Performance Pack stiffness

[simonp83]

Well, there are two things to consider when looking at PP, is if you have a well developed frame/chassis that is stiff, you can have more control over the suspension and isolation, etc. The s550 looks like it built like a tank.. I think it will have a solid feel like BMW's do. More isolation from the road, so the added "stiffness" will be muted.

How much road-input they allow the driver to feel, will be engineered in. Again, the suspensions stiffness really won't matter, be felt much. Ford will have it dialed in for 85% of the people. Those extra 15% are the aftermarket who need specific feels/taste, etc.


Coincidentally, the high-end SVT is already rumored to be associated with Multimatic, so..

I used to own and use as a daily driver a Renault Sport Megane 250 Cup, stiff chassis and suspension and is a aimed more at drivers that do track days and I was absolutely fine with it as it was a beautifully set up car and would stick to the road like glue and still cope with the rough roads. I'm hoping the PP will be like this, but I presume the Megane was never launched in the US so none of you will know it .

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[JimmyTwoTimes]

I'd find a different route or get a tracked (as in tank) vehicle

90% of the roads I drive on look like that. It's just the nature of New York City roadways.

 

[likeaboss]

I'm less concerned about train tracks and more concerned about what it feels like going over roads that look like this for miles at a stretch:

Got to love American roads. They continue to want to tax you more to improve them and then use the funding for unrelated projects.

 

[scottpe]

90% of the roads I drive on look like that. It's just the nature of New York City roadways.

Good grief. How can you even enjoy a performance car with most of the roads being like that?

I feel fortunate. Where I live, roads like that are far less common. Most of them are concrete. Even the majority of our asphalt country back roads (at least the ones I drive on) are in significantly better shape than that.

 

[fionic]

Good grief. How can you even enjoy a performance car with most of the roads being like that?

I feel fortunate. Where I live, roads like that are far less common. Most of them are concrete. Even the majority of our asphalt country back roads (at least the ones I drive on) are in significantly better shape than that.

the joys of living in TX. Anywhere snow falls (real snow), the roads look like that :/

 

[valentinoamoro]

I'm less concerned about train tracks and more concerned about what it feels like going over roads that look like this for miles at a stretch:

Honestly, if the roads are mostly like that I would skip the Stang and get a BOF SUV. I'm thinking this

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2010_ford_f150_svt_raptor6.jpg

or this

http://bushwacker.bushwackerinc.net...ds/2014/02/toyota-4runner-trd-pro-offroad.jpg

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Honestly, if the roads are mostly like that I would skip the Stang and get a BOF SUV. I'm thinking this

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2010_ford_f150_svt_raptor6.jpg

or this

http://bushwacker.bushwackerinc.net...ds/2014/02/toyota-4runner-trd-pro-offroad.jpg

No way! Nobody here drives pickup trucks unless they're a construction worker and absolutely need to have one, and I can't stand driving SUV's because I always feel like I'm going to tip over when cornering.

The main reason I'm getting a 2015 and getting rid of my 2011 is because of the way the back end with the solid axle has a habit of kicking out when cornering over potholes like that -- feel like it's going to cause me to get into an accident sooner or later.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Good grief. How can you even enjoy a performance car with most of the roads being like that?

I feel fortunate. Where I live, roads like that are far less common. Most of them are concrete. Even the majority of our asphalt country back roads (at least the ones I drive on) are in significantly better shape than that.

Every winter, water gets in cracks in the pavement and freezes and expands the cracks and then snow plows dig up the road surface. Every spring, they patch up where they can and resurface the roads where they can't patch them up. And they're usually done with doing that by July or so... so for half the year, the roads are good. It's just that December-June period you have to worry about.

Of course, roads that have been patched over 20 times without getting resurfaced are also a little rough...

 

[Seabee1973]

Hey guys, some stuff he can't get..... he is in the UK

 

[nak302]

Got to love American roads. They continue to want to tax you more to improve them and then use the funding for unrelated projects.

don't come to Australia then, that is what some sections of our highway one looks like

 

[Seabee1973]

Nevermind... didn't realize jimmy was posting that picture... thought it was the original guy asking about the PP

 

[Seabee1973]

I don't think a sports car would suffice... do what chief said and stick with a tank!

 

[souprmage]

While the roads around here aren't too bad, I live on a gravel road and driveway with no garage. I may upgrade my shop to add a garage door at some point, but that's not likely prior to getting the car.

Not ideal, but that's life. I wouldn't trade my farm for city life.

 

[Magnetic15]

Might be a bit early to ask this question but can anyone tell me how hard and stiff the Performance Pack will be compared to cars without that option? I'd like the gauge pack when I come to order and also the better brakes but don't really want a car that's unbearable when pootling about on rough roads in great need of repairs.

Probably the closest comparison would be the Boss Laguna Seca which I've had the pleasure of driving. It has a great stiff performance feel but not harsh at all. I can't freakin wait to compare it to my GT PP! I will be testing the two cars side by side.

 

[Trackaholic]

Didn't I read somewhere that the PP Mustang will have balljoints at some of the suspension locations rather than bushings? I don't know if that will affect the stiffness too much, but I would think it might affect the impact harshness since you loose the initial compliance.

-T

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