ItsNotABulliT

I have the solid axle in my GT, never had an issue except on turns with potholes at high speeds, but then again, I have never ever had a vehicle with an independant rear suspension.

AFBLUE

Seen them as low as $6500 off MSRP in local paper. Those tempted may want to wait until next year to get an extral 50 hp.

I agree with others. If you are on this forum, then you must have some interest in Mustangs. If you want IRS and are willing to pay extra then wait a year for an 06 Cobra, or shop elsewhere. It's that simple.

V10

I test drove a 350Z, G35 coupe and G35 sedan. After all the glowing car rag reviews (C&D 10 best), etc. I was expecting to be blown away. After all was said and done, I was rather dissappointed with all 3 cars. If you want steering that feels really quick and responsive, then these cars are for your. Other than that I found all 3 severly lacking.

Specifically, the Nissian platform that these cars are made on is inherently unstable. When making corners at even modest speeds over bumpy roads, all 3 of these cars hop sideways far worse than my supposely POS, 2001 Mustang GT with its antiquated solid axle. The car rags. give Nissian a complete pass on this inherent stability problem. Autoweek said "we recommend you leave the stability control on, even though is is invasive." Consumers Reports said "The G35 can be hard to handle at the limit". At the limit? give me a break I had them hopping every which way on our bumpy northern roads FAR below any limit.

I also found the interiors to have horrible ergonomics. The hot Infinity saleswoman could not find the mirror controls on the G35. The power seat controls are designed to give you a case of carpal tunnel syndrome. The interior materials look and feel cheap.

Yes the 350Z and G35 are pretty fast for V6's, but they lack smooth power delivery. They are geared for pretty good zip off the line, but then they bog down until the 3500 RPM power surge. I'll take the smooth power delivery of a V8 Mustang any day, especially since a Mustang runs on 87 Octane gas. When you drop the 350Z or G35's gas mileage buy 10% to 15% to compensate for the extra cost of premium gas, they are not as impressive.

Add to that Infinity dealers are far and few between. There are only 2 Infinity delaers within an hour's drive from me and they are both owned by the same people. Their attitude was "we are doing you a favor offering to sell you a G35 coupe at sticker price". The closest Nissian dealer (owned by the same people who own the 2 Infinity dealers) totally ignored me when I was in the showroom and then would NOT even let me test drive a 350Z. I have a choice of 10 Ford dealers within that hour's drive. I have NEVER been turned down own a test drive at any Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer.

You can keep your Nissians and your Infinity badged Nissians. They are WAY over rated and the dealers stink.

428CJ

Nope not true at all. No one took him serious, because he said the 350Z was faster not because he said it handled better. He said the 350Z pulled harder, which we can now conclude is not true at all since MT showed it's capable of mid 13 seconds, with an AUTO.

The guy was clear full of BS.

97svtgoin05gt

The IRS people should do one of two things:

A) Not be interested in this car and purchase something else such as the 350z and be walloped significantly and often by those of us who know the real story

B) Wait for the Cobra, pay an additional $10,000 for more power, IRS and the exclusivity of owning an SE Mustang

In either case, the continued whining over this car not having IRS (at $27,000) has about run it's course.

GET OVER IT.

169stang

I believe Steve hit this one on the mark!

grabbergreen

Don't you cry no more....................... [/b][/quote]
:nono:

You forgot "Lay your weary head to rest"

:P

mustangfun101

That's funny. It always boils down to this, drive the car, if you like it, buy it! No IRS, get over it already or don't buy the car. Wait for the Cobra or whatever else they come out with that has it. You want to keep comparing it to a G35 or 350Z, buy one of those already. There is nothing wrong with poo-poo'ing the new Mustang but have "you" driven one?

PONY XPRESS

Found this link for a review at Stangnet, but it may be here also. This fellow claims to be an import snob right at the beginning of his article. But he is very fair & open to the Stang & by the end of his test he is in love with the Live Axle setup on the car. He got to drive it on some of CA best twisty roads. He alludes to the fact that the car feels as good as an EVO & STI, & he concludes that if you want the ultimate GT wait for the Cobra & sell your M5. That's pretty impressive.

All that said, a good 3 link setup & chassis (which I assume the Stang has) can & will run with IRS cars, racers have known this for years. Now do some modifications, springs, shocks, ( I think Ford has them pretty close) some wheels, Sticky tires, & your rocking.

Check it out if you haven't already.

http://www.auto123.com/en/info/news...spy?artid=29748

André

That would make a great slogan for ford !

"Here at Ford it's the beancounters who design our cars, Get over it..."