Rotary Junkie
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- Canton, MI
- RJs_RX-7
So I went and drove an EcoBoost, premium w/ Recaros but no performance package, 6-speed.
The chassis is really quite nice, didn't throw it around too much but it rides hamazing for a Mustang, steering is decent, not much feel but very direct and surprisingly quick, shifter's pretty nice, only complaint would be that the throws are almost too short... Interior is leaps and bounds better than previously, it's honestly a really nice car. Except for one thing that's completely inescapable.
It's heavy. It's really heavy. You can tell the moment you get rolling that this thing is rather, ehm, substantial. It's more car than the 2.3 can reasonably deal with off boost. Get it on boil and there's some hustle available, but it never feels like a willing partner; it's slow to rev (feels like a 40lb flywheel/clutch), slow to spool even when wrung tight, the motor just lets the rest of the car down.
Which makes it a serious shame that the 3.7 has been reduced to rental car only fare, as it was actually very good in any trim, not to mention had flexibility in spades compared to the EB 4. The 3.7/auto cars would tap into 6th at 45mph or so with 2.73s. This put it at right around 1000rpm... And there was still acceleration available without unlocking the converter. Couple it to a stick with 3.31s and it just sorta woke up to become something actively sporty. Oh and the 2.3's noise, even after faking it worse than a porn star who isn't being paid well enough, sounds agricultural and labored all the time.
tl;dr: 2015 Mustang is entirely too heavy for the 2.3 EcoBoost. 2.7EB would be a massive improvement while still leaving plenty of headroom for the 5.0.
The chassis is really quite nice, didn't throw it around too much but it rides hamazing for a Mustang, steering is decent, not much feel but very direct and surprisingly quick, shifter's pretty nice, only complaint would be that the throws are almost too short... Interior is leaps and bounds better than previously, it's honestly a really nice car. Except for one thing that's completely inescapable.
It's heavy. It's really heavy. You can tell the moment you get rolling that this thing is rather, ehm, substantial. It's more car than the 2.3 can reasonably deal with off boost. Get it on boil and there's some hustle available, but it never feels like a willing partner; it's slow to rev (feels like a 40lb flywheel/clutch), slow to spool even when wrung tight, the motor just lets the rest of the car down.
Which makes it a serious shame that the 3.7 has been reduced to rental car only fare, as it was actually very good in any trim, not to mention had flexibility in spades compared to the EB 4. The 3.7/auto cars would tap into 6th at 45mph or so with 2.73s. This put it at right around 1000rpm... And there was still acceleration available without unlocking the converter. Couple it to a stick with 3.31s and it just sorta woke up to become something actively sporty. Oh and the 2.3's noise, even after faking it worse than a porn star who isn't being paid well enough, sounds agricultural and labored all the time.
tl;dr: 2015 Mustang is entirely too heavy for the 2.3 EcoBoost. 2.7EB would be a massive improvement while still leaving plenty of headroom for the 5.0.
Agricultural! That is perfect. You're right though-- that V6 was great. And it already got 40mpg on the highway. Let's get real, though: The mustang was designed for that V8.
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