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Originally Posted by 1990C4S

What is the 0-60 time? I see a lot of conflicting numbers when I google it.

I was curious so checked out the '08 and '09 Bullitt mustang last night, 315hp V-8, supposed to give a 5.0 or 5.1 0-60 which isn't OMG fast, but is still pretty darn fast.

Originally Posted by aschen

its not a fast car when you think about it having a big v8, but it is a fast car in the context of a reliable car than can be bought for less than 10 k. It is fast/fun compared to say a similarly priced camry.

Also if you can slap a turbo on a mustang you can certainly slap one on a mustang!

300hp hasn't been omg fast since the 3.3 930s were new.

But as above, a 5-flat 0-60 is pretty quick.

Originally Posted by Dantilla

Same experience here.

After having a 220 hp 944 Turbo, I expected a 300 hp car to be quick.
I still really like the 2005-2009 Mustangs, but it sure isn't the hot rod I expected.

I still have an NA Miata. Perfect for the curvy, hilly roads around here.

I'm betting that part of the difference is power delivery. A car with a wide flat power curve usually doesn't feel as fast as something peaky like a turbo or my old '88 911 (not tons of power, but fairly peaky delivery) Feeling the power build as the revs build pretty much always feels faster to me. Of course, in practice, the wider power curve is usually faster.