Figured since my daily driver has been a 15 AWD 2.0 for almost a year/14K miles,
a direct comparison might be nice (for me and everyone else). My sales guy claimed he
owns an low 11 second car and told me I could push it as hard as I want, so I did.
For reference, I currently also own
14 Stang GT-auto (stock)
03 EVO 8 (modded for low 12's)
86 Capri 5.0 (w/turbo, runs 11.30's)
Throttle Response- Huge disappointment. Was hoping with .7 Liter more motor and
theoretically, two smaller turbos (than single on 2.0), low end would be significantly
improved. It wasn't. I run my 15 on Wawa reg, so it wasn't a premium vs regular
thing between cars.
Power- nice kick over 3000, but no faster than my 2.0 below that. Again pretty disappointed.
Did not feel like even 5.0, 0-60 to me, not even close really.
Handling- about the same as the 2.0, which I admit is above average overall. Turn in is excellent in both
and both get a bit unsettled in the really quick lane change maneuver.
Also, both, upon fairly aggressive spirited driving on uneven curves, show the floaty shock valving.
I live with that compromise on my 2.0 as it is so smooth and quiet at speed, we call it "the couch".
Expected more from the electronic suspension, but maybe it is only for potholes,
and does little for overall performance handling improvements.
Brakes - much better than 2.0, which is really saying something since 2.0 brakes are excellent.
Sound- Dead quiet just like 2.0. Some kind of piped in burble in Sport mode (on Sport). Was annoying at best,
hope there is a way to turn it off.
Overall I am no longer super eager to get killed on my 15 ($$wise) to get this car. I plan on driving 4 more Sports
in hopes of it being better than I thought or maybe I just caught a Monday morning car.
a direct comparison might be nice (for me and everyone else). My sales guy claimed he
owns an low 11 second car and told me I could push it as hard as I want, so I did.
For reference, I currently also own
14 Stang GT-auto (stock)
03 EVO 8 (modded for low 12's)
86 Capri 5.0 (w/turbo, runs 11.30's)
Throttle Response- Huge disappointment. Was hoping with .7 Liter more motor and
theoretically, two smaller turbos (than single on 2.0), low end would be significantly
improved. It wasn't. I run my 15 on Wawa reg, so it wasn't a premium vs regular
thing between cars.
Power- nice kick over 3000, but no faster than my 2.0 below that. Again pretty disappointed.
Did not feel like even 5.0, 0-60 to me, not even close really.
Handling- about the same as the 2.0, which I admit is above average overall. Turn in is excellent in both
and both get a bit unsettled in the really quick lane change maneuver.
Also, both, upon fairly aggressive spirited driving on uneven curves, show the floaty shock valving.
I live with that compromise on my 2.0 as it is so smooth and quiet at speed, we call it "the couch".
Expected more from the electronic suspension, but maybe it is only for potholes,
and does little for overall performance handling improvements.
Brakes - much better than 2.0, which is really saying something since 2.0 brakes are excellent.
Sound- Dead quiet just like 2.0. Some kind of piped in burble in Sport mode (on Sport). Was annoying at best,
hope there is a way to turn it off.
Overall I am no longer super eager to get killed on my 15 ($$wise) to get this car. I plan on driving 4 more Sports
in hopes of it being better than I thought or maybe I just caught a Monday morning car.