Bmr4life

we're not talking modified. we're talking stock. if you want to talk modified, lets bring up all the modiifed 98-02 ls1's that sadly keep our S197's in check.

Rubrignitz

there's a stock mustang running around?? where? where???

Bmr4life

lol

To be honest, I'm kinda worried about running into one of those v6 camaro's. Ending in a dead heat would be embarrassing.

ThisBlood147

You always worry about running into 14 second cars?

Vapour Trails

I haven't read through this entire thread, but I'm hoping that the Coyote V8 has been mentioned. Google it.

Apparently the 2011 GTs will be likely powered by a 5.0L, DOHC 32-valve engine producing in the neighbourhood of 400hp. This shouldn't result in much of an increase in weight, so the power:weight ratio will tip in the favor of the Mustang. I like Ford uses technology to increase power rather than Chevy's "make it bigger mentality" which results in some heavy vehicles.

Rubrignitz

I just hope they don't modify the car so much that one of those new 5L 4V's doesn't retrofit in the current chassis. I'll probably be in the market for a new motor around that time.

Vapour Trails

You couldn't be more wrong about the handling. You freely state you don't race, but declare the mustang handles like a 20yr old car. Really, based on what?

Writers for magazines are hardly highly skilled drivers and in the end their opinion is just the opinion of one man. From reading all of your posts, you seem to base your opinion of cars more from reading about them than actually driving them. You have to keep in mind that writers, like everyone, have inherent biases. Most magazine writers have love affairs with certain cars, and write off others without a thought. You shouldn't be surprised that most think of the Mustang as low-tech American iron. Writers also love to jump on the latest bandwagon.

Writers love to dump on the solid axle, just as you have, without really thinking about it. The automatic assumption is something more complicated has to be better. I've seen a stock '05 GT with R-compounds dust every other car in attendance at an autocross meet more than one time. Granted, he is an excellent driver, but the point is that is what the car is capable of when driven well. The field he beats includes cars 3-4 times the price, fancy suspensions, AWD, BMWs, Corvettes, you name it. A funny additional to this story is this same driver bought a S2000 and put his Mustang up for sale. When he brought the S2000 to meets, he was a mid-pack player. I asked him about this and he said the Mustang was a faster car, period, straight line or otherwise.

torque_is_good

LT1s also can run, it just costs a bit more to mod them because the stock heads are awful.

torch red

Guys..Ford knows even with out the HP increase we want they still will sell a ton..then in 2011 they will bump it to were it should be and sell even more..
Its good business sense..to keep us wanting more..

8178A

Odd that the challenger aluminum wheels are not polished. They have plastic covers that fit over the wheel and spokes that look like chrome. Very strange and cheap!