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05-17-2010, 11:10 AM
Filed under: Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Hyundai (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/), Reviews (http://www.autoblog.com/category/reviews/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01v6sportscarcomparoopt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai)
V6 Sports Car Comparison - Click above for high-res image gallery
This comparison test couldn't have happened just a few short months ago. Sure, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe) has been around since 2008. And not counting a seven-year walkabout, the Datsun/Nissan Z (http://www.autoblog.com/model/370z) has been with us in one form or another since the first moon landing. Want to talk old? The Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang) dates back to the invention of the wheel. At least it seems that way.
So why no comparison until now? Because until quite recently, Ford's entry level V6-powered Mustang was never really a sports car. The heavy, near impotent Cologne iron-block V6 was a joke, fit for little more than rental car duty, and it wasn't even terribly adept at that. But the non-V8 pony car has undergone some significant changes for 2011 - the biggest being its all-aluminum V6 producing 305 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque - allowing it to finally hang with these two V6-powered competitors from across the Pacific.
At least on paper.
Read on (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/#continued) to find out which V6-powered sports car reigns supreme. If you can't wait, skip right to the results (http://www.mnfords.com/#theresults).
Gallery: V6 Sports Car Comparison: Mustang vs Genesis Coupe vs 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)
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Photos by Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/)
Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 17 May 2010 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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V6 Sports Car Comparison - Click above for high-res image gallery
This comparison test couldn't have happened just a few short months ago. Sure, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe) has been around since 2008. And not counting a seven-year walkabout, the Datsun/Nissan Z (http://www.autoblog.com/model/370z) has been with us in one form or another since the first moon landing. Want to talk old? The Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang) dates back to the invention of the wheel. At least it seems that way.
So why no comparison until now? Because until quite recently, Ford's entry level V6-powered Mustang was never really a sports car. The heavy, near impotent Cologne iron-block V6 was a joke, fit for little more than rental car duty, and it wasn't even terribly adept at that. But the non-V8 pony car has undergone some significant changes for 2011 - the biggest being its all-aluminum V6 producing 305 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque - allowing it to finally hang with these two V6-powered competitors from across the Pacific.
At least on paper.
Read on (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/#continued) to find out which V6-powered sports car reigns supreme. If you can't wait, skip right to the results (http://www.mnfords.com/#theresults).
Gallery: V6 Sports Car Comparison: Mustang vs Genesis Coupe vs 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/)
Photos by Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/)
Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 17 May 2010 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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