Gnx300
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Hello, I'm new to the forums, but I recently just traded my 2015 Fiesta ST for a 2015 Ecoboost Mustang. For those of you wondering why I did this, please read on.
The Fiesta ST is a great car, no doubt. It was a very agile and powerful car for it's size. However, being front wheel drive, I would always be afraid of pulling up to a regular everyday cars such as an Altima 3.5 V6, Accord V6, or anything else that could pull a 0-60 of less than 6.5 sec. I understand that this is not the Fiesta ST's strongest point, and that the car excels on the twisties. I can agree with this, but I can also attest to the fact that I've never raced a car on the twisties, only from the stoplight and on the interstate.
With the Ecoboost Mustang, I've been able to get up to 37 mpg on a 30 mile trip, and get a 5.3 0-60 when tested. The Mustang feels heavier than the Fiesta ST, sure, but the performance ceiling is much higher.
For a daily driver, the mustang ecoboost for me is the much better choice. The base level options alone make the switch worthwhile. Would the Fiesta ST whoop me on an autocross course? Perhaps. But in my daily endeavors, I've never raced a car in those conditions.
Again, this my own observations, with a daily driver car, driving 60 miles each day in regular traffic. The Fiesta ST is manual only which I love except when in bumper to bumper traffic. The S550 Automatic is a very nice transmission both in day to day traffic as well as when you are wanting to race.
Also, as a side note, it seemed that when I was in the Fiesta ST, I seemed much more eager to prove myself than I am in the Ecoboost Mustang, if that makes sense.
The Fiesta ST is a great car, no doubt. It was a very agile and powerful car for it's size. However, being front wheel drive, I would always be afraid of pulling up to a regular everyday cars such as an Altima 3.5 V6, Accord V6, or anything else that could pull a 0-60 of less than 6.5 sec. I understand that this is not the Fiesta ST's strongest point, and that the car excels on the twisties. I can agree with this, but I can also attest to the fact that I've never raced a car on the twisties, only from the stoplight and on the interstate.
With the Ecoboost Mustang, I've been able to get up to 37 mpg on a 30 mile trip, and get a 5.3 0-60 when tested. The Mustang feels heavier than the Fiesta ST, sure, but the performance ceiling is much higher.
For a daily driver, the mustang ecoboost for me is the much better choice. The base level options alone make the switch worthwhile. Would the Fiesta ST whoop me on an autocross course? Perhaps. But in my daily endeavors, I've never raced a car in those conditions.
Again, this my own observations, with a daily driver car, driving 60 miles each day in regular traffic. The Fiesta ST is manual only which I love except when in bumper to bumper traffic. The S550 Automatic is a very nice transmission both in day to day traffic as well as when you are wanting to race.
Also, as a side note, it seemed that when I was in the Fiesta ST, I seemed much more eager to prove myself than I am in the Ecoboost Mustang, if that makes sense.
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