11/2/2023 0 Comments 2002 ford tbird![]() We were not as enthused with the transmission's shift habit, which (on two separate cars we drove) was too soft, and using the gate to attempt manual control during performance-oriented testing resulted in a constant fight with its vague detents and the engine-management system.Ī power-folding cloth convertible top is standard, while the removeable hardtop-replete with those all-important porthole windows-is a $2500 option. The musclecar contingent among us would love a bit more sonic personality at idle and lower speeds: The exhaust system is almost too polite, but does sound good and will keep the luxury-minded buyer happy. No, it doesn't have the lightning-bolt surge of a Mustang Cobra R or Z06 Corvette at full song, but remember, it's a cruiser, not a racer there's plenty of power for on-ramps, passing, and highway travel. It all works well enough, hustling the T-Bird to a better-than-we-expected 0-60 time of 7 sec flat, with a quarter-mile performance of 15.28 sec at 92.0 mph. This combo doesn't provide huge amounts of low-end torque, but relatively close gear spacing between first and second helps the 3863-lb roadster move out smartly.
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