It's a Black and Merry Christmas! My new V6.

I haven’t seen too many reviews of V6s in here so I wanted to share a bit about my black beauty. I’ve had her for a bit over a week now and loving it! Traded a 2011 auto V6 for her. The car is better in most every way, the only thing that’s disappointing is the reduced headroom in the back. This is also my first stick shift car so stalling out has brought out some embarrassment but I think for sure that it was the right choice for this car. It’s somewhat shameful though that I let my mother drive it and she was much better at it right off the bat.

The GT was way beyond my budget so I checked out both the EB and the V6. Coming from the same engine in the old platform, the V6 performance felt familiar and even improved in some ways. The EB was definitely more spritely at first go but ultimately I opted for the tried and true engine at the lower price.

A note on the stereo, I just had the base sound system in the 2011 and this new stock system is a marked improvement. I included a couple photos of the MTX Thunderform subwoofer in the old car that I was able to transfer successfully unto the new. Sounds fantastic! Even though it was built for the S197, the MTX fits the S550 very, very well.I think the Thunderform it’s a great option for those who are disappointed with the lack of bass in either the base or premium stock stereos. I am not an audiophile, but am a musician that likes to crank up tunes and have been more than satisfied with how things sound after the subwoofer addition.

Merry Christmas to all!

She is a beauty! Good luck and Merry Christmas!

Looking good! Can't wait for this year's thunderform or JBL custom sub.

Looks great. Congrats!

And enjoy learning how to drive that stick. It will be time well-invested.

Congrats & that box fits almost as if it was made for the 550!

Beautiful car. Enjoy her.

Very Nice looking car ! Merry Christmas!

Black is classy looking. Sweet.

How did you hook up that subwoofer and how much does something like that cost? Dost it have its own amp?

Congratulations on the beautiful car! I also drove the EB and changed my mind after driving the V6. That engine is so lively!

Do you plan on adding anything to it?

Thanks guys!

Waylap, it's a powered subwoofer with a built-in amp. It basically comes with all the cables you need to hook it up, though I did need an additional rca module that connects to the stock radio. I had a local sound shop install it but I don't think it's that difficult to do. I got mine through crutchfield a while back for about 500 and change.

Kart3, loving the V6 more and more. Had my cousins complimenting the sound today. I plan to get a CAI as soon as Airaid gets one ready for this model and maybe some 19" black wheels somewhere down the line.

Looks great, congrats!

Gorgeous car! I test drove a Black EcoBoost. And while I wasn't looking for a black one, I found it hard to take my eyes off of it after the test drive! Good luck with it.

nice stang man

where did you mount the + and - power for the subs? Also where did you get wiring diagrams to hook up the remote wire to the Ford 'head unit'?

Awesome car man. I think a black S550 would look great with some tape stripes