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09-21-2010, 09:59 AM
Filed under: Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Reviews (http://www.autoblog.com/category/reviews/)
Forty-six Years Of Refinement Make It The Muscle Car To Beat
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2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery
Potentially ruinous. All that work on an impressive new 5.0-liter V8 engine, chassis tweaks and other piecemeal refinements for the 2011 Ford Mustang GT (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang) are almost all for naught because of a single glaring issue. What could erase all the gains the Mustang has made for 2011? The answer is nestled between the front seats, and it goes by the name 6R80.
Despite the promise that a smooth-shifting six-speed automatic transmission carries, not to mention the associated fuel economy, the auto 'box blunts the Mustang's edge severely. Can the new 5.0-liter V8 and wind in your hair make up for the dulling effect of the Mustang GT Convertible's transmission? Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/#continued) to find out.
Continue reading (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/#continued)...
Gallery: Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/)
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Gallery: Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Premium (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-premium/)
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Photos copyright (C)2010 Dan Roth, John Neff / AOLContinue reading Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Coupe and Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/)
Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Coupe and Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Forty-six Years Of Refinement Make It The Muscle Car To Beat
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/lead1mustangconv2011review.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/)
2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery
Potentially ruinous. All that work on an impressive new 5.0-liter V8 engine, chassis tweaks and other piecemeal refinements for the 2011 Ford Mustang GT (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang) are almost all for naught because of a single glaring issue. What could erase all the gains the Mustang has made for 2011? The answer is nestled between the front seats, and it goes by the name 6R80.
Despite the promise that a smooth-shifting six-speed automatic transmission carries, not to mention the associated fuel economy, the auto 'box blunts the Mustang's edge severely. Can the new 5.0-liter V8 and wind in your hair make up for the dulling effect of the Mustang GT Convertible's transmission? Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/#continued) to find out.
Continue reading (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/#continued)...
Gallery: Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/01mustangconv2011review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/#3383972)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/02mustangconv2011review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/#3383973)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/03mustangconv2011review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/#3383974)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/04mustangconv2011review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/#3383975)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/05mustangconv2011review_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/#3383976)
Gallery: Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Premium (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-premium/)
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Photos copyright (C)2010 Dan Roth, John Neff / AOLContinue reading Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Coupe and Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/)
Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Coupe and Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/2011-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-and-convertible-review-road-test/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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