Drove a 51k 18 gt

[5.0hopeful]

It's the 10 speed auto. In drag mode ...i think the difference in acceleration numbers is 90% that transmission vs. The extra power.

I dont care if it gets confused in some partial throttle situations. Drag mode with the 10a was very very good.

I have driven a roush supercharged 17 pp car.. and I dont think it was that much faster then the 18 I drove..

When I say the 18 was faster then my 6a car..i mean seriously its not even remotely close.

I think you're just experiencing the honeymoon of the car, like other say. A member just put up a low 10 second slip on a paxton supercharger. There's NO WAY the 2018 is a 10 second car.... or close. The paxton is about 7k. Plus drag slicks, it's not close to the 16k difference in price and it's a lot lot faster.

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[GNN60GT500]

I would hate to be the poor person who has to buy that beat to shit $51K GT.

Sad part is on my way to lunch yesterday saw another new 18gt being beat on during test drive...was different dealer..launched at every stop light

 

[Ebm]

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Sad part is on my way to lunch yesterday saw another new 18gt being beat on during test drive...was different dealer..launched at every stop light

Make sure to get the extended warranty? :lol:

 

[tw557]

I'm not sure with forced induction the A10 with be very beneficial. The A10 sounds to be awesome at keeping the peaky power right where it needs to be. F/I usually has such a broad power that it doesn't need many gear changes.

 

[Kevin08]

Sad part is on my way to lunch yesterday saw another new 18gt being beat on during test drive...was different dealer..launched at every stop light

All the more reason to special order.

 

[Gibbo205]

Hi there

Did you try just stomping it in auto in both sport and drag mode? Is it still way quicker in sport mode than outgoing car, or only when in drag mode?

How did you find the car on paddle shifting response both up and down?

 

[sublimaze]

Say at sticker of 51k could get for 48k...
Real question is it worth the 16k more then what I paid for my 17gt premium 6a new...
Part of me thinks it might have actually be worth the extra 16k...

16k can buy a blower plus a lot of other mods.
I am genuinely glad the 2018s are getting a bump in power, A10 and better performance pack options. But you can make your "old and busted" 2017 a superior car for less than 16k. It just depends on your priorities.

 

[GNN60GT500]

Hi there

Did you try just stomping it in auto in both sport and drag mode? Is it still way quicker in sport mode than outgoing car, or only when in drag mode?

How did you find the car on paddle shifting response both up and down?

Yes still quicker in sport mode but drag mode was better.
Paddle response was similar to 6a. I could not tell much difference.

 

[Gibbo205]

Yes still quicker in sport mode but drag mode was better.
Paddle response was similar to 6a. I could not tell much difference.

Mmmmm so what it possible to put car in drag mode, but suspension in say sport mode? As the improved acceleration in drag mode would be beneficial all the time, or is it only beneficial from a stop? For instance from a roll is drag mode still quicker or only when from a stop?

 

[NoVaGT]

I would hate to be the poor person who has to buy that beat to shit $51K GT.

A few hard runs away from a light won't hurt a thing. In fact, it would probably mean the engine has a long and healthy life. Those that baby their motors from the get-go are the ones that end up with oil burners. And those that jump on them from day 1 have no problems.

 

[LETHAL]

LOL... Mustangs used to STICKER $16K.

Hate to say but my 15' will be my last "NEW" Mustang.

 

[GNN60GT500]

Mmmmm so what it possible to put car in drag mode, but suspension in say sport mode? As the improved acceleration in drag mode would be beneficial all the time, or is it only beneficial from a stop? For instance from a roll is drag mode still quicker or only when from a stop?

Nope..car could only be in drag or sport mode.
Drag mode was beneficial from stop or roll.
Only way I could explain is that it felt like car being power shifted..kept the rpms up during shifts...

 

[Kevin08]

A few hard runs away from a light won't hurt a thing. In fact, it would probably mean the engine has a long and healthy life. Those that baby their motors from the get-go are the ones that end up with oil burners. And those that jump on them from day 1 have no problems.

Right, and it should be the owner of the vehicle who does it. Not Joe Bubba who test drives a car he has no intention to buy (not saying that is the OP, but this happens all of the time).

 

[16s550]

Not worth it. 16k I’ll have 1000 hp in my car lol

 

[analogman]

I would love to get a new 2018 GT PP, but the price is just breathtaking, and not in a good way. I can't justify spending over $20k on top of what my mint 2015 GT PP is worth.

The pricing is the doing of James Hackett, Ford's new CEO. I think Alan Mulally did a fantastic job as Ford's CEO for the nearly 10 years he had the job. We can thank him for our Mustangs. He was an engineer, a technical guy (as well as a business genius). It was under his leadership that Ford invested in creating the new Mustang.

After he retired, his hand-picked successor was Mark Fields. I don't think the Ford family ever liked Fields, for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, and probably through no fault of Fields, in the short time he was CEO Ford's stock price dropped by more than 30%. There's no faster way for a CEO to lose their job than for the stock price to drop. The Ford family was pissed, and sacked him.

They replaced him with Jim Hackett. Hackett is not a car guy. He's a bean counter, a pure finance guy. He's not an engineer by training. I think all he knows is the "numbers". The Ford family gave him a clear mission: raise the stock price. What the Ford family wants, they get (since they own 40% of the voting control of the company).

I think Hackett did the only thing any bean counter knows how to do: try to increase sales by raising prices. He saw that the Mustang is popular, so, he jacks up the price. The problem with that is, most bean counters don't realize that if you raise the price too much, the volume goes down. I've worked with so many of them over my career - I know the type. They usually don't appreciate that there just won't be as many people willing to pay $50k for a Mustang as there were at $40k. They think that the number of cars sold will stay the same, so they can just jack up the price by 15% and *presto!*, instant 15% sales increase.

I think Hackett over-reached on the price hike. But, time, and the market, will tell. I personally think the revisions to the 2018 are great, and I'd love to have one. But I'm not going to spend that kind of money (maybe a used 2018 in 2020...). I'll spend a lot less than the $22k it would take on top of my 2015 to get a 2018, and buy a few upgrades for my car.

We can always hope that at some point, Ford might put money on the hood to move more 2018's (but I won't hold my breath).

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