Exactly! 4th gear will still be a 1:1 ratio. 5th will remain around .7 to .8 ratio. 6th will be an excessively overdriven .5 to .6 ratio for better highway mileage. 1st through 4th gears will retain the same effective gearing and spacing, so there's not going to be any acceleration improvements.
Bill Ford was referring to the 400hp FRPP blower you can already buy and have dealer installed and included with your financing. Our store did one recently one an '09 Bullitt. Turned out very nice.
I have heard from some connections within Ford that the 5.0L will not make it into the 2011 Mustang, after all. Maybe 2012 or later, but not 2011.
Again, one could speculate on the "next big thing" ad nauseum, while missing out on enjoying a new Mustang today, or buy a new Mustang now, do some mods, and enjoy that pony now. Life is short; why wait?
Sounds like you are in the business of selling Mustangs? No offense, but if I were in your shoes I would be pushing 2010s too.
I kinda agree on that .. We all agree that the 2010 looks great .. and while a rise from 300 to 315 is nothing really to jump at .. 315hp to 400hp is ... Alot of guys talk about getting a S/C.. wouldnt you want to just buy a car that has almost as much HP NA , as to spending the money to buy a S/C???I can see how somebody that buys cars for looks would get a 2010 and not care but I buy them for the powertrain
Sounds like you are in the business of selling Mustangs? No offense, but if I were in your shoes I would be pushing 2010s too.
well then that just makes the Bullitts and Shelby Gts even better bargains ...I may work at a Ford dealership, but I'm not here to push 2010's; I'm here as an enthusiast trading info back and forth. I've owned six Mustangs and currently have a supercharged '07 GT. I'd love to see 400 hp for the 2011's, but I'm hearing (from within Ford) that it's been delayed (hopefully not indefinitely), and it will likely be the 2012 model now before we get the new 5.0L in a Mustang.
well then that just makes the Bullitts and Shelby Gts even better bargains ...
New ?? No they were not .. but now I see a few with under 5k miles for under $27k ... thats much less than a well equiped 2010 Gt ..Shelby GT's were NOT bargains. Shelby charged way too much for their conversion ($10K+), IMO, for what you got. The Bullitts, however, were quite a deal ($3310) for all they offered. I'd take an 08/09 Bullitt over a Shelby GT anyday.
I guess if anyone bought these cars for their gas mileage they should have considered something else. Not that it's not a factor, but probably not the first thing you consider when you make a decision to buy a car in this class, and if it is, buy the V6? Or a prius?
Is Ford still supplying engines for Jaguar?
If so the XF has gotten a 5.0 V8 for 2010 to replace the S/C'd 4.2 V8 they had last year.
I wonder if it's the same V8 in question.
Shoot- I've been kicking mustang tires since the 2005 came out. If you can't wait a year to buy a car when you know for a fact the the next model year is going to be much improved, you have issues with patience. At the very least, you should wait until the 2011 comes out and get yourself a nice discount on the 2010. The 2010 is a very nice car, but a 2011 will be everything the 2010 is plus a new drive trainmanual six speed please!
Agreed.. buying a 2010 is kind of like buying a 97 Z28 in 97 when everybody knew the LS1 was on it's way
I can see how somebody that buys cars for looks would get a 2010 and not care but I buy them for the powertrain
Think I'm going to wait a few months till the afterglow from the cash for clunkers sales wear off the dealers and then I'm gonna try get a deal on a new '09 GT.
Ah, now someone's thinking! I'm not sure buying any recent MY Mustang is a "bad idea" - paying too much for one may be, though. Anyone considering a 2010 should definately wait until next year - if you have a price you can go to, but not much higher, if the rumours come true about the 2011, the 2010 will be deeply discounted, across the board. A 400hp 2011 Mustang is going to hurt <2011 GT sales AND GT500 sales (assuming the 2011 GT is $10k less than the snake) - not saying it'll kill these two off, because there'll still be some who can't go to the 400hp, and some who want the 500+ svt, but no doubt, both models will be hurt.
Next year should be an awesome time to buy a Mustang - pick up a deeply discounted <2011, or pick up a shiney new 5.0! (we hope, right?!?)
As many versions as Ford released with the 4.6L, I'd be so inclined to believe the same will happen with the new 5.0L. IMO, I wouldn't want to get stuck with a "virgin" block and wind up with issues that could be avoided by waiting a few years for the new engine to prove itself, and then buying.
It's all relative. You could say, "What if the 5.0L comes out next year," and what if it doesn't? Then, once the 5.0L comes out, you can say, "What if it has more hp next year?" It's just a vicious circle that continuously goes around. If everyone kept waiting for "the next best thing," nobody would ever buy anything.
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