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Nothing yet... only comment is on the leather seating surface of the driver seat. It seems to be "crinkling" on the edges to an excessive degree.. might just be the way the leather is starting to break in though.
I Love the performance of this car! My previous car was a late 90's Z28 Camaro with the 345 HP motor. This GT feels every bit as quick, rides nicer and handles about as well.
There have been some complaints on the manuals "whining" and "clunking", but that is par for the course with limited slip "lockers" in the rear-end. The throw-out bearing does seem a little loud, but I like the "muscle car" mechanical sounds as it adds to the whole experience.
I can tell you... NO WHERE are you going to find better performance for the buck than this car. It runs right with or beats cars that are twice or even three times the money.
I beg to differ with the comment that you cannot get more performance for the money. If you calculate it on a dollar to horsepower ratio, the 400 hp GTO is a much better value; plus it's not a Ford!
I agree with the previous comment. While the Mustang GT is a much better value than German and Japanese models, it doesn't match GM in value and performance.
If you want to drive a car that looks like a Honda Accord with a fake hood scoop.
The GTO is a re-badged Holden Monaro with added hood scoops it also handles worse than the Mustang.
With regards to the 2nd post'er:
Are you kidding, a GTO 6.0L? In a test pitting a GTO 6.0L against a Mustang Mach 1, the Mach 1 beat the GTO in 0-60, 1/4, and the 1000m. In the 1000m it beat it by over a second if I remember correctly; and on paper, the GTO has 95 more hp than the Mach 1. And you can get a 2004 Mach 1, brand new for under $30k; and since it's a few years old, it would be even cheaper. That bigger engine did nothing for the GTO, but make it heavier.
I doubt that above commenters facts. Even if it was true, Do really want to drive a Ford? Fords golden age came and went a long time ago. Their pickups are nice, but I'd still take a new Silverado instead. The blue oval is swirling the drain fellas.
I do not like the styling of the new GTO whatsoever, but it seemed to handle pretty well following us in our Viper on a Florida winding back road. It actually stayed with us for a brief period on the expressway. So it must handle pretty well. The Mustangs are an outstanding bargain as a sports car. My son went straight from 3 different Mustangs to his Viper. The new Cobra coming out will be a terror by the way. Its nice to be impartial and appreciate all brands.
There is no comparison to the newest mustangs. Even comparing a new GTO to a Mustang GT is like comparing apples to oranges.
The Mustang is a true muscle car, where the GTO which has a great motor, stops there.
The handling and excessive power (for the chassis) wears out tires every 15k miles. It's too heavy and is barely faster than the mustang in both the quarter mile and 0-60 times.
I have driven both cars of the same year (2006's) and the mustang wins hands down over a modified looking GTO.
With the the price difference between the two, an experienced mechanic can add a supercharger to the stang, and have a GTO eater. Plus, if you use traction control, the Mustang will actually have tires left after 30k miles.
Hi!..My friend just bought for his wife a 2005 5 speed mustang GT convertible, yellow with black top.. and the same week they got it he asked me if I wanted to race with him confident that he would beat my 94 automatic anniversary trans am knowing that the Ford mill have around 15 HP more than my 350 LT1 stock.. we both had our top off (mine is t-top) and the sound in harmony of both engines in full throttle was FANTASTIC!!..I am not sure if he was well prepared or used with his stick, but after several runs I was ALWAYS beating him by +/- 2 lenghts and I could see by his silence and look that he was disapointed and never asked again.. I have never raced other Mustangs, but I believe that on the highway they would beat my Trans Am probably because my diff. ratio is higher I suppose.. Anyhow both cars looks very good and I always remember that day.. WOW!..that was FUN.. we still drinking beers together!!
If the GTO was so good then the why the hell did they stop making it? The mustang has always hung in there according to my knowledge.
<<If the GTO was so good then the why the hell did they stop making it? The mustang has always hung in there according to my knowledge.>.
It has 100% to do with sales, and the GTO failed not because it wasn't a good car, but because its looks were not that dramatic like the Mustang.
True muscle cars didn't handle the slightest bit. they were all strait line, and nothing else.
"I doubt that above commenters facts. Even if it was true, Do really want to drive a Ford? Fords golden age came and went a long time ago. Their pickups are nice, but I'd still take a new Silverado instead. The blue oval is swirling the drain fellas."
You guys had better quit all this juvenile "Ford sucks, GM rules" stuff, and wake up to the fact that the real enemy is Toyota and Honda. It's time for all domestic owners to start sticking together, or in 10 years you guys will be arguing about whether your Daewoo or Kia is faster. You don't really want that, I hope.
<<"I doubt that above commenters facts. Even if it was true, Do really want to drive a Ford? Fords golden age came and went a long time ago. Their pickups are nice, but I'd still take a new Silverado instead. The blue oval is swirling the drain fellas."
You guys had better quit all this juvenile "Ford sucks, GM rules" stuff, and wake up to the fact that the real enemy is Toyota and Honda. It's time for all domestic owners to start sticking together, or in 10 years you guys will be arguing about whether your Daewoo or Kia is faster. You don't really want that, I hope.>>
Yeah, make sure you buy Chevrolet. Oh, wait, Chevy owns Daewoo.
The GTO is definetely a better car then the Mustang. The interior is far nicer, it's quicker then a GT, and it handles better. Whoever said a Mustang Gt handles better then a GTO has not done their research, and probably only made that assumption based on the GTOs bulky look and weight. GTOs far out-handle Mustangs.
But agree that the GTO is rather boring looking, even with the added hood scoops. I'm looking into getting a new car, and was looking at '04 GTOs, '05 Mustang GTs, or '05 350Zs. I've eliminated the GTO, just because it's not cool enough looking for me, haha. And my friend has one, so I know firsthand how awesome it is, but I want to get something different. Still looking Mustangs and 350s, leaning toward a Z though.