The weather gods hate me.

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 09/19/2017 at 19:27 • Filed to: will alibrandi, GT350, Shelby Mustang

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Ford dropped a GT350 here for a week to review, and it’s been raining all day. Dammit. (Same day Ballaban posted an article about the 350R. Weird.) Initial impression is ohmygoddoesthissoundamazing . And it’s fast. Like, stupid fast. Ask any questions and I’ll try to answer without sounding like a total Ford fanboy.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 19:43

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Have you crashed it at a cars and coffee yet?

AestheticsInMotion > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 19:45

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If you could swap the engine into any normal, non-enthusiast car with no other supporting mods, what would you pick?

Also let me drive it plz

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 19:55

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Which is the best color for the GT350 and why is it Avalanche Grey?

Milky > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 20:01

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Why haven’t they refreshed it? I think its weird that this and the Raptor seemingly have no plan to get the base vehicle’s new look.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Milky 09/19/2017 at 20:21

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What’s different? I haven’t been keeping up.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 09/19/2017 at 20:22

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Come on, I just got it today. Give me time. (weekend is coming!)

Spasoje > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 20:23

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How is it in the rain? We get tons of that around here, and my dad might be picking up a GT350 next year...

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > AestheticsInMotion 09/19/2017 at 20:23

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I have this ridiculous idea of swapping in a 5 liter Coyote out of a wrecked GT into my ‘08 Town Car. The 5.2 would be even more ridiculous.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 09/19/2017 at 20:24

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Blerg. Grabber Blue is the business.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Spasoje 09/19/2017 at 20:28

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Well the smart move is DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT SHUTTING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL. (duh?) That, for the most part, should keep you from becoming one with a tree. Maybe.

If you try to drive with any kind of gusto in the wet, you will break the tires loose, esp in turns, and the back will step out a bit but TC will save yer arse.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 20:30

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Basically the looks and updated transmission (10 speed in the raptor). In full honesty, I like the previous designs better

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 20:40

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Grabber Blue is nice, but Avalanche Grey gets a 17/10 in my book.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Milky 09/19/2017 at 20:48

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The new face is the Shelby face. Like the last model.

Milky > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 20:54

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New bumpers and lights along with a lower hood.

I wonder if they’re just skipping a year for the Shelby to get the refresh.

JR1 > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 20:57

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Would a GT350 convertible fit this cars character

Milky > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/19/2017 at 20:58

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2018 ‘stangs get new lights and a lower hood. The Shelby def has the “old” lights.

Spasoje > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 21:04

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Reminds me of autocrossing a 435i xDrive in a torrential downpour – the concrete paddock turned into a lake! The back end stepped out just a bit in the slalom a couple times, but it was quickly corrected. That day was a definite highlight hehe

Anyways, how would you say the GT350 is as a daily driver? (bar snow or temps below the tires’ boundaries, of course!)

Vicente Esteve > Milky 09/19/2017 at 21:05

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Honestly, both of those vehicles to my eyes have horrid refreshes so this makes me happy.

Jayhawk Jake > Milky 09/19/2017 at 21:32

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My guess would be that it’s just waiting a year for the refresh.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Spasoje 09/19/2017 at 23:13

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Only had it since this afternoon, but no deal-breakers yet. The clutch pedal is low effort, but feels like it doesn’t want to come up quickly. Never encountered that before.

Variance > Spasoje 09/19/2017 at 23:15

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Gas mileage aside, it’s a fantastic daily. Seats are comfortable, Magneride suspension is surprisingly compliant, and the car doesn’t particularly mind being driven “easy”, unlike some other track-focused cars.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > JR1 09/19/2017 at 23:17

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I don’t think so; it’s too firmly sprung for a vert. IMO that takes away from the top-down cruising aspect of the car. But now the ‘18 is up to 460hp so the power gap is a bit less.

Spasoje > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/19/2017 at 23:27

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Does the clutch still have that sort of “two-step” feel when you release the pedal?

Spasoje > Variance 09/19/2017 at 23:30

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Music to my ears! Are those the ‘comfort’ (i.e. cooled) seats, or the Recaros?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Spasoje 09/20/2017 at 07:44

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No, it feels pretty linear but it does take a little getting used to. It engages kinda high off the floor, but that could be it having 11k miles and driven hard by a whole bunch of auto journalists?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Spasoje 09/20/2017 at 10:21

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Update to this morning’s pre-coffee reply: Yes it definitely does have the two-step feel to it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Milky 09/20/2017 at 17:16

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Original looks better.

Variance > Spasoje 09/20/2017 at 17:47

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The Recaros; I refused to buy the car without them.

I realized I should add a caveat regarding the ride quality, however: my other car is a Lotus Elise, so my definition of “compliant” may be different from a lot of people’s.

Variance > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/20/2017 at 17:50

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I actually removed my clutch pedal spring for specifically this reason. It’s a two-stage setup that made the pedal feel janky as hell; I felt like I couldn’t drive worth a damn until I got rid of it.

Spasoje > Variance 09/20/2017 at 18:38

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Haha perhaps! Still valuable info, though. You can only get so much from a test-drive...