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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>V6 Sports Car Comparison - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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This comparison test couldn't have happened just a few short months ago. Sure, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe">Hyundai Genesis Coupe</a> has been around since 2008. And not counting a seven-year walkabout, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/370z">Datsun/Nissan Z</a> has been with us in one form or another since the first moon landing. Want to talk old? The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a> dates back to the invention of the wheel. At least it seems that way. <br />
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So why no comparison until now? Because until quite recently, Ford's entry level V6-powered Mustang was never really a sports car. The heavy, near impotent Cologne iron-block V6 was a joke, fit for little more than rental car duty, and it wasn't even terribly adept at that. But the non-V8 pony car has undergone some significant changes for 2011 - the biggest being its all-aluminum V6 producing 305 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque - allowing it to finally hang with these two V6-powered competitors from across the Pacific.<br />
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At least on paper. <br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/#continued"><em>Read on</em></a><em> to find out which V6-powered sports car reigns supreme. If you can't wait, skip right to </em><a href="#theresults"><em>the results</em></a><em>.</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/">V6 Sports Car Comparison: Mustang vs Genesis Coupe vs 370Z</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a> / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010</small></strong></em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/">Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 17 May 2010 11:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19479265/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>V6 Sports Car Comparison - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
This comparison test couldn't have happened just a few short months ago. Sure, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe">Hyundai Genesis Coupe</a> has been around since 2008. And not counting a seven-year walkabout, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/370z">Datsun/Nissan Z</a> has been with us in one form or another since the first moon landing. Want to talk old? The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a> dates back to the invention of the wheel. At least it seems that way. <br />
<br />
So why no comparison until now? Because until quite recently, Ford's entry level V6-powered Mustang was never really a sports car. The heavy, near impotent Cologne iron-block V6 was a joke, fit for little more than rental car duty, and it wasn't even terribly adept at that. But the non-V8 pony car has undergone some significant changes for 2011 - the biggest being its all-aluminum V6 producing 305 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque - allowing it to finally hang with these two V6-powered competitors from across the Pacific.<br />
<br />
At least on paper. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/#continued"><em>Read on</em></a><em> to find out which V6-powered sports car reigns supreme. If you can't wait, skip right to </em><a href="#theresults"><em>the results</em></a><em>.</em><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/">V6 Sports Car Comparison: Mustang vs Genesis Coupe vs 370Z</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/v6-sportscar-comparison-ford-vs-nissan-vs-hyundai/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05v6sportscarcomparo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a> / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010</small></strong></em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/">Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 17 May 2010 11:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19479265/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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