How fast is 2018 mustang gt

Away from the test track, the speed automatic's strengths are less pronounced, particularly when it comes to fuel economy. The manual four-cylinder Mustang coupe's EPA estimates are 21 mpg city and 31 highway, with the automatic good for only 1 mpg more on the interstate.

Opting for the EcoBoost's Performance package, however, drops the speed car's figures to 20 and 29 mpg. We averaged 21 mpg with the manual car and 20 mpg with the automatic. For the GT, the speed is worth 1 mpg extra in the city to the EPA, which rates the automatic coupe at 16 mpg city and 25 highway. Yet we only managed 16 mpg overall versus 19 mpg with the stick. On our mph highway fuel-economy loop, the automatic GT returned a so-so 24 mpg.

Adding to the diminished fun factor that comes from the automatic's reduced level of driver engagement, Ford's speed often struggles to satisfy unless you're cruising in leisurely fashion or driving flat out. If the car is left in Normal driving mode, shifts are generally smooth and unobtrusive around town as the transmission shuffles through its ratios. Sport mode invites quicker and firmer upshifts as well as more aggressive downshifts, but the action also becomes less refined under moderate throttle inputs and clunky during multi-gear downshifts while pulling up to a traffic light.

When pressed to perform, Ford's setup comes across as overly busy. Moving up to the sportier Track and Drag modes significantly increases the ferocity of the gearchanges, which are highly effective when winding out the 5.

Yet neither setting lends the speed enough sophistication to tolerate it in maximum-attack mode on the street for long. We've logged similar complaints about the speed's tuning in our long-term F Raptor pickup , in which the transmission would often stumble under harder use as it rifled through its range of cogs.

While we'd still chose the manual, the speed automatic should be a big step forward from the current Mustang's six-speed. If Ford doesn't increase pricing too much, the Mustang will be a performance bargain. We can't wait to drive it. Join Now. New Cars. Car Culture. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. R for Hot Rod managed to clock a time of The test car was a brand-new stock Mustang GT equipped with the optional speed automatic transmission and the available Level 1 Performance Package with upgraded suspension, 3.

The test was performed on an optimized surface, and the only modifications made were optimizations to the front and rear tire pressures for drag racing, which of course anyone can do - 45 psi for the fronts and 26 psi for the rears. Using launch control, Hot Rod found that a 2,rpm launch after doing a quick burnout produced the best results. For comparison, a Mustang GT with a manual-transmission, Performance Package and hp ran the quarter-mile in And if you're wondering how a manual setup compares to the speed automatic, Car and Driver found that a Mustang GT Performance Package with a manual can do the quarter-mile in The fact a stock Mustang can now set second quarter mile times out of the factory is impressive — we're now itching to see what the rumored mph Shelby GT can do.

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