Did Ford send a ringer early on?
(I'm only poking fun at the ringer part as I know the blue oval camp would have a field day if a GM representative said the excerpt below).
"A Ford communications representative noted that the quickest manual transmission Mustang EcoBoost we tested (the second car) was a pre-production model and speculated that it may have had a “different calibration.” He did not elaborate."
The best trap speed I've seen has been from C&D.. They had it at 102 and 103 from what I recall. I believe the rest have been under 100 mph.
Interesting read.. Trap speed is about the same in all of the tests. This thing weighs more than an ATS v6 coupe. A bit of a diet and maybe Focus RS power-plant and it would be a decent improvement.
To me, the 1/4 are all fairly close from the tests they had. Seems like the 0-60 is what really took the hit. I don't know if they recalibrated it or something to protect drivetrain.
http://www.motortrend.com/news/ecobo...etting-slower/