Manual or Automatic

[eleanor5oh]

You both lose this argument because nobody has any clue about the reliability of the new transmission. A one day review by a magazine certainly isnt going to find every little problem.
Check back next year when there is actual data to argue about.

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[RisingForce]

As far as numbers won't an auto always put out lower numbers then a manual? Of course you can tune the auto but it will still not match up to a tuned manual... Considering no driver error

You'd have to be a race car driver to beat the new automatic with a manual shift.

 

[Seabee1973]

You'd have to be a race car driver to beat the new automatic with a manual shift.

For an Audi with dsg/ dual clutch maybe[emoji6]

 

[Mustang8]

Auto.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Yeah, definitely auto -- putting aside the fact that I don't know how to drive a manual, the idea of parallel parking on inclines with a manual seems... uncomfortable to me. And I have to do that every day.

 

[Ecobeast]

I'm assuming everyone here appreciates the Mustang or else you wouldn't have one or be here. I have a dilemma and need some input. I want to buy the 2015 Mustang GT, but I'm stuck between manual or auto.

Auto
-I have a 60 mile commute in traffic pretty much everyday.
-It's been about 5 years since I've driven a manual.

Manual
-It's a lot more fun.
-I think a muscle car generally should be a manual.
-Performance Pack isn't available on Autos.

What do you guys think?

I ordered an Auto , they do come with Performance Package.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

I ordered an Auto , they do come with Performance Package.

Only Ecoboosts can get PP with autos. For GT's, you can only get the PP and auto if you're ordering a Limited Edition or you're in Europe.

 

[Jay2fresh30]

I'm going to get a manual eventhough I've never driven one before(I know shameful) lol it won't be anytime soon though as I have to save up

 

[Malikona]

Best reason to get the auto IMO is for remote start. Total wimp in the cold, and I hate waiting for my car to warm up. That said, is that enough reason for me to get an automatic Mustang? No, it's not.

 

[Robinson02]

Best reason to get the auto IMO is for remote start. Total wimp in the cold, and I hate waiting for my car to warm up. That said, is that enough reason for me to get an automatic Mustang? No, it's not.

+1 I prolly would of got the automatic if it had remote start lol

 

[Malikona]

+1 I prolly would of got the automatic if it had remote start lol

The automatics do have remote start.

 

[Robinson02]

The automatics do have remote start.

Crap! I ment manual! lol mybad

 

[Malikona]

Crap! I ment manual! lol mybad

Oh - yeah I really wish the manuals had remote start. Just leave it in neutral and use e-brake? Seems like they could have made that work.

 

[usa1]

It may not show up in 1/4 miles times, but a manual "feels" A LOT faster than a automatic. The automatic smooth outs, but ultimately deadens, the performance feel.

 

[Macfarland]

I also had this dilemma. I have never owned a manual and for some reason I relate them to white cheap commercial vehicles with steel wheels. Ha! Having said that, I'm always shifting my own gears via manu-matics, so there's something in me that likes manual shifting. I guess my fear is getting stuck in traffic, geting tired of it in a couple of years, having to shift first gear on a hill or having to brake suddenly. I know with practice one will master this concerns. There has also been signs. I have seen a lot of girls lately driving manuals (mostly mini coopers btw) and I kind of felt emasculated, ha! Take it easy girls. Where I come from, women are allergic to manuals and it's considered a men's transmission.
From my perspective, a Mustang V8 has to be manual and that's where I am leaning towards to.

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