Is it just me?

[J_MENIS]

So my mom,dad,sister all drives Mercedes. And im the only one driving an American, other than my dad's 68 Camaro. But when I drive other cars, it feels like they're moving so much faster than the mustang. My sister recently had a 328i BMW factory TwinTurbo, and it seemed to pick up faster in the higher gears, although it has less power and torque being put down. Haven't raced any of them, so I'm not sure which is actually faster. Or if im just overthinking it

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[Blue Horse]

Test drive a GT,then you won"t have any ??? which is faster ! And you won"t even have to think about it. LOL.

 

[paul123]

Be cool to have a GPS app that could measure the times at the various 10 mile increments, 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc. It may already exist. Or if it doesn't exist, someone here should make one.

Car and driver publishes this sort of data. This set is for the GT. Whether its available for Benz and specific models of BMW, I don't know.

http://www.caranddriver.com/ford/mustang

C/D TEST RESULTS:

Zero to 60 mph: 4.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 11.2 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 19.4 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 5.2 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 12.5 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 11.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.2 sec @ 110 mph
Top speed (mfr's est): 155 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 157 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.90 g

 

[paul123]

You could make a posting into the "Mustang vs. " section

e.g. Mustang EB vs. BMW 328i TT

see if it gets any traction

 

[Codog23]

Have you driven a GT to see if that feels slower than the European cars too?

 

[J_MENIS]

Have you driven a GT to see if that feels slower than the European cars too?

Honestly I havent, but that makes a ton more power than the models they have so, I'm pretty sure the GT will feel more lively.

 

[paul123]

you have Auto or MT?

I checked (2015) BMW 328i, 3500 pound car with 240hp. Your car has much better power / weight ratio. That said, the BMW does have an 8-speed auto, so that may help it feel more snappy.

 

[RouteAbel]

I have a GT so maybe this isnt what you are experiencing, but for me the GT doesn't feel as fast as it is (in normal driving) because it handles speed so well. So 100mph doesn't feel that fast in my car. In my volvo it felt like I was flying.

 

[BmacIL]

I have a GT so maybe this isnt what you are experiencing, but for me the GT doesn't feel as fast as it is (in normal driving) because it handles speed so well. So 100mph doesn't feel that fast in my car. In my volvo it felt like I was flying.

This. 100 feels like 80 in most cars.

 

[jasonstang]

I notice because the hood is so long blocking road surface right in front of the car and windows are smaller, the sensation of speed is not very much.
Also it's much quiet car. My last car RX-8 felt much faster than the Mustang.
If you are talking about acceleration, it's about gearing. I can imagine the 328 has tighter gearing and the engine is spinning at higher rpm so it feels like it accelerate faster.

 

[daltron]

I have a GT so maybe this isnt what you are experiencing, but for me the GT doesn't feel as fast as it is (in normal driving) because it handles speed so well. So 100mph doesn't feel that fast in my car. In my volvo it felt like I was flying.

+1. You'll actually find that the more modern the car, the less "fast" it feels. One would think it would be a "linear" experience so to speak, but not really. Next time you are at WOT and don't feel like you are moving fast, look down at the speedometer and it will confirm it!

 

[J_MENIS]

+1. You'll actually find that the more modern the car, the less "fast" it feels. One would think it would be a "linear" experience so to speak, but not really. Next time you are at WOT and don't feel like you are moving fast, look down at the speedometer and it will confirm it!

Yeah that's what I meant. I'll be going 80 in my mustang and it feels like 60. But in the other cars I've driven 80 feels like 80. But as for that 328i it went from 60-100 pretty fast. Maybe it was just how hard I was on the throttle. Not sure. Perhaps the mustang being big and heavy. It doesn't "feel fast". Thanks for all the responses

 

[AR306]

I have trouble driving my Mustang at 40mph on the streets, it feels like I'm doing 15mph. I find myself speeding all the time without meaning to, this thing is so refined that you don't really notice how fast you're going until you look in the rear view mirror and see everyone else half a mile behind you after accelerating from a red light.

 

[BBB]

their cars feel faster because it's not a 4 cylinder auto econo mustang

mystery solved

 

[daltron]

their cars feel faster because it's not a 4 cylinder auto econo mustang

mystery solved

Ahh, well I had my suspicions from another thread, but good to know you're just an asshole!

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