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Is Ford not ahead of GM in model restructuring? I may have missed it, but I am not aware of any large scale Ford work force reduction.

Same old GM. Watch what Ford does. Do the same thing a year or three later. If there was no Ford... GM would not know what to build. The USA would be doomed to Aztecs, Chevy IIs, Corsicas, HRs, SSRs, Olds Toronados, Olds 88 diesels, Cimarons, GEOs, and 1000 HP Camaros with 125" wb, 22" wheels, 3...

I don't have a feel for GM keeping or axing the Camaro. I suspect that Camaro is not a profit center for GM. C5G rolled out May 2009. C6G rolled out Winter '15/'16. Come May '19 the Camaro bring-back is ten years old. GM tooled two plants for a decade of production. Since the top seller C5G...

It is more satisfying to drive a well engineered car than a noisy advertising campaign. Every time a challenger or charger spots me it rushes up and does something stupid. Kiss M A. There is a certain species of driver in this state, identified by scientists, as "buffunomissourianus". Most of...

This may not apply to S550 but it applied to panther frame fords with electronic digital dash. It all about the odometer and Fed auto law. The vehicle mileage is recorded in the instrument cluster. You may own the car but you do not own the odometer reading. Got 35,000 miles on your 2016 GT. Put...

OK, when you come out, what do you think about Challenger outselling Mustang?

Never drove a Challenger. Sat in one at a January Auto Show. A trusted Mustang buddy drove one and said he liked it. Smooth ride, roomy back seat. Big power if you buy that option. Totally fine Detroit iron. I understand the appeal of the big HP Dodge. I am surprised it outsold Mustang, but it...

Well OK. Back to the thread topic. If I had to downsize to one Mustang, (after thinking about it for a day) I would keep the S550. And keep fond memories of the '07 GT.

I have no argument for your point. My first impression of the S550 was it does not need the chassis improvements that the S197 benefited from. It took three years to complete the '07 mods. I just kept going on under carriage changes because the car felt like it could handle better. The last mods...

When Camaro 5G introduced in May 2009, GM advertising touted that by comparison, the Mustang (S197), was primitive. I wrote on the C5G website that I liked primitive, 5 speed manual, solid axle, I still do along with several other posters here. I have a 2007 and 2017. I prefer the '07 on any...

Sorry, I was sitting too close to the screen. The response was to a nearby post.

Well I know you went to bed. I am out of here with this also. I just want to chime in on your 17" wheel statement. You are correct. I have an extra set of summer P275-40R18 built up for my '07 GT. I fitted them on the '17. You are right! It was just experiment but, I learned the stock 5 spoke...

We are 2017 V6 Mustang brothers. Mine was a lot purchase, 6 speed paddle shift AT, $24K even. I am hard pressed to say what you and I drive is not the best bang for the buck. Like you I get a lot out of mine and am surprised with how much performance it packs. I never said a Mustang was a...

Well, yes, it is amazing. We mostly talk camaro v mustang here. Is the black vette not a point that the futuristic mustang designs in this forum are trending toward? I think vette has a stronger badge identity in the market than camaro. The C6G has some line blurring with it’s chevy older...

I like the energy in this forum. It is educating, interesting, and good. This is a busy time of year for me I am on two college boards, all unpaid, and I do some lecturing on an engineering field I have experience with. Have not been here for a couple of weeks. Been traveling, all by car, in my...

Right you are about hybrids and hyper-performance. My "suck the grill off" comment was not meant for Porsche 918s, Panemeras, and Tesla. Those are + $120K autos. My '17 V6 delivered for $24K. My reference was towards Prius, Fusion, and the GM eBoxes. I hold the general assumption Ford maintains...

A hybrid electric Mustang? That cuts against the current trend in muscle cars. The trend is performance. This topic on future design has centered on future power plants. Why did Ford kill the V6 Mustang? The only answer I can think of is the trend is toward performance. Why did I buy a '17 V6...

History is reliable. The 2022 Mustang concept channels a euro style version of a rod Chevy built 63-66, the Cheetah. Mustang thrived Cheetah died. Would you rather have a '66 Mustang 2+2 HP289 Fastback or a 1966 Cheetah (pic attached) today, Oct 2018? I respect anyone's choice. My choice is the...

It trends toward exotic. That takes away from Mustang, while performance oriented and cool, is still a car you can drive to work. It has some 6G Camaro hints. It needs to be more Ford Mustang. Designers should revisit 67 fast back and 69-70 sport roof for inspiration. The grill and front is a...

I believe you. Ford engineers addressed all issues DI presents. I am not knocking DI. I will buy it eventually. My point to the EFI owners is you have a great engine with EFI, DI is not reason alone to trade to newer. I think the crank case emission oil separators are more important with DI. I...