If you grow up in Detroit, Ford Mustang is much more than just another car performance. This is probably the most iconic car is born in the city limits, and who called home can not help but feel an overwhelming sense of pride in the blue oval riding a pony through Motor City. It's like eating a hot dog at the ballpark - I can not explain why, but it just tastes better.
The Tippy top of the hierarchy Mustang Shelby GT500 is a compressor with 5.4-liter V8, 550 horsepower and exhaust sound that woke the neighbors. Our love for the GT500 has a deep, since its debut in 2006, although most of them never gave the love of a convertible. Ford droptop suffer much more manageable and toughness questions before they buy and when you consider the extra costs for Ford lob accusations of the roof ($ 5,000, in this case), it can seem like an interesting problem.
For 2011, Ford has tweaked GT500 core, and not to the strengthening element and the front and rear suspension settings to mention. This, combined with a new system for controlling power to help, so it has the most driver-oriented GT500 is not. So we sat in the upper back and basking in the warm sunshine to his love of Michigan's most powerful pony car to revive Detroit. That, my friends, is our kind in 'the late summer love.
One of the hardest things for car manufacturers to convertible coupe without ruining their design. 911, G37 and the BMW 3-series comes to mind - droptop version, while still attractive, but not as good as its coupe cousin. Unfortunately, Ford will become the victim of this with all of its Mustang, particularly from top-down side up. Do you really feel how great the new Mustang is seen from this angle (188.2 cm long) and because the body does not define the character line (except for a small fold which extends along the catch), there is not much visual interest your eyes moving from front to back. Add $ 3,495 SVT Performance Pack helps a bit, and 19-inch front and 20-inch in the back (wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 Super) to add contrast.
A good thing, because the front and rear look so damn cute. We are very pleased to be treated with GT500 Mustang is a leading, especially pronounced grille and larger lower zone lights flanking him on both sides. Around back, Duck Tails spoiler, Shelby is still in place, although it works well on the new-for-2010 Mustang body. The whole package looks fresh and modern, still has plenty of retro-inspired cues - this latest Mustang is both an homage to the muscle Mustangs from 1960, while still in the development of mid-2000's design, that our love revived the badge and race.
Same retro-modern theme is immediately visible in the cockpit. All Mustang got a brand new interior, as part of one big one in 2010 to restore and use more quality materials have a long way to go before performance Ford feel much more upscale than its rivals.
Even with the soft top in place, the GT500 convertible interior spacious and comfortable, although it should be considered in the overall size of the car. Low-slung driver feel fit a large, snake-stamped rims, and a large analogue scales in-dash easy to read, yet modern, especially if you change the color of the light. (We recommend red -. It was right and it fits) Obviously, the system Shelby Ford Sync is a nice, big touchscreen is intuitive and attractive. Expensive, too - optional remote to display menu and will set you back $ 2,340. Putting the top down is as easy as pie - the closure of the two levers visor and hold the button on the console between them. Good day, Sun
But while the interior impresses refinement Mustang at a reasonable price V6 model, it takes no significant innovation in the GT and GT500 models. Our test car decked convertible sold for $ 60,330, and if you look so much like a car, you are entitled to expect, comfortable and well-crafted arrangements. This does not mean that Shelby does not work, give them more standard in the 2011 Mustang interior perspective. It is a huge sales driver for the base model, but if you have more than the $ 50K mark, value proposition just is not so clear.
If someone is rightly called the GT500 value, it's ridiculous, the engine squeezed under the hood, the fire-breathing 5.4-liter Supercharged V8 packing 550 horsepower and 510 pounds feet of torque. Talking about horses-for-dollar. Not only that, but the transition to an aluminum block for 2011, Ford was able to shave £ 102 GT500 front end, and weight loss are directly visible on the roads. Car and aft weight distribution feels more balanced than the 2010 model, especially with the extra weight on the back of the convertible mechanism. Indeed, the drop-top a 55:45 front to rear weight distribution is slightly better than the coupe (56:44).
The line GT500 convertible absolute thrill, you tear a 0-60 run in four and a half seconds, with an exhaust note that can be described by guttural man. For the most part, we have a short throw six-speed manual in the GT500, but I found myself doing it occasionally hunt and Peck ensure we have sufficient facilities (we mistook for the fourth sixth and third to fifth place more than once). Fortunately expansive power range and a strong leverage softens blow for collecting bad unit, but it is less than ideal, especially in heads-up. But if you open a piece of sidewalk, deferred find and let rip ER, it was sensational.
But he hit the corner and you are forced to rely on the GT500 convertible is equipped with a walk to set things right. It is when problems arise.
GT500 was never blessed with beauty, sports car as a manager, and partly because the old configuration and management of living the kind of rear road-hugging grip makes want to be with great confidence in corners. Ford has dropped the old OS and a new state, with electrical support too many things to improve. Welcome to a higher level of feedback on the forehead, and still have a solid sense of what all four wheels are doing now. Yes, the 2011 GT500 convertible is better than what we have done in 2010, but it's still not where it should be - the body is still flexible, and we would never, but if we buy Shelby responsible for California Management Canyon road or path. Love convertible, but I love the firmness and clarity in the performance of our car.
Back home in Detroit, but you'd hardly notice. The major components that make Shelby Shelby - a thrilling acceleration, braking equally impressive audio and sound - is phenomenal, removed. Live rear axle will work through the parts of broken pavement, but a few quick strokes fix takes things back at any time.
Like any summer romance faded love for the GT500 convertible more we thought about what would it be like to live. We have a hard time agreeing on a full-on relationship with the Shelby drop-top, and it is unfortunate, because it's something very sweet. The amount of energy on tap is hard to say no, especially when singing fortissimo supercharged V8, but we prefer a quieter package. Moreover, our time is Shelby suggest that the smart money on Mustang GT - it's all we need in terms of performance and value, the real deal. GT500 convertible had a wonderful summer adventure, but GT is a car we can oblige.
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