2011 Ford Mustang GT named one of Car and Driver’s 10 Best for 2011

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11-23-2010, 06:20 PM

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2011 Ford Mustang GT named one of Car and Driver’s 10 Best for 2011

The 2011 Mustang has been winning quite a few awards since its introduction earlier this year, but the latest is undoubtedly the most honorable yet. Car and Driver has named the 2011 Mustang GT to its annual 10 Best list, the sixth time Ford’s pony car has received the award. The Car and Driver staff raved about the 2011 Mustang GT, saying that “the GT is the ideal blend of performance and value, serving up brutal muscle, daily usability, and the agility of an honest-to-Edsel sports coupe at an eminently fair $30,495.” They continue, “from the how-the-hell’d-they-do-that ? taming of the live rear axle to the tactile steering to the crisp six-speed manual, the 2011 GT is, save for the GT supercar, perhaps the most gratifying Ford ever made.”

So why didn’t the Mustang V6 or the Shelby GT500 join the Gt on the list? Car and Driver explains, “but even better than the chassis is the five-point-oh! V8 thundering away underhood: It’s a soulful marvel, smooth on its power delivery and mellifluous in its sound. Where the V6 and GT500 are good – make that really good – the Mustang GT is greatness at a great price, and that’s why it alone grabs the trophy.

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11-23-2010, 10:08 PM

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That is awesome!!Great work Ford!!

11-24-2010, 05:37 AM

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No surprises there, but I think the 300hp V6 is more of a sales boom than the 5.0 ? As good as the 5.0 is, the V6 is crazy horsepower for the price. I'd still take 400 hp over 300 hp though if I had the cash.