission which all but precludes purchase by anyone who lives where there is stop and go traffic. Plus, a good automatic can shift faster than any human, so even the GT350R is held back by not having an automatic, at least as an...

Lower weight on the front is also reportedly the reason the Hellcat engine will not be put into the Viper. A big V8 with a heavy supercharger system has to hurt handling and braking performance. I wonder what kind of Lincoln will use this platform?

Absolutely! Add the upcoming new Camaro and the Hellcat-equipped Challengers and Chargers, and it is a far better time than ever before. I just wish I fit in the Mustang, and the GT350 had an automatic transmission option to make it practical for use in traffic, not just the open road or...

That is highly unlikely, as the side impact requirements have been around for quite a few years. Much more likely is copying the "urban" Chrysler 300 design. You can read more here: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=bd4107edee127a15eef6ad127e445d98&node=se49.6.571_1214&rgn=div8

Here is a photo I took at the Detroit show on Sunday: You would be wise to wait until you can actually sit in and drive one.

Part of the design problem is the high hood and window sills. Here are a few photos:

As long and heavy as the car is, the space utilization should be better. We observed and talked with others at the show who thought the same things. If it sells as is fine, but the other car(s) on the same platform should be designed differently to obtain sales which would otherwise go to...

Everything? Which other display is fancier than the one Ford has? When I had the front seat far enough back, it was touching the back seat, leaving zero leg room.

The Ford display at the NAIAS was clearly the most expensive. The Mustangs were popular, ND we observed many other people disappointed that the back seat is all but useless. We also saw other taller people who did not appreciate the lowered roof. I am 6' 1" and my wife us 5' 10", so we are...

Ihc95 - ZF, the company which supplies FCA a transmission which is used with the 707HP engine, and supplies BMW and a number of other companies with transmissions, is one readily available source.

Indeed. Ford either can not afford the ZF automatics, or does not understand the importance of offering them. I have been driving manual transmission vehicles for 34 years and can afford a GT350 or GT350R, but will not buy one without an automatic. Why do you think Ford is not offering an...

How could any Mustang be a "sleeper?" If Ford comes out with a Lincoln sedan based on the Mustang, that could indeed be quite a sleeper. Perhaps both of you need to stay far away from any hellcat-equipped Chargers or Challengers .....

The Mustang is on our shopping list, especially the GT350, but only if offered with an automatic. We will be attending the Detroit Auto Show, and expect to see the GT350/500 model(s) there. I also think Ford will make some sort of Lincoln model on the same basic structure, and think it may be...

This discussion comes up elsewhere. I bought a new 1996 Impala SS, and the people on the NAISSO national discussion forum all agreed that winter tires were essential. They also discussed which were the best and what deals they found to buy them and wheels. I do not remember anybody on that...

Excellent post! Anyone who can't afford snow tires and wheels has no business buying a new Mustang or new anything else. Those of us in places such as California and St. Louis with a high earthquake risk also need survival kits in our cars.

None. I drove in snow in St. Louis in a 1970 AMC AMX (automatic) and 1979 Pontiac Trans Am (manual). The key is to have two things: 1) A limited slip differential and 2) Dedicated snow tires on different wheels (with studs if allowed). You can put a Hippo. in the trunk and it won't help without...

That looks more like a wreck on black ice. It happened to me driving a new 1979 Trans Am. I got sideways on a downward sloping bridge, and spun past the end of the bridge and onto the snow-covered grass median. Shortly after coming to a stop, a guy in a Mustang who had been following too closely...

Indeed, this will surely lose Ford many sales.