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I'm not sure where that came from, the article in the magazine says: "Options include... a 540-hp, 5.4 liter supercharged V8 that uses a six-speed manual transmission. The five-speed manual shifts accurately and smoothly. A five-speed automatic is optional."
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See, even Consumer Reports appreciates a little something called soul. Sure they put other stuff like reliability and efficiency and quality a little more heavily than Countach-posters-on-walls Jalopnik types like to do, but it's good once in a while to see "sportiness" expressed scientifically and compared metrically.
And the Mustang is my fav as well, it's the best looking IMHO (most timeless), apparently best driving, and most Steve McQueen.
@Mobius: Yesterday, inbetween helping a friend replace a '91 Caddilac radiator and work, I had a black Countach end up behind me on the freeway after I got on. I slowed and tried to get him to at least let me listen to it sing, but no joy :( It sure was purdy, though!
@Brian B: I think they're referring to the traditional CR bias toward "appliance" cars, or perhaps to the coloured ratings circles used by the magazine.
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Agreed. I prefer dudes, but a shapely pair of lady's legs in seductive red high-heeled pumps (so color-coordinated with the car) shall always be a thing of beauty...
@Mad_Science: Being firmly in Charles's camp (see what I did there? see it?) I find it unfortunate that light blue heels large enough for my Paul's feet are hard to come by.
@FP: Your Volvo is largely overrated! Anyway: Hmmm. Dude-calves in heels next to a Brick pretty much brought this whole thing to a screeching halt in my mind.
It's like half of the Molly Maids team from LeMons..."hey, nice...wait, is that? OMGBARF"
@Mad_Science: It's way cheaper to buy the wife/GF shoes that match the car... I mean, they need 9,000 pairs of them anyway, so why the hell not do some color-coordinating along the way?
@FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway: I'm going to paraphrase Michael Chabon, writing in Wonder Boys, here:
"As he came down the stairs, wobbling in his heels, I reflected that it must be a difficult thing to be a drunken transvestite."
@FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway: I must confess that I never would have expected to see this much discussion of transvestitism (sp?) on a car blog. That said, some of the sexier legs to ever inhabit fishnets and heels belonged to Frank N. Furter in Rocky Horror.
But I'm sure you would all look lovely in heels. Though it does help to shave the legs.
@FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway: Transvestite or no, it's always easier to be drunk and naked than to be drunk and clothed. One of those is a stable state.
@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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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!)
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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Are they also efforting a solution to embiggen their succeedability?
Is this review actionable?
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A 5 speed seems so un-imaginable that even CR can't fatham it?
hmm.
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I'm not sure where that came from, the article in the magazine says: "Options include... a 540-hp, 5.4 liter supercharged V8 that uses a six-speed manual transmission. The five-speed manual shifts accurately and smoothly. A five-speed automatic is optional."
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And the Mustang is my fav as well, it's the best looking IMHO (most timeless), apparently best driving, and most Steve McQueen.
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I opened the door on a new Camaro and it wobbled in my hand, and how much cheaper can a mopar interior get?
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@Steve_in_NC: Plus you can rally the Mustang!
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Consumer Reports? I thought we didn't like Consumer Reports? Anyway, I'm not opposed unless you start telling us how the Camcords or CR-Ape-4s do.
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Where'd that picture come from?
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@Mad_Science: Me too, first thought that came to my mind was ZZ-Top.
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Agreed. I prefer dudes, but a shapely pair of lady's legs in seductive red high-heeled pumps (so color-coordinated with the car) shall always be a thing of beauty...
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Now I'm trying to figure out how to get a car that matches my favorite pair of my wife's heels...
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It's like half of the Molly Maids team from LeMons..."hey, nice...wait, is that? OMGBARF"
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Fuzzy, I love ya anyway, but please, try and keep these mental images to a minimum.
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"As he came down the stairs, wobbling in his heels, I reflected that it must be a difficult thing to be a drunken transvestite."
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But I'm sure you would all look lovely in heels. Though it does help to shave the legs.
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I honestly have no idea what this means.
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