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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
12/15/08

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New Camaro > New Mustang. End of story. Period.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
12/15/08

@iamthegreatestdriver: How many new Camaros have you driven? For that matter how many 2010 Mustangs have you driven? Or were you just referring to the price?
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Cognitive Friction
12/15/08

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When I flew out here the Mustang was just a car for men from the Midwest with facial hair.

I honestly have no idea what this means.
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AmishJohn
12/15/08

@Cognitive_Friction: I think he's hammering on porkchop sideburns. Either that, or he's jealous of those of us who've already passed puberty.
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kowalamac
12/13/08

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C'mon, what a joke! A 4.0 liter V6 that makes 210 HP?!? The japanese V6's are smaller, more efficient and make 30% more power. The Mustang V6 should make 300HP and the V8 should make close to 400HP for me to start saying "WOW". This is why Detroit auto makers can't sell cars! (I live in Metro-Detroit and my livelyhood depends on these guys, that's why i'm so ticked-off!)
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MushyHeirloom
12/14/08

@kowalamac: Last I checked, you couldn't fix a Jap V6 with a crowbar, JB Weld, and electrical tape.
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sos10
12/13/08

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So, if you want a Mustang, it sounds like you now have a choice between either a vintage one and a new one...although it will never top the original car...
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Mad_Science
12/13/08

@sos10: Except in performance, safety and economy.
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SgtBeavis
12/13/08

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I'm still ticked about the power train BUT that track pack sounds very intriguing..

I'm curious to see how it will compare with the Camaro SS on a road course.
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@SgtBeavis: Why, the powertrain's awesome. All it needed was some way to use that power in corners, it has that now.
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smalleyxb122
12/13/08

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I was behind about half a dozen of these two days ago, on my way to work. All of which had manufacturer plates. It was still dark at that time of morning in southeast Michigan, so I really only got a good look at the taillights. They were unmistakably "Mustang", but something was "different".

Anywho, I haven't been keeping up with all of the press releases of the new Mustang (I mean, who has that kind of time?), but are the sequential indicators now standard? I couldn't help but notice that the two that changed lanes while I was in a position to see the back side had sequentials, and damned if something so silly doesn't immediately draw your attention.

And respect goes to those two Mustang drivers for actually using their turn signals to change lanes.

Oh yeah, nice write up, Wes. You've put the 2010 Mustang on the list of cars to look for in 2020.
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Deartháir II
12/13/08

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Ensign Wesley, are you being unfaithful to our G8 GXP?
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@Deartháir and his eight little drained beers: No, but that's just cause I like sedans.
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Pete Gaines
12/13/08

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You know what? Ford got this shit right for once.

They took an old-n-busted car that was a poster child for Detroit lagging behind, the current-gen Mustang, and fixed it.

They didn't spend billions on a new platform. They cut costs, but spent cash in all the right places. Too little too late? Probably. But damn, that's how to put lipstick on a fucking pig and make it work.
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Deartháir II
12/13/08

@Pete Gaines: I agree 98.9%. I think the nose is now droopy and looks funny, but otherwise, I think Ford has done an excellent job, in spite of all the shit and abuse I throw at them because it's funny.

I also suspect that Mr. Gaines has been dipping into the beverages tonight.
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DoctorNine
12/13/08

@Pete Gaines: I have to agree. This car is a screaming good deal, and the engineers are to be complimented on bringing in this kind of performance, at this price, with everything else going on around them. Major kudos, Ford.
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Parramore
12/13/08

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Don't get me wrong Wes, because I know you have to report on everything, but what is the obsession with the quality of the plastics in a car? Especially a car like this?

As long as the few pieces my body comes into contact with regularly are soft (and every piece has good UV resistance), I want the lightest stuff possible. I can't see the logic behind a soft touch dash. Unless fancy soft touch is indeed lighter.
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@Parramore64: You spend a lot of time inside your car. It's important that it doesn't look and feel like a Siberian prison camp (unless that's your thing).
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Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
12/13/08

@Parramore64: I really dislike soft-touch interiors, they're difficult to clean. I loved how easy to clean the hard plastic of my 1980's cars were.

The dashboard is a stupid place to make soft (especially the top of it). You're not going to be resting your hands on it (frequently) or leaning your head against it or sitting on it. Though I guess a soft touch dash is nice in a collision if you're not wearing a seatbelt.

UV resistance is a big deal, too.
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@Plecostomus - Now with 20% more Algae!: right now I've got a lotus exige. I challenge anyone to sit in that, then try and understand why higher volume cars have shittier interiors.
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Deartháir II
12/13/08

@Wes Siler: Exige, huh? Gonna be in Edmonton any time soon, ol' buddy ol' pal?
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Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
12/13/08

@Wes Siler: That definitely got a laugh out of me.
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Nick Jones
12/13/08

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Well all I have to say is congratulations Ford, it only took you 44 years to get it right. Until now I have hated Mustangs, but after seeing the interior of a 2010 model I'm pretty happy with them now
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long_live_the_E36
12/13/08

@Nick Jones: If interiors are your primary concern in a car, I'm pretty sure you're not the Mustang's intended audience.

However, I do have a super cute VW Eos to show you.
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Mad_Science
12/13/08

@long_live_the_E36: I believe the proper descriptor is "fabulous".
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NiceNurseRatched
12/13/08

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Are the seats still as hard as a park bench?

Is the shifter as sloppy as a toilet plunger in a bucket of rocks?
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@NiceNurseRatched: Nope, the seats are comfy and supportive, the shifter is slick, short and easy.
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Pessimippopotamus
12/13/08

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Nice work Wes. Good to know that little things added up to a lot of change.

So. What does Financiapocalypse-mode Ford feed you these days? That's what I'm more interested in.
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Deartháir II
12/13/08

@Parkington promises to stop changing his name every day: Since it was "Bad BBQ" and "Bad Faux-French Food", my guess is that they served him hotdogs and french fries.
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tonyola
12/13/08

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"The V8-equipped GT now makes 315 HP (up from 15) thanks to the addition of the cold air intake from the Bullitt."

Wow, 300 hp increase from a cold-air thingie? I'm truly impressed - where can I get one? The old 15 hp GT must have been a real slug...
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@tonyola: yes, very funny. did i mention that I'm on a plane? I got out of the Mustang an hour before my flight departed.
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MushyHeirloom
12/14/08

@tonyola: That was the '78 Mustang II.
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Captain Slow and his Flying Washing Machine
12/13/08

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Fabulous. Ford might finally be realizing that the best way to prevent the carpocalypse is to make quality automobiles.
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Syrax
12/13/08

@Captain Slow and his Flying Washing Machine: Not that fast. Brazilian press said that Ford released its subsidiary in Brazil to apply its profits in the region. Thus, the Brazilian subsidiary, which accounts for 60% of profit in South America, will not send any more penny to Dearborn. Until September, Ford had overall loss of $ 3.78 billion, while in Brazil its profit was $ 1.12 billion! Why would they choose to disassociate from South America now?
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Graverobber
12/13/08

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Nice job Wes. At $1,495 the Track Pack sounds like a must-have selection of make-better parts. Glad Ford has been spending time making the Mustang do things like corner and grip better, and didn't just give it the fancy footwell lighting treatment.

Get yourself one of those $4.00 cocktails on the plane Wes, you've earned it.
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Wes Siler
12/13/08

@graverobber- Facebook 'em Danno: $6, and I had more than one. Thank god for inflight wifi.
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Graverobber
12/13/08

@Wes Siler: $6? Damn. That's why I mostly fly Southwest.
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