Originally Posted by rhumb

Which is precisely the argument us IRS'ers are making, that the live axle is outdated and its time has long since gone. I'm sure there are some who'd like drum brakes, carbs and leaf springs for essentially the same argument they make for the live axle -- they're cheap, simple and don't detract from straight line speed.

Perhaps Ford ought to offer a drum brake, live axle drag pack for the Stang to excel in that one exceedingly narrow performance measure. But for the vast majority of real world road driven Stangs, the live axle, however improved from previous version, is as outdated and compromised as drum brakes. Sure, they both work "well enough," if you define well enough far enough downwards, but neither are fully competitive with today's contemporary performance standards.

Of course, Ford could defer and simply send potential performance coupe customers looking for fully contemporary levels of performance to GM and Dodge, but that hardly seems like a particularly successful strategy for corporate success, which perhaps explains Ford's dismal economic position today. Better that Ford stes up to the plate with a Stang that meets all its competitors head on in all performance categories rather than ceding sales now that the Stang ain't the only fish in the pony/muscle car pond anymore.

Originally Posted by hiznherponies

...the only '05+ Mustangs that are museum pieces are the GT-500's not being driven and the ones bought by Ron Pratt at Barrett-Jackson!!

Originally Posted by Enfynet

I've heard rumors about the Falcon platform making its way into the US. RWD IRS performance car market?

Originally Posted by m05fastbackGT

Even if the rumors are accurate, it will not include the Mustang. As Ford has already confirmed the next major platform change, will be upon it's new Global Rear Wheel Drive Platform, that is to be developed in Detroit !