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Rented a new black convertible Mustang ecoboost for a 4 day weekend in upstate New York. Color me impressed. The exhaust sounds pretty lame during a remote start. It's a 4 banger. However, in sport mode (six-speed auto), the engine is very responsive. You can definitely feel the 320lb/ft of torque in the mid range. It has nice, smooth pretty strong acceleration.
Other pluses is the all the cool gauges (electronic boost gauge, etc.), and track timers (0 to 30, 0 to 60, quarter mile, etc.), screens, heated/cooled seats, good stereo, etc. The mustang light projection onto the ground at night outside the door is pretty fun too.
Biggest compliment I can give the car is how well it drives down the road. It feels very solid and smooth, even with the top down. I went over some ROUGH dirt roads getting to a hiking trail and the chassis was very solid. It really drives like a new nice A5 Audi turbo 4 cylinder sedan instead of a "muscle car". It's highway stability and isolation at 100+mph is much better than I expected.
Downside is the HUGE, somewhat clumsy feeling doors and the car is pretty big feeling overall, though it handles itself well as mentioned above. Interior is nice, but you can see some cheap pieces. Nothing out of place for the price point though
I think I'd have a hard time not getting the Coyote engine if I got a Mustang, but the ecoboost gets the job done and hearing the turbo quietly and quickly spool to 20psi is always entertaining. Anyway, nice job Ford!
Other pluses is the all the cool gauges (electronic boost gauge, etc.), and track timers (0 to 30, 0 to 60, quarter mile, etc.), screens, heated/cooled seats, good stereo, etc. The mustang light projection onto the ground at night outside the door is pretty fun too.
Biggest compliment I can give the car is how well it drives down the road. It feels very solid and smooth, even with the top down. I went over some ROUGH dirt roads getting to a hiking trail and the chassis was very solid. It really drives like a new nice A5 Audi turbo 4 cylinder sedan instead of a "muscle car". It's highway stability and isolation at 100+mph is much better than I expected.
Downside is the HUGE, somewhat clumsy feeling doors and the car is pretty big feeling overall, though it handles itself well as mentioned above. Interior is nice, but you can see some cheap pieces. Nothing out of place for the price point though
I think I'd have a hard time not getting the Coyote engine if I got a Mustang, but the ecoboost gets the job done and hearing the turbo quietly and quickly spool to 20psi is always entertaining. Anyway, nice job Ford!
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