American Muscle Showroom (post your pics!)

My new DD. picked it up a few weeks ago. Bad pic, but it's the best I have right now.



Mark
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how do you like it so far? torque is fun, isn't it

 

Badge gave it away. But with so many options which on, please. And yes a good choice. I have rented the Chevy. And Ford convertibles. Ford is by far the best choice

 

A few people have asked me for a review of the car after I got some miles on it, so here goes (I am going to post this in Silver as well for those that asked me up there). I like the car very much. Yes, torque (and the car in general) is FUN. However, you do have to rev it a bit to really get into the power. That’s just the nature of the Coyote engine, but I like it. Once you get it in the power band, it pulls hard; harder than I was expecting. I think it’s acceleration above 100MPH is what surprised me the most. The couple of times I used the power to slide around a bit, it’s been very easy to control and steer with the go pedal. The engine feel very robust. There is certainly some more power in there that can be freed up.

The clutch and shifter are excellent. The shifter is short and makes a very positive engagement. By comparison, the Abarth’s shifter feels vague and wobbly. It’s not up the precision of an S2000, but then again, nothing is. The clutch is light and easy to modulate. The friction zone is rather small and much further back when you release the clutch out than most other cars I’ve drive, but I got used to it very quickly.

The interior is decent. It looks nice and feels pretty decent. Of course, you can tell it’s not meant to be high end interior, but I like it. Most of the interior is soft to the touch, but there are still some hard plastics. I love the seats. They’re supportive and comfortable. I feel like I could sit in them for hours with little fatigue. The seat heaters and coolers work, but they’re not great. The heaters/coolers in our MDX are much more effective. I didn’t buy the car for the seat heaters/coolers, so how well they work is not much of a consideration for me. The back seats, again not something I really care about, are nice and comfortable…if the passengers in the front can pull their seats up far enough for some leg room.

It makes a really nice sound when you’re on the gas, but it definitely needs a new exhaust that deletes Ford’s large, heavy resonator. Thankfully, Ford supplies a TON of aftermarket bits that won’t void the warranty, so I can cure that problem rather easily. Ford’s “sports” exhaust is made by Borla and sounds excellent. It totally transforms the sound.

Ford Racing M-5200-M8SB Mustang GT Sport Cat-Back 2015-2016

What has surprised me most is how planted it feels. I got the performance pack (formerly known as the track pack), which really helps make the car feel more like a sports car than a muscle car. There’s no mistaking it for a small car, but the harder you press it, the smaller it feels (to a degree). I obviously cannot toss it around like I did my Abarth, but if you load up the suspension a little more gently, it stays planted and feels very solid. There is some body roll, but not much.

The brakes included with the performance pack are excellent. At least up front, they are some serious equipment. The pedal is firm and gives good feedback. It’s exactly how I want it to feel, but does take a little more pedal pressure to really clamp down for a hard stop.

Overall, I’m very happy with the purchase. It’s a lot of car for the money; a very fun DD. It feels much more “grown up” with the 5.0 and performance pack. You certainly can still buy a rental fleet Mustang, but spec’d right, it is a different car. It is a HUGE step forward from previous generations.



Mark

 

Awesome car man, any pics?

 

thanks for the writeup!

sounds like they fixed the problems without destroying the "muscle car-ness" that makes the Mustang fun. I need to drive one

 

I posted one up a little ways, but other than that, I do not. I'm planning on washing and shining it up real nice and getting some good pics. I'll post when I do.

You're welcome to come over and turn some money into noise any time.




Mark

 

Ah beautiful color man! Lots of cheap, easy mods for the Coyote.

 

Nice to see another S550 owner on here. I haven't messed with mine yet, though I'm seriously considering the MRT Resonator delete H Pipe and either the Borla S Type or Steeda axle-back exhaust.

 

Here's a picture of one of my American Muscle Cars. 73 Trans Am Super Duty 455. One of 252 built. Frame-off restored, original drive train, all original body panels.
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Kinda cool
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1967 Corvette at the Targa California and a shoot for the new Leno show.
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My 2013 Tuxedo Black SuperCrew, #1087 of 19688 built. Traded in my 2006 Corvette for it, had to for medical reasons.
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Thank-you, I have had it since last September. A REALLY different driving experience than the Corvette. It is also my first truck I have ever owned. Tons of cars, no trucks until now.

 

Got this for my wife for Xmas - this has been her dream car since she was a teenager. Still working on a few small things but she's probably going to drive this almost daily - 1972 with a small block.
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very cool! 72 Chevelle is one of the all time greats.

 

67'
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I am not too familiar with American muscle cars (other than mustangs, corvettes and camaros) but I parked next to a fantastic looking car today at the service station.

Should have got a pic or two but figured out afterwards it is a Plymouth Barracuda 318. Right hand drive, dirty cream colour with a black interior and matt black hood (bonnet) and a thick black stripe down the swage line, with 318 decals.

No hubcaps, black steel wheels and thick white-lettered tyres. It was certainly no garage queen, rough and ready and flippen' menacing looking but it looked to be in great mechanical condition - started first time with a massive thumping engine note, and pulled off smoothly (2 or 3 speed?)

No visible tailpipes - was this normal, perhaps tucked up behind the rear fender?

I really dig this car! I really should have got the guys number! Anyway we have huge annual classic car gathering this weekend (usual over a thousand cars!) about 3 miles from where I saw the car so will try and hunt it down

 

Awesome!

 

Nice Chevelle SS. I have been a fan of Chevelles since I bought by '70 in 1976. The '70 model is my favorite.

 

Stunning!

 

My 2014 Stingray with Z51
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Does this qualify as "American muscle'?
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^^^ what kind of car is that ?