Overflow and FenwickHockey65 rent a 2015 Mustang V6...and win a rally.

[KMPrenger]

Fen praises up the Mustang....base at that.

Has the world came to an end? I guess we should all just give in to the Mustang's utter awesomeness now!

lol joking

Appreciate the honest review. I fully expect the 6th gen Camaro to be as good or better so this all suites me just fine!

[Egon]

Yep this is what I love about Camaro5. We have a few hyper partisan posters here but for the most part everyone is respectful of all brands and willing to give praise and criticism when it is due. Thank you for the honest review. Anyone willing to rent a 2015 GT and take it to an autocross event?

[GossipSquirrelJelena]

Sounds like a lot of fun. It's a shame they cut the red line in the 6 to make the ecoboost feel a little more powerful.

[Overflow]

Originally Posted by GossipSquirrelJelena

Sounds like a lot of fun. It's a shame they cut the red line in the 6 to make the ecoboost feel a little more powerful.

2015 V6 is noticeably quicker than the 2014.

[GossipSquirrelJelena]

Originally Posted by Overflow

2015 V6 is noticeably quicker than the 2014.

I didn't think so. I have a 12 V6 and the 15 felt slower to me in straight line performance. Common sense would dictate that the 15 would be slower as it gained weight but lost power. They also dropped the redline from 7K to 6.5K in the new cars. That's where the power went. The 15 is night and day difference in the handling however if that's what your referring to.

[FenwickHockey65]

I was very disappointed with the V6 in the 2014 model but found it much better in the 2015.

[Overflow]

Originally Posted by GossipSquirrelJelena

I didn't think so. I have a 12 V6 and the 15 felt slower to me in straight line performance. Common sense would dictate that the 15 would be slower as it gained weight but lost power. They also dropped the redline from 7K to 6.5K in the new cars. That's where the power went. The 15 is night and day difference in the handling however if that's what your referring to.

No, I'm referring to straight line acceleration. The 14 V6 acceleration was surprising. And not in a good way. 5th gen Camaro acceleration beat the 5th gen Mustangs acceleration. But 6th gen Mustang acceleration definitely beats 5th gen Camaro acceleration. I'm only referring to V6 in that statement.

[TheCaptain]

Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun in a not too bad rent-a-stang. Always an entertaining time!

[GossipSquirrelJelena]

Originally Posted by Overflow

No, I'm referring to straight line acceleration. The 14 V6 acceleration was surprising. And not in a good way. 5th gen Camaro acceleration beat the 5th gen Mustangs acceleration. But 6th gen Mustang acceleration definitely beats 5th gen Camaro acceleration. I'm only referring to V6 in that statement.

That's strange my best and very consistent E/T has been 13.8@102 in my 12 V6. No Worries about losing to a stock 5th gen Camaro at my home track.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by stoopid

I had a 2015 V6 Stang as a rental for 8 days when in Nevada a few weeks ago. Had the pick of cars at Alamo, and as soon as I saw the new rear end I just had to give the '15 a spin. Already had 15000 rental miles on it, so I obviously wasn't alone in thinking that. It filled the first requirement, fitting 2 large pieces of luggage in the trunk!

Compared to the Gen5 V6 '14 Camaro I had for a year, it was comparable in most performance catagories (Camaro felt better accelerating, neither being particularly quick IMO). I was expecting the Mustang to be peppier but that wasn't my experience. And I definitely pushed it, several times. It felt more composed, and that was about the only thing I could find that I felt it truly excelled [and the comparatively enormous trunk space]. The ride was a touch softer while still feeling capable in a turn. The interior was slightly better, but not a night-and-day thing. I really didn't like some of the controls, especially the layout of buttons for cruise, etc. After 8 days I was still hunting and having to look. We also got nagged by the radio to sync a phone, and to be "aware" of changing conditions (wtf? we were in the DESERT!! lol). Visibility was better than the Gen5, but again only marginally.

Overall I would be pleased with a 2015 Mustang as a daily driver, but didn't feel it was leaps and bounds better than the outgoing Camaro. If the new Camaro is any improvement, it's going to easily meet or top the 'stang in every category.

I was one of the haters of the new look, but I admit it wasn't bothering me by time I returned it. I liked the use of led on the front. The rear never seemed right, still can't put my finger on it.

I was one that liked the rear of the new mustang until I saw one in person.. Reminded me of a dog with its rear end stuck up in the air.

[Overflow]

Originally Posted by GossipSquirrelJelena

That's strange my best and very consistent E/T has been 13.8@102 in my 12 V6. No Worries about losing to a stock 5th gen Camaro at my home track.

Granted I didn't take it to the track. (Fen...? lol)

[FenwickHockey65]

I didn't get a good enough launch while playing with those track apps.

[stoopid]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I was one that liked the rear of the new mustang until I saw one in person.. Reminded me of a dog with its rear end stuck up in the air.

The new 2015 Mustang DG

[downward dog ]

[Overflow]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I didn't get a good enough launch while playing with those track apps.

That's not what I was talking about...

Re-read those posts again.