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http://www.insideline.com/ford/musta...gination_top_1

Don't be faked out by all the hype. Don't believe everything you've been reading about the new 2011 Ford Mustang V6 being the greatest thing since the Victoria's Secret catalog. You know what we're talking about. The numbers are all over the Internet: 305 horsepower. 31 mpg.

Don't be fooled. The truth is that guys who really love to drive (not like, love) will save up a few more months and buy a GT with the new 5.0-liter V8. It's even worth the higher insurance premiums.

Why? Torque.

Now you're lighting up your Twitter account typing out something like, "Come on, the new 2011 Ford Mustang's got 305 hp. That thing's got to move out. Car and Crack magazine said it's fast."

Don't misunderstand. The 2011 Ford Mustang V6 is not slow. With a good launch and a tight gearchange it hits 60 in just 5.6 seconds (5.3 seconds with rollout like on a drag strip). If you've been driving a worn-out Civic, a sub-6-second 0-60-mph will feel like you've strapped yourself to a bottle rocket.

But for the rest of us, out in the real world, away from the test track, the Mustang V6 just doesn't feel that fast. When you dump 2nd and punch it hard in the head, you're not going to be pinned against the seatback, eyelids peeling from the explosive burst of acceleration. Not in this Mustang.

Not with just 280 pound-feet of torque at 4,250 rpm. At 4,250 rpm!

Torque — or Lack of Same
That's not that much torque, and you've got to rev past four grand to get there. On the street, this makes it too easy to get caught at the bottom of the tach, out of the V6's lofty power band. Plus, those 280 lb-ft have to push around 3,500 pounds. You do the math.

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Bottom line: This is not a high-performance muscle car that's going to give you 29 mpg. If you want balls-out performance, pop for the 412-hp 5.0 V8 in the Mustang GT. And the V6's 18 mpg in the city? Sorry, guys. The way readers of this Web site drive, it just ain't gonna happen. Not in the real world, anyway. We averaged 14 mpg driving this Mustang around Los Angeles with gumption.

Read more at the link, considering it is a long review. InsideLine seems to be hating on the new Mustang. Oh and lol at the Car and Crack magazine comment.