New Pony in the barn.

30 day Review:

Love, love, love this car! I'm still getting used to the rev-match on the down shifts, but it is a great feature in my opinion. I don't have to ride the clutch until the speed comes down for a smooth turn, like I did with the '03 GT. I'm also still working on the breaking. Those Brembos with the huge rotors bite extremely well with just the lightest pressure on the peddle. I only wish the pads were a different material, lots of dust on the wheels already. Only a little over 500 miles on the clock and still have not gotten it into 6th gear. I can ride around town all day in 3rd at 40-mph and still nowhere near 4k-rpm. I have added a sunscreen and weather-tech floor/trunk liners to the interior making things easier to keep clean. I've considered a custom fit dash cover but I really don't want to put any adhesive velcro strips on my dash. I do enjoy the sport mode over the normal on the short trips in to work but the normal mode for those longer drives is a bit easier on the ol' torn rotator cup. The 12 speaker Sync3 system is a keeper. The sound is good enough for me and the base can be felt through the floor if desired. The touch screen is more sensitive and easier to use than the Sync systems in the Fusions from 2016.
I still have not found anything major that is disappointing or needing to change about this car other than the brake pads.