My Favorite Car in the Fleet - 2015 Ford Mustang GT Long-Term Road Test


Carlos Lago of Edmunds.com explains why the long-term 2015 Ford Mustang GT is his favorite car in the fleet.
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Carlos Lago of Edmunds.com explains why the long-term 2015 Ford Mustang GT is his favorite car in the fleet.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
@roadburner : I'm sort of like you, I'd like to see a lower cost, content-sparse version of the Mustang GT, but I'm not sure I get the point of saying on the one hand you want a cloth interior, followed closely by the Performance Package & Recaro seat option. As soon as you selected Recaros, the cloth interior would be a moot point. That was one area that Ford did well with. Up until the mid-90s, you could order a stripped down Mustang with the option of adding the V8 for relatively little money. With the classic Mustangs, you could order the V8 on any of them bodystyles as the only option. With the Fox-Body, you could get a LX (again, in any bodystyle), with a V8. Even the SN95 Mustang, up until I THINK 1997, had a little-known non-GT V8 option for the Mustang. I think they called it GLS or something along those lines.
I agree about the engine choice, the R/T with the 5.7 Hemi would be more than enough for me. I'm not looking to go to jail or hell.
I recall you mentioned that the Mustang GT with PP that you drove (I think it was a yellow car like mine) when you were with MT (a head to head) left you a little cold - you were expecting more and felt it disappointed when the road got curvy. I think you mentioned it drove like an older gen car, even though it had the IRS.
What made you change your mind? Clearly the exhaust, but is it mostly the FRPP handling kit and/or just more time behind the wheel? The Mustang has always been a solid platform and I'm quite shocked as a first time owner with the aftermarkets size and quality, whether you want appearance, drag, handling or track!
Cheers and thanks - keep the great posts coming.
I drove a 2015 Camaro 1LE and loved the engine, handling, and brakes. The interior was underwhelming, but unlike Dearborn, Flint has figured out how to heat factory installed Recaros. The deal-breaker was the poor outward visibility and the added weight the car carried.
As for the Mustang, I love cloth interiors- what I don't like is a cloth interior that uses fabric that appears to have been selected from the bulk rolls at Big Lots. I think Ford picked the downmarket looking stuff to force buyers upmarket to the Premium trim level- where they get to charge you $1,500 to get Recaros while simultaneously deleting the heated and cooled seats(I won't whine about losing power adjustments, as the car would join the other two cars in the garage that I drive exclusively). I really, REALLY wanted to like the Mustang; my dad owned a 1964 1/2, a 1967, and a 1970- and I thought it would be kind of neat to carry on the tradition in a way. Looks like that won't be the case.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Agreed, the PP should handle the way the FRPP suspension does!