4DRZ

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The article claims that it has the support of VW boss Herbert Diess, but it has not been approved for production yet. The picture is the R400, but the car sounds pretty different (and unfortunately, less powerful). $54k is a ton for Golf R, but if the S209 is really $65k and a M3 or ATS-V is even more... maybe. But I agree, it will have to be something totally awesome to command that kind of coin, if they even make it.

qmantran

A used 2018 Mustang GT with the 10 speed auto transmission really has my attention at the moment. Bone stock they dyno ~420whp. Full bolt ons, tune, E85 they're capable of nearly 500whp.

Twin turbo kits for these 2015+ mustangs costs just as much as a supercharger/turbo setup for our G37s and puts the Mustang in 700+WHP territory. Meanwhile for the same price for the G37 we are usually 450whp on average. Some Gs/Zs as much as 500-550whp..

A bottom of the barrel base model 2018 GT is going for about $28k atm. I think I'd settle for a premium model in the next few years.

zaz

I feel very similar towards the mustang, used to have a V6 '10, wanted a 5.0 6MT before I got my G37. Definitely worth it as an overall fun car but I did notice (on Assetto Corsa w/ forcefeedback wheel + VR) that it "felt" too heavy to drive. Did not feel very nimble. Still think it looks and performs amazingly but that's been on my mind since.

qmantran

I was reading a article of a 2018 Mustang GT 10-speed auto compared to a 2018 Mustang GT 6 speed.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/why-...an-the-manual/

The 10 speed auto ran a 12.1 in a 1/4 mile whereas the 6 speed manual ran a 12.6.

10 speed auto does 0-60 and 0-100 in 3.9s and 8.7s
6 speed manual does it in 4.4s and 9.7s.

The auto also traps higher @118mph than the 6 speed manual which is 115mph.

ezbme

After my last run in with the po po I think to myself that having a really fast car is like having a hot female friend that you can't touch.


Support your local race track.

Lego_Maniac

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Meh, regardless of if its 3.9 or 4.4, both are quick. More than quick enough to get me in trouble I'd much prefer the visceral experience of a 6MT 5.0. Saw a dark green Bullitt the other day. Beautiful car.

Just turned 7K on the R after almost a year (and finally broke down about a month ago and went piggyback Stage 1). I'm 4 years away from a second car, and I'm almost certain it will be a Mustang GT or Bullitt and the Golf will be regulated to 'beater' duty.

Rochester

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Three times over the last like 15 years, I got it into my head to consider a Mustang GT, and got it out of my system with a test drive. Each time the power was awesome, but the overall car felt crude.

Anyway, go test drive it. There's no gun to your head that you buy a car that you test drive.

Yep.

I've got 3 cars in my next car list, and one of them is the Bullet, assuming it doesn't turn around and appreciate. I don't think it will after 3 or 4 years, but IDK really. I swear to god, there's real potential that I buy a Bullet someday and grow to dislike it because Mustang. LOL

Lego_Maniac

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Possibly. I don't think it's a matter or if, it's a matter of when you grow to dislike it. A couple years later would suck, a decade....I'd be ok with that.

Rochester

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Yep. That makes sense.

Honestly, Lego, that's what I was thinking when putting myself in your position, going from a modified 6MT G37 Sedan to a hot hatch. So far so good, though, huh?

Lego_Maniac

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So far, so good. I miss my 6MT G though, don't get me wrong. I even ponder a 370Z instead of that Mustang. The shifter and steering in my old G was second to none, and I wish the R felt like that every day.

But as a daily driver, the Golf is a better car. Cup holders actually work for a cup of coffee at 6:30 in the morning, adaptive cruise, rear seat HVAC for the kiddos when we're sitting in carpool, CarPlay to text the wife when we're commuting home and planning the evenings logistics and to project Waze......plus, the car launches like a monster and stage 1 (around 35 more hp/tq) pulls really hard. And I also somehow manage to get 7 mpg better with no real change in driving habbits

The Golf was about securing a 6MT for the foreseeable and moving the pieces around to get a toy car in 4-5 years. I tell myself I made a logical decision on what is an emotional subject.

zaz

Those are solid reasonings. I'm in the same boat about keeping my G and keeping 'er running, it's a great daily, I already have a toy vehicle, and this way I can afford a true toy car in a couple years.

Rochester

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My G is most definitely a hobby car. Although I put snows on it in the winter, I try to only drive it when I want to, rather than when I have to.

Lego_Maniac

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If I was in your position, I would have kept my G. It's a fantastic platform for a hobby car with decent aftermarket support and an analog 'old school' feel. But for a true daily driver where my 13 mile commute takes 45 minutes, the technology and some of the more modern design (did I mention I like my coffee in the morning lol) outweigh that analog drive. Especially when 1/3 of that commute has little ones in the back and I'm driving like a mature responsible adult. Although my 8 year old especially likes when I get into the boost "windows down, system up, dad!"...warms my heart.

If I'd have bought my G instead of leasing it, then buying out the lease, I might have played this differently, but I didn't.

r2dmax

An F10 chassis 535i M Sport is my replacement. I missed driving a Euro so I had to go back. Had fun in the G though. Tein C/Os are for sale... Never used

4DRZ

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Mustangs are definitely good for cheap power. I remember reading a few months ago about a dealer in Ohio (?) who was selling turn key supercharged mustangs with roughly 700 hp for a very reasonable amount. Not a bad option, especially now that they can finally turn a corner decently.