Muscle Car Reviews – 2009 Ford Mustang Coupe And Mustang
Muscle Car Reviews – 2009 Ford Mustang Coupe And Mustang Shelby GT500
More than just being a high performance sports car the 2009 Ford Mustang Coupe is an appealing combination of power and elegance. Ford has succeeded in blending the classic exterior styling of the 1960s with a highly futuristic interior and an array of technological features.
Exterior Styling
It is evident from several 2009 Ford Mustang reviews that experts agree on the styling of the pony car. While the 2009 Ford Mustang coupe exudes coolness in exterior styling the 2009 Ford Mustang Shelby versions are more aggressive typical of a muscle car. Ford offers plenty of styling options for both Mustang coupe and convertibles available in four trims V6 Deluxe V6 Premium GT Deluxe and GT Premium. The Ford Mustang convertibles feature a power vinyl top.
The Mustang Shelby editions are more robust now with a fortified chassis. The front sway bars diameter of the 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 coupe and convertibles is reduced increasing spring stiffness to allow quicker turnin on the outward tire.
Interior Comfort
Both the 2009 Ford Mustang coupe and convertible can accommodate four people along with enough storage at the rear cargo. Even though its charcoal black leather seating and aluminum dashboard looks sophisticated the appeal is reduced by excessive use of hard plastic inside the car. The same is applicable for the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 coupe and convertibles except the bold red seams and side bolstering on the seats.
The comfort features in Ford Mustang V6 Deluxe includes keyless access cruise control airconditioning full power accessories a CD player with an additional audio port. The V6 Premium comes with a power driver seat a Shaker 500 stereo with sixCD changer.
As for Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 convertible and coupe Deluxe trims feature 18inch alloy wheels a front air splitter a rear spoiler foglamps cruise control navigation system heat extractors airconditioning and power driver seat while the Premium edition comes with an additional sport bucket seats with Cobra logos and a Shaker 500 stereo with CDchanger and satellite radio.
Power and Performance
All versions of Ford Mustang are rearwheeldrive. The 2009 Ford Mustang is equipped with a standard fivespeed manual transmission with fivespeed automatic as an option. The pony car uses a 4.0L 210Hp V6 producing 240lbft of torque.
On the other hand the 2009 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is powered by a 4.6L 300Hp V8 that produces the required thrust to acquire 0 to 60mph in 5.7 seconds. But for Mustang Shelby GT500 a Tremec sixspeed manual transmission is the only choice. The Ford muscle cars have 19mpg and 18mpg combined fuel economy respectively.
Safety Features
The 2009 Ford Mustang has fourwheel disc brakes and frontseat side airbags as standard safety features with optional ABS and traction control. The Shelby GT500 features Brembo brakes with ABS and traction control as standard.
Despite absence of electronic stability control all Ford Mustang models have passed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash tests with five stars for front and side impact protection for front seat passenger. The 2009 Ford Mustang Convertible achieved a five star rating in rear side protection as well.
From the 2009 Ford Mustang Shelby reviews one point is clear that competitors like the BMW 128i Nissan 350Z and Mazda RX8 are ahead of Ford Mustang in interior styling and handling. This year in 2009 Mustangs competitors line up adds a new contender the Dodge Challenger available with V6 and V8 powertrains. Nevertheless somewhere down the line the retrofuturistic design and reasonable pricing lend an extra edge to the 2009 Ford Mustang against their old rivals the 2010 Chevy Camaro and Pontiac Firebirds.
About the writer: Tim Jones is a selfpublished author and automobile expert. She writes on latest Ford models like 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 as well as Ford used car. For more information she recommends you to visit: http://www.caranddriver.com/
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