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Should We Have Gone EcoBoost? - 2015 Ford Mustang GT Long-Term Road Test
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Should We Have Gone EcoBoost? - 2015 Ford Mustang GT Long-Term Road Test
Should Edmunds have purchased an EcoBoost-equipped Mustang instead of the V8-powered GT? Editor James Riswick provides his answer.
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You guys often (and correctly) defend getting fully loadedmax price vehicles based on the premis that you are testing the various options to see how they work and are they worth the money over an extended period vs a test drive. Well we already know that the Coyote works fabulously and is absolutely worth the money. We have no idea if that is true with the new EB engine and now we won't.
I understand why you would want the V8. I totally agree with Mark, if you are buying a Mustang GT, get the V8. But this isn't about buying the car that appeals to you personally, it's about the service to your readers.
If all your paid writers would be able to come up with about an ecoboost is ""This thing sounds like a Focus." then fire them and hire better people.
I've had rental cars for less than a week that I could have come up with dozens of quick topics to post about.
And @throwback, I think you are thinking back to Insideline. I don't think performance is anywhere in edmunds side of things.
You may not *agree* with that judgement, but likewise there would be those who would not have agreed with Edmunds if they HAD recommended the Ecoboost over the V8.
Thing is, you made this argument yourself: "Sure, the EcoBoost is new and could tell an interesting story at first, and after a few posts about the turbo-4, you'd get 64 additional ones saying something along the lines of, "This thing sounds like a Focus. We should've got the V8. Good grief, what have we done?" " That would have been more interesting than the inevitable "The V8 is loud and way fast and spins its tires in smoke" cliches that have been heard before and are to be expected.
If you are a car enthusiast, buy the V8. If you are an enthusiast website, long-term the Ecoboost so we can know why to buy the V8. I'm glad I'm not the only one around who feels this way. The question is why I keep coming back. Old habits die hard and I keep hoping for some of the previous flavor to seep through.
If you have the means to purchase an 8-hole plant over the others, I'm all for it.
If you are an automotive mag that spans the industry to inform their readership, it might not be the best choice.
We are all fully aware of the capability of the v8 version, so I don't see how much new information can be gained.
I'd say Edmunds has done a fair job—not good, not great—but fair, and average at best. I've found that too many posts rely on fluff, and not substance. Sometimes I get the feeling that there is a post quota to be met, you know, just get something out there, even if it's just filler text.
Some posts have been fantastic and really informative, just wish there were more of them.
But you think we need long term tests of 3 VW products with the Turbo 4 and that can't possibly be boring. It would have been interesting to do a side by side comparison test of the Mustang Ecoboost 2.3 Turbo and the GTI 2.0 Turbo. If you ever get the new 2015 Ford F 150 don't get the new 2.7 Ecoboost V6 make sure you get the 5.0 V8. Because a big ole American truck is just supposed to have 8 cylinders pumping under the hood.
You guys dropped the ball on this one and now you're trying to justify a bad decision.
but one analyst on cnbc said it best: the cure for high gas prices is high gas prices. the cure for low gas prices is low gas prices. the price of gas will go up at some point. ecoboost is here to stay. where else can you get a domestic longitudinal 4-cylinder turbo in a RWD sporty vehicle? it is the only of of its (domestic) kind.
and now with the option to get a OEM performance tune? wow... edmund's missed out on a great opportunity.
it is true you were damned if you do; damned if you don't. simple answer: take a poll! let the (registered) users decide!
then you can film drag racing fox body mustangs v8 mustangs of different eras and smoking them. Plus the new mustang GT is no where near as fast as the Camaro so as smug as you can be about being one of the only people in your area who has a 2015 mustang GT just know that you will have a lot of miles behind camaro taillights.
I think anyone saying the longitudinal-engine, rwd Mustang "sounds like" a fwd hatchback Focus just because both cars have a turbo four is a dummy. Should have done the Ecoboost, probably.