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Not sure why you're pissed, Ford never even formally announced Sync Gen 3 until after the mustang orders began. And even then it was still clear it would come in '16 for all vehicles. But yeah, if you just stick to what its supposed to do, MFT is pretty solid. As I mentioned earlier, it had...

There's new features coming in though that will make it far simpler to translate between your phone and your vehicle. I think Destinations is a prime example of a good idea with a frustrating implementation - theoretically that type of bottleneck should be fixed.

Something even the Ford engineers don't understand

Needs a new capacitive display with the new SYNC module. Not trivial, but it can be retrofitted if you're willing to void your warranty.

The current version is actually pretty good (fewest TGWs in the industry actually), it was the original 2.0 software that had all the problems. With that said, SYNC Gen 3.0 is still quite a bit better.

I don't know much about the mustang program, but I think there's only 1 question you need to ask yourself: Do you care more about performance or infotainment? If you just want performance, get a 15 and call it a day. If you infotainment is important to you, SYNC Gen 3 is laughably better...

I think you should be careful when talking in absolutes, but yes those are two of the more prominent downsides. On the flipside, you could be a baller and rotate your tires anyways. Not only would it look hilarious, but you'd probably also get some oversteer :ford:.

Didn't see anyone bring it up yet, but the staggered tires are also there to protect the driver. Big beefy rear tears allow the mustang to compete on a drag strip, but also intentionally introduce a little bit of understeer. Now judging from the reviews, my guess is they ended up with more...

Also valid. And don't discount the effect of chassis, as the '15s chassis is supposedly the best Ford has ever made. Without looking at the numbers, my guess is the Boss is lighter and probably makes more power. But when you factor in the benefits the ecoboost gets simply from being a newer...

My guess is the ecoboost should win pretty easily. Ignoring all other aspects, the Boss is severely held back by an old school 4 speed transmission. I think if you gave it a 6 speed things would be very different.

Out of curiosity, how would one hit 600 hp on the 2.3L engine without putting a massive turbo on it? Wouldn't that completely defeat the purpose of the ecoboost engine (which is to have a quick spool time and a beefy midrange)?

That sounds like you found an error state within the operating system, I would definitely try to escalate this to your dealer so they can request a formal patch for all drivers.

Hence my original recommendation to buy a v8. Just saying, given all of your requirements, that seems to be your best route.

Also if you ever plan on tracking the vehicle, a twin-turbo v6 would probably have a better weight distribution than the v8 and would likely be considerably more powerful. The problem there is that turbos are a bitch to install on NA oem vehicles because of all the work you have to do with the...

A healthy number of people that are budget limited but like power buy a base v6 (back when premium was an option), and then after saving up some more would throw on a supercharger. 450-500 hp isn't out of the question, and you'd have a very meaty powerband. But yes, it would take you into...

If you truly have a lot of money, then just get a premium GT. And I'm not saying that as a snide remark, I mean that it seems to fit every requirement you've put out there, and has one of the best aftermarkets for any available vehicle. Otherwise I would ask myself whether I care more about...

I just pay a guy to blast TURN DOWN FOR WHAT any time someone comes near my car. It's a rather jarring experience: [ame]

Just because the engine can run a quarter mile without exploding doesn't really mean it can handle the power. How much power could you realistically push through and still have the car last at least 100k miles? I think that's a more relevant question for the vast majority of owners.

Rumor was GM tried to pull off a big DOHC engine for Z06 and couldn't get the emissions to work. But I also think that even if they could pull that off, they'd have bigger problems with cost. The Corvette is considered a bargain at their current price point, and part of that has to do with...

Then the entire dynamics of the engine would be completely different, namely I would be shocked if it even fit the corvette hood. Put it this way, the Raptor uses a 6.2L engine and the engineers had expand the engine bay to make it fit.