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Good Grades: Good power for the 315 hp 4.6 Liter V8, solid 5-speed manual transmission, competent braking, good exterior styling and better interior than the 2005-2009 models, Microsoft/Ford Sync System, comfortable seats, cool sequential turn signals at the rear.
Bad Grades: Retro is fine, but the skinny numbers on the speedometer and tachometer need to go away--now! I still felt like it could use more horsepower, small back seats, and I didn't care for the "Grabber Blue" color on my test car.
Final Grade: Chevrolet Camaro sales have been topping the Mustang for several reasons this year--one of them being huge horsepower advantages with the V6 and V8 engines. Ford freshened the Mustang for 2010, but left the outdated powertrains alone--a big mistake! If you are in the market for a Mustang, wait until spring and get a 2011 Mustang. You can get the new 5.0 liter 412 horsepower V8 Mustang GT or the new 305 horsepower, 3.7 liter V6 in the base model with a whopping 31 miles-per-gallon fuel economy on the highway (only 19 m.p.g. city), apparently a record for a 300+ hp engine. By the way, the 2011 Shelby GT 500 gains 10 hp to reach 550 horsepower. I have a feeling when I test the 2011 models, the Mustang will surely get a better grade!
The Car Exam Grade: B/B+
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I'm big on the new 2011 Mustang with the brand new, high output engines and looking forward to checking them out this week in the flesh.
Ford Racing has a sweepstakes on now too, if you'd like a chance to win one, here's all the details of the Mustang 5.0 Fever Sweepstakes and how to enter.
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