xlover
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So Ill start with the generic... the car does look better in person, low and wide great proportions, front end design fits perfect in real world. I did a bit of an exercise where i would take a pic then look at the pic and then back at the car without moving and its kinda crazy how seeing it in 3D with my eyes vs a screen makes it all fit together better...
BTW good job Ford hiring this particular trainer, was VERY friendly and entertained my questions while i played with the car, MFT, etc
Car was Race Red 201A with 68B ebony interior
So my thoughts on various things that were important to me so i focused on them.
Shaker Pro... contrary to some of the audiophiles i thought the system sounded great, I played with it with some country music, rap, pop and it sounded great no matter what. It was definitely the equivalent of the H&K system in my audi (which was the upgrade) I think 99% of 401A (and 201A) buyers will think its awesome
68B interior, top door panels were soft touch as expected. however it was very soft material, softer than the doors in my audi. I would say the soft touch is on par with the material around the stack. the audi doors are a bit harder than that without being "hard plastic". very nicely done Ford. one thing to add, I thought the rest of the door material wasn't full on laptop case type of hard plastic so those not getting 68B might not be that disappointed. (if soft touch only comes 68B)
The seats were great, soft and supportive. I am disappointed in the seatback range of motion when folding it forward to get someone out. it did have the "return" feature to your last spot. Also cant for the life of me understand why ford didn't put in power seat backs considering the general level of class in the interior (and the memory function) makes no sense
This car like all the other trainers had the 18s. I felt they fit the car just fine, gaps didn't look excessive and they were more flush with the fenders than any S197 wheel except the brembo package. the rep did mention that they don't want all the wheels pushed all the way out like the optional 20s because it disrupts the airflow across the side of the car for fuel mileage purposes... interesting tidbit.
MFT: haven't used a car with it for more than a minute until today, was just as responsive and fast as Idrive, audi MMI. Not to deny there weren't any real issues in the past but the newest version works fine.
Body fit and finish was also very good, this was confirmed to be a preproduction car. I'm sure if I got out a measuring tape down the decimeter i could find gaps that weren't perfect. Hood alignment from 2 ft away looked very good from 10 ft away looked perfect. And i was purposely looking for misaligned angles and gaps. Hood gaps were a bit wider than my audi but the alignment was similar. Body panel gaps were similar to the audi
I heard the ecoboost rev.. sounds good for a 4cyl turbo, its deep for a 4cyl turbo, but its unmistakably a 4cyl turbo. I would say on par with the BMW 428i stock...
I have referenced Audi and BMW a number of times because those are the cars I am comparing to for my own shopping 435 and S5. So those are the standards i am holding the car to in order to get me back in a mustang.
Gonna attach a few pics in a min
BTW good job Ford hiring this particular trainer, was VERY friendly and entertained my questions while i played with the car, MFT, etc
Car was Race Red 201A with 68B ebony interior
So my thoughts on various things that were important to me so i focused on them.
Shaker Pro... contrary to some of the audiophiles i thought the system sounded great, I played with it with some country music, rap, pop and it sounded great no matter what. It was definitely the equivalent of the H&K system in my audi (which was the upgrade) I think 99% of 401A (and 201A) buyers will think its awesome
68B interior, top door panels were soft touch as expected. however it was very soft material, softer than the doors in my audi. I would say the soft touch is on par with the material around the stack. the audi doors are a bit harder than that without being "hard plastic". very nicely done Ford. one thing to add, I thought the rest of the door material wasn't full on laptop case type of hard plastic so those not getting 68B might not be that disappointed. (if soft touch only comes 68B)
The seats were great, soft and supportive. I am disappointed in the seatback range of motion when folding it forward to get someone out. it did have the "return" feature to your last spot. Also cant for the life of me understand why ford didn't put in power seat backs considering the general level of class in the interior (and the memory function) makes no sense
This car like all the other trainers had the 18s. I felt they fit the car just fine, gaps didn't look excessive and they were more flush with the fenders than any S197 wheel except the brembo package. the rep did mention that they don't want all the wheels pushed all the way out like the optional 20s because it disrupts the airflow across the side of the car for fuel mileage purposes... interesting tidbit.
MFT: haven't used a car with it for more than a minute until today, was just as responsive and fast as Idrive, audi MMI. Not to deny there weren't any real issues in the past but the newest version works fine.
Body fit and finish was also very good, this was confirmed to be a preproduction car. I'm sure if I got out a measuring tape down the decimeter i could find gaps that weren't perfect. Hood alignment from 2 ft away looked very good from 10 ft away looked perfect. And i was purposely looking for misaligned angles and gaps. Hood gaps were a bit wider than my audi but the alignment was similar. Body panel gaps were similar to the audi
I heard the ecoboost rev.. sounds good for a 4cyl turbo, its deep for a 4cyl turbo, but its unmistakably a 4cyl turbo. I would say on par with the BMW 428i stock...
I have referenced Audi and BMW a number of times because those are the cars I am comparing to for my own shopping 435 and S5. So those are the standards i am holding the car to in order to get me back in a mustang.
Gonna attach a few pics in a min
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