Video new 5.0 at Willow

[Tetge]

It looked good and sounded good. And Jimmy Joe Bob clearly liked it.

I was figuring that the stock seats would fit a, shall we say, larger frame, better than the somewhat expensive optional Recaro's. But, if the test driver in the video thought that the Recaro's were necessary, perhaps others might be able to fit in them as well?

We should ask that the test drivers post up their height and weight

Jimmy Joe Bob did not appear to be particularly slim. But, I suppose that the real test would be to send Juan to sit in the car and report back. Mustangs may still be too small for him. Also, the test drivers all appear to be wimps, except for
Randy. They need to get some drivers in the cars at Willow so we can see how they really go.

I also was curious how the new GT compared to the SVT Cobra. As recall, the Cobra was fully loaded and listed for $34750. To get leather seats and a fair amount of similar luxury in the new car, one has to get the premium model, and, with the Recaro seats and the GT Performance Package this list for $40,015. Of course, the car has more HP/TQ than the Cobra did and bigger brakes and, it is said, a much more sophisticated chassis. If a person got the less expensive base GT with cloth interior, with the Recaro seats and GT Performance Package, it would be $37015, list. And, it would be a bit lighter than the Premium model. Still, with approx. 10.5% additional taxes and fees added on, the Premium model would be ~$44000. OTD, and the base model, ~$40000. I paid full retail for my Cobra and it came to $38000, OTD. But the Cobra was a limited production car and also it was a monster in its day.

I wonder how long it will be before dealers are making good deals on the new car? Perhaps next year when the new Craparo comes out, as Ford would like to grab back the lead in sales from Chevy. But, my paid for 12 sec, GT, with the stout stick axle and no wheel hop sort of looks good at this point, auto trans and all. It even gets 25 mpg on the highway. And, I have reformed from racing and hot rodding, particularly since Brakelate left town and took his bad influence with him. So, an auto trans grocery getter is not a bad vehicle.

[SonicVenum]

Jimmy Joe Bob is actually named Matt Farah. He runs a car review/car tech talk website called TheSmokingTire. He briefly had a show with Adam Carolla, John Salley, and some other annoying snooty dude on one of the sports networks, but it was terrible, thus its short life. As to his size, he's a chubster, but he's not all that tall. I think his driving might be a little better than what was indicated in the video. He was hampered by other slower drivers/cars, and wasn't really driving it like he stole it. His review of the car was rather vanilla, but we love it 'cause we're Mustang guys. I'll admit it was hard watching the Camaro LE1 vs Mustang GT Track Pack video. A little painful, though it didn't change my desire for a '15, and never wanting to buy a Camaro.

Now, me fitting in one of these cars: I'll have to sit in one to be sure, but I should fit. I fit just fine in an '07 Mustang GT Premium with the OEM leather seats. I would imagine the Recaros would be a bit narrower, but I have no way of knowing without sitting in them. The Cobra Sidewinder seats I had in my Termi were wider, and much more comfortable than the stock seats, which were too narrow in the bolsters for me. I'm definitely getting to the stage in life where I like to be comfortable. When I drive around in the Notch, I can turn off the blinker with my knee after I make a left turn.

[SVTRonDogg]

Matt Farah is annoying as shit and looks like a giant douchebag. Hate seeing him in these videos.

[jhwalker]

Matt Farah is annoying as shit and looks like a giant douchebag. Hate seeing him in these videos.