There is good news, though. The clutch is lightweight, meaning you can skip leg day and still drive the manual Mustang in nearly any kind of traffic.
Besides the slick shifter and light clutch, a few other aspects come together to make the manual Mustang experience the ideal one. The pedals are placed to make rev-matched downshifts reasonably easy. The engine doesn't hang up between shifts and is happy to build revs, further encouraging fancy downshifting.
Having just six gears also means each ratio is taller than those in the automatic, so you don't have to shift much more than you need, either. And while it's fun to shift this trans, being able to take a break is appreciated. Conclusion The automatic will work well enough for some people and in certain situations, but it's not as engaging as we'd have hoped. If driving fun is what you're looking for, may we direct your attention to the manual transmission?
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Advantage, automatic. The 6-speed manual Mustang GT was a bit of handful, especially on the slippery track. I did not feel that I was able to extract the best lap times with the manual equipped car. I have been driving manuals all my life but in this case, I was the weakest link in this drivetrain.
With so much power and torque driving the rear wheels, I never really felt as though I could drive this car as hard and aggressively as I wanted to. Behind the wheel of this car I immediately felt much more comfortable and was quickly able to be more aggressive with the loud pedal.
That allowed me to focus on driving the proper racing line and not having to worry if I was in the best gear for that section of the race track. Every lap in this car brought a big smile on my face because I could be so much more aggressive and have so much more fun. Laps in the manual car were much more nerve-racking and I never felt like I was extracting the best performance out of the car. That was not the case with the speed automatic, I was on it from the start and got quicker and quicker and more confident with each flying lap.
I could easily imagine running a 1-hour race in this car, but an hour racing behind the wheel of the 6-speed manual would be much more tiring, harder work, and slower. In this setting, the 6-speed manual is a more engaging route to go. But on a daily basis, commuting in heavy stop and go traffic, it is probably best only for the real die-hard enthusiasts. The automatic is less engaging, but with so many gears to go through, paddle shifting up and down through the gears makes the experience feel very racy and the sounds that are generated form the exhaust with each paddle shift are very rewarding with this big powerful V8.
If you have any aspirations of being quick at a race track at the odd track day, the Mustang GT equipped speed automatic will probably get you around the quickest, and allow you to really focus on the racing line, and hopefully, on having fun.
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