2011 Mustang GT vs. 2011 BMW M3 Coupe

Red370 · 08-23-2010, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadoquad

How come neither of you fellas opted for the Gun Rack and Confederate Flag options? Are those cheaper aftermarket? lol jk

ha, good one, to be honest, this is the first American car i've owned since my 89' IROC, and i'll say this, Ford has impressed the fvck outta me with this one. You would think that Japanese cars would have a smooth, notch free transmission, being that they are typically the technological pioneers with cars, but the transmission in this thing will completely and utterly blow your mind, the throws on my 370 felt like driving an 18 wheeler compared to this one, there is zero hesitation at the neutral gate between gears, its almost a straight pull. The air conditioner in the 5.0 is ridiculous, the speed choices are low, medium and f'in gale force in this thing, i love it. It also has this thing called Electronic Stability Control and Traction Control, which are two completely seperate entities in this car, you can turn one or the other off and use "Sport mode", which basically allows you to get a little crazy and still keep some stability. It also has this security package option which basically adds tilt sensors and motion detection inside the cab, it blows my mind how much technology Ford included in this thing. Now I will say this, I miss the way my Z handled, the 5.0 feels like a boat in comparison, and I miss how easy it is to whip it around, im still not 100% confident in my stang yet. I'll miss my Z, but the 5.0 is absolutely AMAZING.

shadoquad · 08-23-2010, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red370

ha, good one, to be honest, this is the first American car i've owned since my 89' IROC, and i'll say this, Ford has impressed the fvck outta me with this one. You would think that Japanese cars would have a smooth, notch free transmission, being that they are typically the technological pioneers with cars, but the transmission in this thing will completely and utterly blow your mind, the throws on my 370 felt like driving an 18 wheeler compared to this one, there is zero hesitation at the neutral gate between gears, its almost a straight pull. The air conditioner in the 5.0 is ridiculous, the speed choices are low, medium and f'in gale force in this thing, i love it. It also has this thing called Electronic Stability Control and Traction Control, which are two completely seperate entities in this car, you can turn one or the other off and use "Sport mode", which basically allows you to get a little crazy and still keep some stability. It also has this security package option which basically adds tilt sensors and motion detection inside the cab, it blows my mind how much technology Ford included in this thing. Now I will say this, I miss the way my Z handled, the 5.0 feels like a boat in comparison, and I miss how easy it is to whip it around, im still not 100% confident in my stang yet. I'll miss my Z, but the 5.0 is absolutely AMAZING.

Cool, man. Congratulations. I'm glad that you're happy with it. I agree that Ford has really stepped up their game in recent years, and it's nice that they finally made the Stang a fire-breathing beast straight from stock. Still not my cup of joe, but the performance numbers for the price is staggering.

m4a1mustang · 08-23-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red370

ha, good one, to be honest, this is the first American car i've owned since my 89' IROC, and i'll say this, Ford has impressed the fvck outta me with this one. You would think that Japanese cars would have a smooth, notch free transmission, being that they are typically the technological pioneers with cars, but the transmission in this thing will completely and utterly blow your mind, the throws on my 370 felt like driving an 18 wheeler compared to this one, there is zero hesitation at the neutral gate between gears, its almost a straight pull. The air conditioner in the 5.0 is ridiculous, the speed choices are low, medium and f'in gale force in this thing, i love it. It also has this thing called Electronic Stability Control and Traction Control, which are two completely seperate entities in this car, you can turn one or the other off and use "Sport mode", which basically allows you to get a little crazy and still keep some stability. It also has this security package option which basically adds tilt sensors and motion detection inside the cab, it blows my mind how much technology Ford included in this thing. Now I will say this, I miss the way my Z handled, the 5.0 feels like a boat in comparison, and I miss how easy it is to whip it around, im still not 100% confident in my stang yet. I'll miss my Z, but the 5.0 is absolutely AMAZING.

The 5.0 definitely feels bigger. But the integrated blind spot mirrors are a pretty sweet feature, I must say! I couldn't help but laugh when I noticed them... they are awesome.

And separating TC and stability control is awesome, too!

Red370 · 08-23-2010, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The 5.0 definitely feels bigger. But the integrated blind spot mirrors are a pretty sweet feature, I must say! I couldn't help but laugh when I noticed them... they are awesome.

And separating TC and stability control is awesome, too!

I didnt even know the car had the ability to do that until yesterday

You can turn one or the other on, turn one or the other off, or turn them both completely off, supposedly sport mode will allow you to shred the tires and keep your car in the straight line if it starts to get away from you, i can see how that would be beneficial at the drags. And yeah, the baby blind sport mirrors are the shiznit!

FL 4Motion · 08-23-2010, 07:44 PM

Great comparo of the new 5.0 and M3. I think I remember reading a while back that the blue oval folks benchmarked the M3's on trakc performance for the new GT, looks like they succeeded.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
2011 Mustang 5.0 Turbo	LiquidZ	Other Vehicles	259	08-12-2010 11:09 PM
First 2011 mustang to run 11s	Boostcrazy	Other Vehicles	4	05-18-2010 07:28 PM
2011 Mustang GT... I think I need to re-think my next car	bigdog1250	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	229	03-31-2010 04:47 PM
2011 Mustang V6 Revealed	LiquidZ	Other Vehicles	56	01-20-2010 01:49 PM
2011 Mustang GT cutom wide body	Minicobra1	Other Vehicles	16	01-19-2010 12:32 AM

08-23-2010, 07:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
FL 4Motion A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL Posts: 4,776 Drives: Baby Shark Rep Power: 701617	Great comparo of the new 5.0 and M3. I think I remember reading a while back that the blue oval folks benchmarked the M3's on trakc performance for the new GT, looks like they succeeded.