82.95
2012 Ford Mustang
TCS
80.96
Expert Resource Scoring:
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TCS Converted Score
54.55
Consumer Guide
"Safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, and front-side airbags. GT and GT500 models have specific exterior trim and firmer suspension tuning. A Performance Package for the V6 includes a sport suspension, uprated brakes, and 19-inch wheels on summer performance tires."
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TCS Converted Score
65.26
Edmunds.com
"As good as the Mustang is, there are a few minor faults. The interior still has its share of cheap plastic, while the lack of a telescoping steering wheel means a compromised driving position for some. The new-generation Mustang is also a victim of its own success when it comes to styling, because there are too many on the road to turn heads."
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TCS Converted Score
93.00
MSN Autos
"The Mustang is Ford’s sports car icon, which debuted in 1964 and created a new market segment that became known as pony cars."
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TCS Converted Score
84.00
The Car Connection
"To the heritage recipe, Ford's trimmed out the Mustang's proportions over the past six years. It's leaner, and more aggressive, and can be customized with all the hood scoops, paint schemes and decal packages you need to fondly remember that night in high school, or college, or detention. The cockpit has the upright dash and big, beautiful gauges with color-shifting lighting and metallic trim, a good blend of Sixties style and today's touchscreen sensibilities."
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TCS Converted Score
88.00
US News/World Report
"Like many competing affordable sports cars, the Mustang’s back seat is also on the small side, and the interior is not without a few minor ergonomic quirks. Still, with comparable power and better handling, the 2012 Ford Mustang makes a compelling argument for itself when compared with rival muscle cars."
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TCS Converted Score
78.00
Unnamed Expert Resource 1
TCS Converted Score
N/A
Unnamed Expert Resource 2
Safety Administration Scoring:
TCS Converted Score
88.00
National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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TCS Converted Score
96.88
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
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Fuel Economy Factor:
Fuel Economy Factor
-2
The Fuel Economy Factor influence to the Total Car Score is determined by first calculating a vehicle's average fuel economy number. This number is derived from the average miles-per-gallon figure a vehicle receives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) across all available drivetrains (engines, transmissions and driven wheels). The number is then compared to the average fuel economy number for the entire segment in which a vehicle competes. The difference between a vehicle's fuel economy average number and the segment's fuel economy average number is what decides whether the fuel economy factor pulls a vehicle's Total Car Score up or down, and by how much.
For instance, if a car's average fuel economy is 21 mpg and the entire segment's fuel economy average is 19 mpg that vehicle gets 2 points added to its Total Car Score.
How is the Total Car Score Calculated?
A vehicle’s Total Car Score is derived from 3rd party quantitative ratings. There are currently nine sources utilized for these 3rd party ratings. There is also a 10th factor, derived from a vehicle’s fuel economy rating that influences a vehicle’s Total Car Score.
Although each of these nine sources uses a unique ratings system (i.e. numbers vs. bubbles vs. stars, etc.), we convert those systems into a simple percentage score with equal weighting for each of the nine sources.
Although each of these nine sources uses a unique ratings system (i.e. numbers vs. bubbles vs. stars, etc.), we convert those systems into a simple percentage score with equal weighting for each of the nine sources.
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