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Motorweek Car of the year! Loved my S550’s but S650 not so bad after all.
IPOGT
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Yes. It’s the S650 2024+ Mustang forum. This is the S550 forum for 2015-2023. Enjoy your car. https://www.mustang7g.com/
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Yes, we tend to be far more crotchety here.You’ll find more people who share your enthusiasm over there.
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It’s a good car and it’s the lone survivor of the pony car class, so isn’t it kind of winning the Sports Coupe class by default?
As for Driver’s Car of the Year, I’m a little surprised. It’s still a good bang for the buck (at least the Eco & GT, not sure the DH value is there) considering the price of all new cars keeps going up, but was kinda surprised the M2 didn’t come out ahead in that category. And I’m not a BMW fan.
As for Driver’s Car of the Year, I’m a little surprised. It’s still a good bang for the buck (at least the Eco & GT, not sure the DH value is there) considering the price of all new cars keeps going up, but was kinda surprised the M2 didn’t come out ahead in that category. And I’m not a BMW fan.
JFBullitt
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Why would people think the S650 is bad?
Most reviews have been positive.
I’ll never understand people who protective over the generation of car they own. And its not just Mustang owners. Same thing with the BMW, VW, and Corvette communities I’ve been in.
Most reviews have been positive.
I’ll never understand people who protective over the generation of car they own. And its not just Mustang owners. Same thing with the BMW, VW, and Corvette communities I’ve been in.
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I’ve driven a few now, it’s a good car for sure. Just doesn’t feel a whole lot different than S550 considering it was rolled out as a new gen car. So I think the expectations of some (maybe most) and the actual car don’t match up.
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JFBullitt
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The business case for a brand new Mustang doesn’t make much sense in the current environment.
A massive redesign would likely require a combination of hybrid and EV variants(and possibly dumping the Coyote) to future proof it against regulations to make business sense ie new Charger. 98% of this forum(and Mustang fans in general) would’ve been up in arms.
Keeping the investment fairly low keeps the V8 and manual options everyone still buys a Mustang for. And let’s be real, sportscar platforms usually stay around for long periods of time. Many of you bought multiple lightly revised cars on the Fox platform.
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IPOGT
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No one thinks it’s “bad” as in not good, unless In euphemism for “looks” if one appreciates that design. Let’s face it though, at this point in time unlike before, there is no competition in its class -so, any magazine “win” isn‘t really a “win“ when you’re the only choice.
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It's the same in the Porsche forums, only worse.
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I think this was the early expectation, that a different chassis would be used so that a hybrid and/or maybe even an AWD variant could be rolled out later in the generation. I’m not sure it would’ve killed the coyote, you could run a hybrid variant with it. An EV variant likely would’ve killed it.
I think the EV craze is slowing, you’re starting to see some manufacturers backtrack a bit. There’s a proposed new law circulating through the Illinois House right now that would prevent any state or local government from restricting the sale of vehicles based on the type of energy it uses, gasoline included. For a state that is as blue as the sky, it’s a big deal for us ICE folks. Fingers crossed it passes
https://www.semasan.com/legislative...s-bill-supporting-internal-combustion-engines
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