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From Roller Dogs To Road Tests With The Lexus NX And Mustang GT · In Wheel Time Podcast

• 0:04
  Don Armstrong: It's 10 to noon, usually, every Saturday, for our live show about all things automotive, and we thank you for being with us today.
• 0:11
  Don Armstrong: I'm gonna have to change things around a little bit.
• 0:13
  Jeff Dziekan: It's up to you.
• 0:14
  Don Armstrong: No, I know I want to do it because I teased it and I want to talk about it.
• 0:17
  Jeff Dziekan: Okay.
• 0:18
  Don Armstrong: The seven best gas station hot dogs in America.
• 0:20
  Don Armstrong: Have you got that?
• 0:21
  Jeff Dziekan: I got it.
• 0:22
  Jeff Dziekan: Hot dog.
• 0:23
  Jeff Dziekan: Yeah, here we go.
• 0:24
  Don Armstrong: Oh, don't make fun.
• 0:25
  Don Armstrong: You know you like them.
• 0:26
  Jeff Dziekan: Yeah.
• 0:28
  Jeff Dziekan: All right.
• 0:28
  Jeff Dziekan: So what we got the shiny, juicy skin, warm buns on the counter, and all the.
• 0:36
  Jeff Dziekan: Wait a minute.
• 0:36
  Don Armstrong: We're not talking about the beach now.
• 0:38
  Jeff Dziekan: No, all and all the toppings to choose from at a low price.
• 0:41
  Jeff Dziekan: We don't like toppings.
• 0:42
  Jeff Dziekan: Of course, some gas convenience chains.
• 0:45
  Jeff Dziekan: Dog stands ahead and shoulders above the rest.
• 0:49
  Jeff Dziekan: So here we go.
• 0:50
  Jeff Dziekan: Number one, Michael.
• 0:52
  Jeff Dziekan: Pilot flying J.
• 0:55
  Jeff Dziekan: You've probably seen this gas station and truck stops while making summer road trips across the country.
• 0:59
  Jeff Dziekan: They make that look that's a little bit.
• 1:01
  Jeff Dziekan: Is based in Knoxville and operates truck stops across the country, making this dog about as accessible as it gets.
• 1:08
  Jeff Dziekan: When you'll find a pilot flying J, you got big juicy dogs on a roller grill along with fresh, cold toppings ranging from what?
• 1:17
  Jeff Dziekan: Sauerkraut, slice, jalapeno, banana peppers.
• 1:22
  Jeff Dziekan: We'll move on.
• 1:23
  Jeff Dziekan: The next one is Come and Go.
• 1:26
  Jeff Dziekan: Founded in 1963, the Midwestern chain's name is a play on a phrase Come and Go, using the initials of the founders, Cross and Gentile.
• 1:36
  Jeff Dziekan: With 400 stores in 11 states, it's not difficult to find that there's a tasty dog wrapped in a soft bun.
• 1:43
  Jeff Dziekan: What's outstanding about the dogs is that they're often on special.
• 1:47
  Jeff Dziekan: With two dogs, chips, and a drink running less than six dollars.
• 1:51
  Jeff Dziekan: I am in.
• 1:52
  Jeff Dziekan: Next one, Michael.
• 1:54
  Jeff Dziekan: Is a Circle K.
• 1:55
  Jeff Dziekan: Almost as ubiquitous as a 7 Eleven Circle K.
• 1:57
  Jeff Dziekan: All Angus beef dogs are dependable choice for a road trip.
• 2:01
  Jeff Dziekan: You know, I hate to say that's what we used to call that commie K.
• 2:04
  Don Armstrong: There you go.
• 2:04
  Don Armstrong: Never mind, that's another story for the other thing.
• 2:06
  Don Armstrong: There you go.
• 2:06
  Jeff Dziekan: Uh trip meal and a late night snack.
• 2:08
  Jeff Dziekan: Prices vary, but you can usually find a dog and a drink for around two bucks with no extra change in toppings.
• 2:15
  Jeff Dziekan: Next one we got is AMPM.
• 2:18
  Jeff Dziekan: The Tapatilla hot dogs and AMPM are spicier versions of our traditional roller dogs made with a tapeilla hot sauce.
• 2:25
  Jeff Dziekan: AMPM.
• 2:26
  Jeff Dziekan: AMPMIS.
• 2:27
  Jeff Dziekan: I want to go there.
• 2:28
  Jeff Dziekan: I don't I never heard of them.
• 2:30
  Jeff Dziekan: They're around.
• 2:31
  Jeff Dziekan: A West Coast I think there's one in Sugarland.
• 2:33
  Jeff Dziekan: A West Coast convenience store chain with locations in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, offers a spicy store.
• 2:39
  Jeff Dziekan: You didn't say Texas.
• 2:40
  Jeff Dziekan: Well, I think there's one over there though.
• 2:42
  Jeff Dziekan: They offer the dogs for$1.99.
• 2:45
  Jeff Dziekan: The chain also offers cheddarwurst dogs packed with cheese at the same price.
• 2:51
  Jeff Dziekan: If you buy one dog, get the second dog for only a dollar fifty.
• 2:54
  Jeff Dziekan: I am in.
• 2:56
  Jeff Dziekan: Michael?
• 2:57
  Jeff Dziekan: We got the holiday station.
• 2:59
  Jeff Dziekan: For only a dollar, you can get authentic Nathan Jr.
• 3:01
  Jeff Dziekan: all beef dog at the Midwest chain.
• 3:03
  Jeff Dziekan: Dang, a dollar.
• 3:05
  Jeff Dziekan: Locations in where?
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  Jeff Dziekan: Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
• 3:14
  Jeff Dziekan: Our full serve Nathan's hot dog with classic Johnsonville brats.
• 3:19
  Jeff Dziekan: If a long day in the car has you feeling hangry, go for a hot dog.
• 3:24
  Jeff Dziekan: Hangry.
• 3:24
  Jeff Dziekan: 7 Eleven is the next one.
• 3:26
  Jeff Dziekan: For its price, the 711 Big Bite may be just the best dog.
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  Jeff Dziekan: You can get almost anywhere in the country.
• 3:32
  Jeff Dziekan: Seriously, with over 13,000 locations, it gets harder to avoid a ubiquitous brand.
• 3:37
  Jeff Dziekan: Its locations offer gas, and that's before you eat the hot dog.
• 3:42
  Jeff Dziekan: But you can also find there's a convenience store in many cities.
• 3:45
  Jeff Dziekan: The straightforward all beef dog starts at around two bucks.
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  Jeff Dziekan: It's a quarter pound beef wrapped in a pillowy bun.
• 3:52
  Jeff Dziekan: Several different toppings are available with a very uh and they vary by location, of course.
• 3:57
  Jeff Dziekan: Speedway, which is also owned by 7-Eleven, also offers the big bite.
• 4:01
  Jeff Dziekan: And the last one on the list, Michael, is Sheets.
• 4:04
  Jeff Dziekan: This chain is around 700 stores located in central and western Pennsylvania.
• 4:08
  Jeff Dziekan: Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, southern the East Coast.
• 4:11
  Jeff Dziekan: They made to order dogs, starting at 99 cents.
• 4:14
  Jeff Dziekan: But they also offer more upgrades with the most convenience stores, including pretzel bun.
• 4:20
  Jeff Dziekan: Six kinds of cheese, including nacho.
• 4:23
  Jeff Dziekan: Uh 14 different spreads like Dr.
• 4:25
  Jeff Dziekan: Pepper barbecue sauce, 19 different toppings from caramelized onions to guacamole.
• 4:31
  Jeff Dziekan: Talk about a dog a Palooza.
• 4:33
  Jeff Dziekan: So there you go.
• 4:35
  Jeff Dziekan: What a deal.
• 4:36
  Jeff Dziekan: How about that?
• 4:37
  Don Armstrong: I'm sorry, I was waving at the drone.
• 4:40
  Jeff Dziekan: Oh, the drone climbing.
• 4:41
  Don Armstrong: I was waving at you.
• 4:42
  Jeff Dziekan: Paige thought you were.
• 4:44
  Don Armstrong: Yeah, I know.
• 4:45
  Don Armstrong: Paige, uh, I love you, but I w I was waving at the drone, but what in the Here's what I do.
• 4:58
  Don Armstrong: A review of the 2026 Lexus NX.
• 5:02
  Don Armstrong: It comes in so many different trim levels.
• 5:05
  Don Armstrong: Let me start.
• 5:06
  Don Armstrong: 350H, 350, 350H premium, 350 premium, 358 luxury, and the list goes on and on.
• 5:15
  Don Armstrong: I'm not going to bar you with all that.
• 5:17
  Don Armstrong: I had the 450H plus luxury all-wheel drive.
• 5:22
  Don Armstrong: This is considered a small SUV.
• 5:24
  Don Armstrong: I would consider it a small SUV.
• 5:27
  Don Armstrong: Uh, five seats.
• 5:30
  Don Armstrong: I'm sorry?
• 5:32
  Don Armstrong: No, the Lexus.
• 5:34
  Don Armstrong: Um, all new in uh 2022.
• 5:37
  Don Armstrong: Exterior features, attractively curvy body lines.
• 5:42
  Don Armstrong: I'm talking about the car now, so you get your mind out of the gutter, with signature spindle grille, different wheels and grills for different trims.
• 5:51
  Don Armstrong: The tail has brake cooling ducts back there.
• 5:55
  Don Armstrong: Does it need it?
• 5:56
  Don Armstrong: No, but it looks really cool.
• 5:58
  Don Armstrong: They're fake anyway, but it looks good.
• 6:00
  Don Armstrong: Um the C pillar adds a fast back, attractive touch to the design.
• 6:06
  Don Armstrong: What I liked about it, the overall design gets high marks, in my opinion, but could use improvement.
• 6:11
  Don Armstrong: I don't think anything.
• 6:12
  Don Armstrong: It really is a good-looking vehicle.
• 6:13
  Don Armstrong: Interior highlights, a uh center screen designed into the dash layout.
• 6:19
  Don Armstrong: It's nice and uh it looks really good.
• 6:23
  Don Armstrong: Comfortable seating with lots of adjustments.
• 6:26
  Don Armstrong: Uh leg room for the second row passengers is adequate, which is different for a small SUV.
• 6:33
  Don Armstrong: Overall, fit finish design, excellent.
• 6:36
  Don Armstrong: Uh trunk room, cargo room, adequate for this small SUV, especially with the second row down.
• 6:42
  Don Armstrong: What I liked about it, that 14-inch center screen.
• 6:46
  Don Armstrong: What could use improvement?
• 6:48
  Don Armstrong: The steering wheel multi-function buttons disappear when you're trying to use them.
• 6:53
  Don Armstrong: It's frustrating.
• 6:54
  Don Armstrong: So if you don't, if you're not using it, the display that tells you what it is that you're moving your cursor to disappears too quick.
• 7:06
  Don Armstrong: Going, dang it, where was I?
• 7:08
  Don Armstrong: So it comes with a 2.5 liter plug-in.
• 7:11
  Don Armstrong: This is a plug-in hybrid electric.
• 7:14
  Don Armstrong: Now, I did not plug it in.
• 7:16
  Don Armstrong: Okay, I'm guilty, I'll I'll admit that.
• 7:19
  Don Armstrong: But that's a pain.
• 7:21
  Don Armstrong: If it's got a gasoline motor in it, I'm not plugging it in.
• 7:25
  Don Armstrong: Because it's a pain.
• 7:25
  Don Armstrong: I don't have the setup at the house for net horsepower, 304 combined plug-in and the engine as well.
• 7:35
  Don Armstrong: So if you use both, 304 horsepower.
• 7:38
  Don Armstrong: Torque, plenty.
• 7:40
  Don Armstrong: Has a CVT transmission.
• 7:42
  Don Armstrong: Till rating, one ton.
• 7:46
  Don Armstrong: Would you subject your car to towing something?
• 7:48
  Don Armstrong: I I wouldn't.
• 7:50
  Don Armstrong: Uh apparently that other car show let out because it is nothing but cars all coming in here.
• 7:56
  Don Armstrong: It's crazy.
• 7:57
  Don Armstrong: There's some uh WRX STIs.
• 8:01
  Don Armstrong: Yep, do.
• 8:02
  Don Armstrong: Yeah, 10 bucks to pass by the in-wheel time booth.
• 8:05
  Don Armstrong: Wish you could see it.
• 8:06
  Don Armstrong: Sorry you can't.
• 8:09
  Don Armstrong: Miles per gallon, 34 with the gas.
• 8:13
  Don Armstrong: 84 with the gas plus electric plug-in aspect of it.
• 8:18
  Don Armstrong: 84.
• 8:19
  Don Armstrong: I got 33.4 because I didn't plug it in.
• 8:22
  Don Armstrong: Uh over 103.6 miles.
• 8:24
  Don Armstrong: Don, you only drove the thing 103 miles?
• 8:27
  Don Armstrong: Yeah.
• 8:27
  Don Armstrong: I only drove it 103 miles because that particular week I had two cars and uh I kind of split the difference between the two cars.
• 8:35
  Don Armstrong: What are you doing with two cars?
• 8:37
  Don Armstrong: Don't ask me.
• 8:38
  Don Armstrong: Don't get me started.
• 8:39
  Don Armstrong: What I liked, the mileage.
• 8:41
  Don Armstrong: Wish I'd taken the time to plug it in, though.
• 8:44
  Don Armstrong: I made a note of that.
• 8:47
  Don Armstrong: You know, they do they get out of the way when Mars shows up with the in-wheel time truck?
• 8:52
  Don Armstrong: Uh what could use improvement?
• 8:54
  Don Armstrong: Uh a non-plug-in would be great, but it would be more expensive.
• 9:00
  Don Armstrong: Uh what I liked about it, riding handling, top-of-the-line luxury.
• 9:04
  Don Armstrong: And what could use improvement?
• 9:06
  Don Armstrong: An F Sport is available.
• 9:09
  Don Armstrong: So that would give you a little bit more zip, some more vinegar, as they like to say.
• 9:13
  Jeff Dziekan: Oh, Vim and vinegar.
• 9:15
  Don Armstrong: Vim and vinegar.
• 9:17
  Don Armstrong: Vim?
• 9:17
  Don Armstrong: Is that a word?
• 9:18
  Don Armstrong: Vim, yeah.
• 9:18
  Don Armstrong: My mother used to lose that all the time.
• 9:21
  Don Armstrong: Um, okay, so let's talk about pricing.
• 9:23
  Don Armstrong: Base trim price,$61,740.
• 9:26
  Don Armstrong: Price is tested,$67,289.
• 9:30
  Don Armstrong: That counts me out.
• 9:31
  Don Armstrong: It's a little bit too expensive for me.
• 9:33
  Don Armstrong: Now you can get in an NX starting at$44,775.
• 9:37
  Don Armstrong: I think I'd look down at the lower level.
• 9:39
  Don Armstrong: That's just me.
• 9:41
  Don Armstrong: Competitors, Mercedes-Benz X3, the Acura RDX, and the Genesis G V70.
• 9:52
  Don Armstrong: I got another car review, going to do that in the last hour of the show this morning.
• 9:56
  Don Armstrong: And um, next week I'll review the Ram 1500.
• 10:01
  Don Armstrong: Oh, yeah.
• 10:02
  Don Armstrong: Oh my god, was that thing nice?
• 10:04
  Don Armstrong: Jeez.
• 10:05
  Don Armstrong: Expensive, but nice.
• 10:07
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, so Mr.
• 10:16
  Don Armstrong: Morris, we're gonna have you continue on your trek here of being on the air, because you have done nothing to contribute to the show, but to this point.
• 10:25
  Jeff Dziekan: That gummet's running errands, he's making lunches.
• 10:28
  Jeff Dziekan: I know.
• 10:29
  Don Armstrong: Yeah, you got the pannies and bologna sandwiches, or what?
• 10:33
  Mike Marrs: Well, I I looked for some of the cheese mixed with the baloney, the cheese and bologna slices, but I couldn't find it.
• 10:38
  Jeff Dziekan: Well, on your way home, stop at a come and go and get a hot dog.
• 10:41
  Don Armstrong: All right.
• 10:41
  Don Armstrong: Oh, time now for seven racetracks worth visiting.
• 10:47
  Mike Marrs: So we looked at seven, I mean, we started looking at racetracks.
• 10:50
  Mike Marrs: There's racetracks all over the state, all over the country, different kinds, everything.
• 10:54
  Don Armstrong: But are they still open?
• 10:55
  Mike Marrs: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
• 10:56
  Mike Marrs: So, so this is more of uh seven underrated U.S.
• 11:00
  Mike Marrs: racetracks that are worth visiting if you really decide you just want to go.
• 11:04
  Mike Marrs: Some people go to baseball parks and football stadiums, eh, go to racetracks.
• 11:08
  Mike Marrs: So, one of them we want to talk about is Road America.
• 11:11
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is the classic natural terrain you're gonna be.
• 11:14
  Mike Marrs: Wisconsin.
• 11:15
  Mike Marrs: Yes.
• 11:15
  Mike Marrs: It's four miles, goes through the hills and forests of Wisconsin.
• 11:18
  Mike Marrs: You got a lot of long straights, so you get a lot of speed up, technical corners to make them slow down and try to maneuver around through the laps.
• 11:26
  Mike Marrs: But the thing about this track is there's a lot of fan freedom.
• 11:28
  Mike Marrs: There's a lot of places the spectators can run home big areas of the track to see it.
• 11:34
  Mike Marrs: And because of the elevation in the hills and stuff, you can get up and you can kind of see it.
• 11:38
  Mike Marrs: Uh and then uh it's special, it's considered one of the purest road courses in North America.
• 11:44
  Mike Marrs: Now, the another one I wanted to mention is the Virginia International Raceway.
• 11:50
  Mike Marrs: And so this one has a lot of elevation changes, which is what makes it kind of work really different from everybody else.
• 11:56
  Mike Marrs: You got uh a lot of places you can get the speed, but they've got flowing corners.
• 12:01
  Mike Marrs: It doesn't have the really long, straight speed uh straightaways to where you're gonna get up the maximum speed that you're gonna get in a lot of.
• 12:07
  Don Armstrong: And what's the name of that place?
• 12:08
  Mike Marrs: Virginia International Raceway.
• 12:10
  Mike Marrs: Now it's called VIR.
• 12:13
  Mike Marrs: That's kind of the abbreviation for it.
• 12:15
  Mike Marrs: I've heard of that one.
• 12:16
  Mike Marrs: But it's Virginia International Raceway.
• 12:18
  Jeff Dziekan: I've heard of VIR.
• 12:19
  Mike Marrs: And uh it's considered one of the better driving tracks that's in the country.
• 12:22
  Mike Marrs: And it because people go out there, they think feel like it's like a more like a country club track where everybody's just it's not like real media heavy whenever people go out there.
• 12:33
  Mike Marrs: Then the other thing is going up to uh the WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca.
• 12:41
  Don Armstrong: Now this is that's Laguna Seca.
• 12:44
  Don Armstrong: WeatherTech is sponsoring it.
• 12:46
  Don Armstrong: Exactly.
• 12:46
  Don Armstrong: They're paying them a lot of money to have their name at the top of it.
• 12:50
  Mike Marrs: And if you go look at any sign it says WeatherTech.
• 12:55
  Don Armstrong: Anyway, they're not spending any money with us.
• 12:57
  Mike Marrs: No, I know.
• 12:58
  Mike Marrs: But it's one of the things that it's famous for is because of it's got a corkscrew turn with a sudden downhill left-right sequence that drops several stories in elevation.
• 13:08
  Mike Marrs: So you really kind of drop down on it.
• 13:10
  Mike Marrs: I've never driven that track.
• 13:11
  Mike Marrs: I've seen the signs as I drove by.
• 13:15
  Mike Marrs: But uh, it's uh in the hills near Monterey, California.
• 13:18
  Mike Marrs: Got a lot of scenic views, so you get a lot of exciting racing.
• 13:21
  Mike Marrs: Fans can sit on the grassy hillsides and watch them, which is one of the things that makes these tracks a little different.
• 13:26
  Mike Marrs: You're not parked your butt in the sand, stands all day.
• 13:29
  Mike Marrs: You can actually get out and enjoy some of the outside of it.
• 13:33
  Mike Marrs: Uh another racetrack is going to be the Seabring International Raceway.
• 13:41
  Mike Marrs: It's one of the oldest and toughest circuits in North America, originally built on an old World War II airfield.
• 13:48
  Mike Marrs: So it's all got concrete surfaces that can get kind of rough and uh makes things really challenging for the cars and the drivers because it's going to eat on tires pretty hard as well as the car.
• 13:57
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is where you're going to find the 12 hours of seabreen sometimes.
• 14:01
  Mike Marrs: Yeah, I mean, that's a race that you can go there to see.
• 14:03
  Mike Marrs: And it's more like old school racing.
• 14:05
  Mike Marrs: So a lot of people like there going to that gritty atmosphere, uh racing tradition, and you can actually camp there.
• 14:12
  Mike Marrs: So if you're really interested in that, it's a really great place to go.
• 14:16
  Mike Marrs: It's bumpy, it's brutal, and one of the toughest tracks for the drivers.
• 14:21
  Mike Marrs: The other one, uh the Barber Motorsports Park.
• 14:24
  Mike Marrs: Oh, yeah, that's a good one.
• 14:25
  Mike Marrs: Wait, skip the mid-Ohio.
• 14:26
  Mike Marrs: Uh-oh.
• 14:27
  Mike Marrs: Where did Mid-Ohio go?
• 14:28
  Mike Marrs: Here it is.
• 14:29
  Mike Marrs: It's in Ohio.
• 14:29
  Mike Marrs: Yeah, it's in Ohio.
• 14:30
  Mike Marrs: Mid-Ohio is a technical layout track, and it uh flows through the wooded hills and elevation changes.
• 14:37
  Mike Marrs: And it's whole major series like IndyCar series there.
• 14:40
  Mike Marrs: It's kind of a small track, but it's considered to be very technical.
• 14:46
  Mike Marrs: Then we'll go to Barber.
• 14:48
  Mike Marrs: Barber.
• 14:48
  Mike Marrs: Barber.
• 14:50
  Mike Marrs: Barber Motorsports Park is kidding, one of the most beautiful racing facilities.
• 14:54
  Mike Marrs: Why did it do that?
• 14:56
  Mike Marrs: In the world.
• 14:57
  Mike Marrs: It's got a lot of grass, a lot of sculpted places around the circuit to kind of make it look really nice.
• 15:02
  Mike Marrs: Kind of a botanical garden area.
• 15:04
  Mike Marrs: It's got smooth pavement, flowing corners, so you get a lot of racing for motorcycles there and the cars alike.
• 15:10
  Mike Marrs: Got a uh actually also has the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum on the site.
• 15:16
  Mike Marrs: So you get a combination of the two, including the Indy Car Grand Prix of Alabama.
• 15:23
  Mike Marrs: Road Atlanta is the last one that we're going to talk about right quick.
• 15:27
  Mike Marrs: It's known for its fast flowing layout, dramatic elevation changes, and uh got a lot of high speed, steep downhill run.
• 15:36
  Mike Marrs: The uh IMSA Sports Car Championship season runs through there.
• 15:40
  Mike Marrs: And they have again fans like the classic feel of it, being able to sit on the grassy hillsides, being able to get to the areas where you can see the cars really well.
• 15:50
  Mike Marrs: And that is seven racetracks that uh are much underrated and uh offer opportunities to go and see some different kinds of racing and different feels to the track.
• 16:00
  SPEAKER_00: You know, you know, I was just let's move on with things.
• 16:10
  Don Armstrong: Uh so it's Jeff's daughter.
• 16:12
  Don Armstrong: She's up here.
• 16:13
  Don Armstrong: Um let's do Mr.
• 16:15
  Don Armstrong: Mars and the Mustang GT, Mr.
• 16:18
  Don Armstrong: Mars.
• 16:18
  Mike Marrs: Got me here.
• 16:19
  Mike Marrs: All right.
• 16:20
  Mike Marrs: Yeah.
• 16:20
  Mike Marrs: Ready to go.
• 16:21
  Mike Marrs: We are ready to go.
• 16:22
  Mike Marrs: So this is the 2025 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Drop Top Premier.
• 16:30
  Mike Marrs: Now, this vehicle was final assembly in Flat Rock of all places.
• 16:35
  Mike Marrs: It is the seventh generation of the Mustang, and it was reintroduced in 2024.
• 16:39
  Mike Marrs: So 25 is kind of a carryover.
• 16:42
  Mike Marrs: You can get the Mustang in an EcoBoost and EcoBoost Premium GT, GT Premium, or you can get the dark horse they just came out with.
• 16:50
  Don Armstrong: Well, was that C.
• 16:52
  Don Armstrong: You think the Dark Horse?
• 16:53
  Don Armstrong: I think I'll have that.
• 16:55
  Mike Marrs: So the GT Premium is where we were at with the convertible.
• 16:58
  Mike Marrs: And uh it's considered a sports car, and it's a four-passenger.
• 17:02
  Mike Marrs: Now, I'm sure anybody trying to get in the backseat might argue that with you, but it is considered a four-passenger vehicle.
• 17:09
  Mike Marrs: Got uh one thing I really liked about it, that I was a little concerned, the roof, the convertible roof on it, is fully lined, cloth top.
• 17:18
  Mike Marrs: And um, so it's really good at keeping out some of the sound.
• 17:21
  Mike Marrs: It seals up really good whenever you've got the top up.
• 17:23
  Mike Marrs: Up front, you're gonna find automatic LED headlights.
• 17:26
  Mike Marrs: It's got a hood vent that actually not a hood scoop, but a hood vent up front that looks like an inverted.
• 17:31
  Mike Marrs: I think Subaru once upon a time was doing inverted hood scoops on it.
• 17:35
  Mike Marrs: Garrain sensing wipers and all those good things, but it also has Rimbo brakes with a premium lining on it.
• 17:41
  Mike Marrs: So you got the red calipers with the white lettering on it, and it's got some 19-inch black aluminum wheels.
• 17:47
  Mike Marrs: So you put all that with the bright red paint that's on it, the black hood scoop or hood vent and the black top on it.
• 17:53
  Mike Marrs: It's really nice looking.
• 17:54
  Mike Marrs: Going down the road, getting ticket red.
• 17:58
  Mike Marrs: So uh inside we had a 12.4-inch LCD instrument cluster, so we got lots of room up there to see things.
• 18:05
  Mike Marrs: Got a 13.2-inch LED center stack.
• 18:08
  Mike Marrs: That's where you're gonna find all your convenience controls, your rear view camera, which works really well in that big of a screen.
• 18:14
  Mike Marrs: Now, the front seats are very comfortable, front bucket seats, sports car.
• 18:18
  Mike Marrs: And uh even had the red matching seat belts on it.
• 18:21
  Mike Marrs: And but there is an optional Ricaro seats available in this car.
• 18:25
  Mike Marrs: It would have been nice to see how they worked in this convertible, make it a little bit cooler.
• 18:30
  Mike Marrs: Uh, the back seat, like I said, enough said on that.
• 18:32
  Mike Marrs: Has the BO audio system with 12 speakers.
• 18:35
  Mike Marrs: Now we didn't have the opportunity because of the weather to drop the top and GG, just how much ire we could raise with the neighbors, but uh it sounds pretty good with the top down.
• 18:43
  Mike Marrs: Under the hood, this is where it gets good.
• 18:46
  Mike Marrs: 5.0 liter B8, 480 horsepower.
• 18:49
  Don Armstrong: Do your neighbors have ire?
• 18:51
  Mike Marrs: Well, uh, the lady next door, I think she does.
• 18:53
  Mike Marrs: She when I can get up at 4 o'clock in the morning and leave, she gets a little irritated.
• 18:57
  Don Armstrong: Irritated?
• 18:58
  Don Armstrong: Irritated.
• 18:58
  Don Armstrong: So you raise her ire.
• 19:00
  Don Armstrong: Yes.
• 19:01
  Don Armstrong: She's ired all the time, but you raise the ire.
• 19:03
  Mike Marrs: Yeah, at her age, it's kind of hard to tell.
• 19:05
  Don Armstrong: Okay.
• 19:07
  Mike Marrs: So again, we got this is true.
• 19:09
  Don Armstrong: VS true.
• 19:11
  Don Armstrong: Do you know the next door neighbor?
• 19:15
  Jeff Dziekan: She doesn't want to she can neither confirm nor deny.
• 19:19
  Mike Marrs: Yeah, she can't, because she still needs a ride home.
• 19:21
  Mike Marrs: It's also got a 10-speed automatic.
• 19:23
  Mike Marrs: We didn't have the six-speed in it, but it does have the 10-speed automatic.
• 19:27
  Mike Marrs: The engine combination that you can get with the car in the Mustang kind of dictates which transmission options you have available.
• 19:33
  Mike Marrs: Now, the EPA says you should be looking for about 16 miles to the gallon in the city, 24 out on the highway, 19 combined.
• 19:39
  Mike Marrs: I drove this car 325.3 miles, including the the trip over here to kind of check things out to know how we were going to set up over here to pre-survey everything.
• 19:47
  Mike Marrs: And I got 20 miles to the gallon on that car, and I was really proud of that.
• 19:53
  Mike Marrs: Also, uh, as far as ride handling goes, of course, it's it's almost like driving a go-kart.
• 20:00
  Mike Marrs: It has the performance vehicle, so it's got a little bit stiffer uh suspension on it, more for road handling and stuff, but it does make it ride a little bit rougher.
• 20:08
  Mike Marrs: Um, the bigger and the wider tires that are on this car, on this GT, has uh a little bit more road noise on it.
• 20:15
  Mike Marrs: It also has 355 gears on it, so it is uh got plenty of get up and go juice.
• 20:22
  Mike Marrs: Now the base trim price on this vehicle that we were driving is$56,580.
• 20:28
  Mike Marrs: The base model price on a Mustang is$33,915.
• 20:34
  Mike Marrs: Our MSRP as tested,$72,245.
• 20:39
  Mike Marrs: Really, wow.
• 20:40
  Mike Marrs: So almost$20,000 of options between the performance package and some of the paint and some of the other things that were on here, the audio system, all of it that kind of adds up.
• 20:49
  Mike Marrs: If you're looking for something to compare it to, you know, maybe the Toyota GR Supra starts at$56,250.
• 20:58
  Mike Marrs: Okay.
• 20:59
  Mike Marrs: The uh Nissan Z Nismo, unfortunately, it starts at 62.
• 21:04
  Mike Marrs: Okay.
• 21:04
  Mike Marrs: You could get into a Z cheaper than that, but the Nismo seem to be more like a fair comparison.
• 21:08
  Mike Marrs: And really and truly, I uh again, Mustang's been around for years.
• 21:12
  Mike Marrs: It's got staying power.
• 21:15
  Mike Marrs: It's got staying power.
• 21:16
  Mike Marrs: It's a very fun, daily driver capable car to have.
• 21:21
  Jeff Dziekan: They seem to be getting bigger and bigger every year.
• 21:23
  Jeff Dziekan: There's one right there.
• 21:24
  Jeff Dziekan: Well, they're all getting bigger.
• 21:25
  Mike Marrs: Everything's getting bigger.
• 21:26
  Mike Marrs: It's it's it's a maneuver.
• 21:27
  Jeff Dziekan: Well, they don't make any competitors to it.
• 21:28
  Jeff Dziekan: That's true.
• 21:29
  Jeff Dziekan: The Camaro's gone.
• 21:31
  Jeff Dziekan: Well, exactly.
• 21:32
  Jeff Dziekan: The Camaro, the Challenger, and the ones you mentioned are are you know things you don't think of.
• 21:37
  Jeff Dziekan: Listen, that car is cool.