2024 Mustang GT 10,000 Mile Review: Was this a $50k Mistake??

After a year and 10,000 miles with my 2024 Mustang GT S650, it's time to find out if this muscle car lives up to its $50,000 price tag! From jaw-dropping V8 performance to unexpected challenges, I break down everything—fuel economy, daily driving experience, reliability, and those moments that made me second-guess this purchase. Was it worth it, or did I make a huge mistake? Watch to find out!

0:00 Intro
1:25 Exterior Quality
3:34 Tire Wear
5:06 Active Exhaust
6:02 Night Pony Package
7:02 Interior Review
13:14 Trunk Room
14:27 Handling
17:30 Daily Driving
19:40 Co-Pilot 360
21:21 Performance and Fuel
26:16 Conclusion

[doublejay]

I bought the same exact car, brother. No H pipe though.. not yet. A lady on a phone rear-ended me about a month ago. Broke my heart. The car is still in the shop getting fixed. It was my retirement gift. I miss it. Best car I've had. I have no complaints. Love taking it for long rides. I never get tired of that V8 sound. I agree with the performance package. I didn't get it either.

[tripleagent]

I've had 3 GTs...2015, 2020 and 2024. The 24 is the best yet. Absolutely love this car. It's been awesome to own, mod (H-pipe, Lower Springs, Wheels/Tires and Tint) and drive.

[charlie]

Thanks for the great video. I have the same car without the "blacked out" option. Being a retired boomer I grew up with the 60's muscle cars. My 65 GTO had 360 HP and I thought it was fast until I got my hands on this beast. Unreal power. Once again thanks for the great video.

[sydneystone]

My 2022 GT 6-speed gets 26 mpg highway driving if I don't heavy foot it. I frequently drive a 4 hour trip to the coast - one way and then back home within the same day and I was very comfortable - I'm 63 years old.

[raleigh]

Chevy Sonic from college until mid 2024, then got the eco. Just went to pick up a black-blacked-out (pony) GT+Perf Pack+Active Exhaust. Here confirming my purchase was a good one. Rad video, man.

[lakkunshine]

Performance pack gives you SO much - yes! It is well worth it if you ever want to track the car or drive it hard. BTW, your tires look like excessive wear due to being overinflated. Look periodically for excessive wear on the outer part or center of tires and adjust pressure accordingly. There are plenty of good videos or forums about that so I won't explain.

[ellaochomogo]

Love mine! It has been my favorite car ever (my 12th new car). It's got everything I wanted. Looks, power, comfort, handling technology and sounds awesome with the variable exhaust. I got the 2024 GT premium/401A package. For comparison, my previous car was a Mercedes SL 550 roadster (twin turbo V8) and after owning the Mercedes I would take one Mustang over two SL 550's any day, assuming I was told that I could never sell any of them! I bought is as my retirement gift. I just hope it lasts me a long time since retirement and less disposable income is just a few months away. Not sure what's going on with you low mileage though. I average around 18.1 MPH in the city and 22 on the highway but I very rarely exceed 4500 RPM. That's enough to leave most average cars behind. Guys hate to lose to a woman-lol! The only thing that I would have liked to see in the car would be a touchpad in front of the center console, but once you set everything to your liking in the custom drive modes you rarely have to touch the screen anyways and it's easy and close enough to reach. Congratulations on your ride!

[GeorgeKamel.]

I loved this video! Its crazy because you have everything on your car that I would want on mine, down to the color. All I really wanted was the 401A premium package and the nitepony package to black everything out. The only thing I'm torn on is possibly going with the shadow black instead of vapor blue just to have it all blacked out with red brake calipers. Your car is beautiful man! Congratulations on the 10k milestone.

[I-come-from-the-Future]

I did a two week road trip with 7h stages in these seats and the only reason I felt wanting to stop was getting gas and food.

[Australia-kykx]

How Ford does it for the money is a mystery. Love the car and thanks for an honest review.

[videowilliams]

So by the sound of it, this car was NOT a $50k mistake!

[Kiki-dfw]

I just bought my third Mustang, my dream car. It's a sleek sliver GT with active exhaust!!! Very elegant and aggressive too. Kinda like the owner. LOL -- Many happy smiles to -- Thanks for a great, REAL review from a daily driver and in all four seasons. That'll be me too. 30 miles one way in the heart of the USA.

[bpatinas]

2005 corvette base $20, 000 now with 70, 000 miles , 400 hp, 400 torque, 28 mpg on highway. Best sound doesn’t sound like a teenagers engine .

[glennw]

I still own my 2017 Mustang GT premium PP and at the price point to purchase a '24 Mustang GT equipped the same as my '17, would be in 60K+ range. So as of now I'm going to keep my Grabber Blue baby. I live in NY, my daily driver and winter car is a 2011 Mazdaspeed 3. My MS3 is great in the snow, I never drive the Mustang in the snow because of the heavy salt NY DOT utilizes during snow storms. Your car is beautiful but I'd want the performance pack which is expensive. So enjoy it but park it during snow.

[Joeblo-ic]

I have a Grabber Blue 17 Ecoboost with Perf.Pkg. 275/40/19 all around.Paid $30k new in 2017.165k miles, not one problem, Best car I have ever owned.I would most likely be dead with the V-8.Had a 90 LX 5.0, and a 2000 GT.

[coltonbriggs]

It feels just like the previous generation. It struggles on the track, unlike my Camaro, which performs much better. You can really feel how well it’s planted. Far more Superior chassis.

That said, I lack the confidence to take my Mustang on the track. It’s unpredictable in turns, and I worry I might crash in the corners. I might consider trading it for an A90 Supra.m for sure.

Honestly, I’d prefer to drive the Mustang for cruising or straight-line racing—that’s about it.

[MrMashman]

I have a 2023 Mustang GT and I get right around 20mpg and I have the 10 speed. Love the Vapor Blue. ✌️

[nuclearpillow]

6 speed manual 23k miles got it in january, performance pack, 22 mpg

[wheelwrightpl]

1) Cooled seats work well ?
2) What's the gearbox shift quality ?

[I-come-from-the-Future]

Man, important for a V8 is the sound when cruising and idling, not at high revs!