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| 2013 FORD MUSTANG V-6 | | 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI |
| $329 | typical monthly payment, $0 down | $374 |
| $11,844 | total payments, 36 months | $13,464 |
| $22,995 | sticker price | $24,790 |
305-hp V-6
6-speed manual | powertrain | turbocharged 200-hp inline-4
6-speed manual |
0-to-60 mph: 5.4 seconds
1/4-mile: 14.0 seconds @ 104 mph | acceleration | 0-to-60 mph: 6.3 seconds
1/4-mile: 14.9 seconds @ 96 mph |
| 19/29 | EPA city/highway fuel economy, mpg | 21/31 |
| Watched from the sidelines as the V-8 Mustangs made the 10Best list, then trounced a V-6 Camaro for revenge | C/D trophy case | Seven-time 10Best winner, recently took down a 263-hp Mazdaspeed 3 in a comparo |
| Superb balance and nimbleness | strengths | Steering weight and response, engine flexibility |
| Oddly clumsy in our lane-change test, low top-speed governor (114 mph) | weaknesses | Brakes prone to fading, nose-heavy, recently lost to a Focus ST in a comparo
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| It'll depreciate $12,000 in three years. | why lease instead of buy? | It'll be warrantied the whole time you have it. |
| Spend most of my commute making slight steering corrections while looking through the side windows. | in inclement weather, i . . . | Gloat to myself about front-wheel drive's superior stability. |
| Two of them are usually children. Small children. | when i have three other people with me . . . | I want the adults in the back seat to think we're in an adult car. |
| Fuel economy in a cool retro package. | reason you tell people you got it | Fun and utility. |
| A Mustang GT was too expensive. | real reason you got it | Drives, looks, and feels like a German car—because it is one. |
| Go late at night and do donuts in the parking lot. | when i go to costco, i . . | Buy so much stuff I almost think I need a U-Haul to get home. But a spacious hatchback will do. |
| America, God shed his grace on thee. | america . . . | You want to talk about progressive income taxes or the pervasiveness of genetically modified potatoes? |
| Real men get rear-wheel drive. | get it instead of the other one because . . . | Refinement matters. |
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