Exactly.
I guess it might be if that's the way you tend to drive. What I've found over the years is that the smoother you roll into any direction of acceleration - forward under throttle, rearward under braking, or laterally in a corner - the more stable your car remains. And that's a good thing.
I know they can be made to run the skidpad numbers, but they're still going to have a heavier and more deliberate feel about them than, say, a S550 or S197 Mustang on comparable tires. Nimbleness and a "light" feel aren't going to be part of it. I suppose it helps to have some experience driving much lighter cars than the last couple of Mustang generations to fully appreciate this.
It's the other way around for me. I'd much rather have to work a little harder at getting the performance (where there's satisfaction in knowing that it was more on me to get it), and it also allows a Coyote-powered Mustang to have a Jekyll and Hyde personality. Gentle enough in mild to moderate daily driving and a relative beast when you crack the whip on all the horses. Yeah, I know you could rely on some snow/wet drive mode and another exaggerated throttle response mode to do that for you, but that's just bailing out on what you should be able to do for yourself as long as there isn't TOO much low speed performance potential on tap.
For sure. And they'll get their excitement, figure it all stops with that, and probably never get any better. The sad part is that they'll be learning how to do the kind of driving that's more likely to get them in over their head.
Good choice on the Mach! I had a red 71! The 351 Cleveland pulled hard as hell In that thing!
I've only read about the Powerboost in the Ford literature. I'm really curious to see what owners think of it and how it holds up in the real world.So I got a chance to get a powerboost f150 on a rack and check it out . Nice package only adds about 8 in to the powertrain . I think this combo might show up in s650 platform . 3.5 or 2.3 ecoboost with the hbv 10r80 . pics attached not the best .
I'll have to drive one and check it out!
I have a motorcycle and I agree that a car cant really compare... one quick twist of the wrist and your at 100 mph. I am starting to appreciate the steel cage around me though with other drivers on the road. I personally know too many hurt due to careless drivers hitting a motorcycle
The average age of a car on the road today is 12 years. Just because the automakers offer a couple EVs for sale doesn't mean that suddenly all the ICEs will be gone. The only way those ICEs will go away in 15 years is if black booted thugs take them from the people.
I had a red 71 Mach in High school. It was a 351C 4V with a C6. Had a red interior.
