2014 Mustang to get IRS?
1/20/10, 04:04 PM
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I will buy Jack Stands!!!
1/20/10, 06:20 PM
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1/20/10, 07:06 PM
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About time Ford added IRS to the GT!!!
1/20/10, 07:13 PM
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And sorry for being a Buzzkill, but I'm being a realist. I think Jalopnik is a good site, but that post was useless, and so was MT's analysis.
1/20/10, 07:17 PM
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The only racing series that still use SRA is GAC and NASCAR. Look under the suspension of any modern race car and you will notice a trend. SRA is inferior to an IRS in terms of ride & performance. The reason Ford uses it is COST!
1/20/10, 08:18 PM
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1/20/10, 10:28 PM
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In an odd twist of fate the IRS equippedf F5 has turned out to be a better drag racer and the SRA equipped S-197 is the very definition of wheel-hop.
Personally I'd like to keep the SRA in the Mustang - I'm a firm disciple in the church of K.I.S.S - but if the 2014 Mustang is going IRS I want my cake and pie with a big side of ice cream. Ergo, drag racing and tearing up the road circuit are not to be mutually exclusive.
GM did it, Ford can certainly do it.
1/21/10, 04:39 AM
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A Watts-equipped 2011 Mustang GT would be the bomb and would be perfect in my eyes as i love the old school feel of SRA. But im sure it will not happen, not in '11 at least.
1/21/10, 04:18 PM
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I'm with you, man. I wish Ford would offer a factory-equipped Watts Link. There are several excellent aftermarket pieces, though, and I'm sure Ford is very aware of that fact.
1/21/10, 04:23 PM
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I'd love for them to offer the Watt's link in a Stage 2 (or 3) Track Pack. I think the true weekend warriors would pick it up quickly.
1/21/10, 07:44 PM
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Maybe we will see it in 2012 on. It's an upgrade over a panhard setup, but not as good as a well engineered independent.
1/25/10, 03:54 PM
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Marz as the owner of a 2008 M3 - I don't think the next gen Mustang is going to be quite the equivalent of the M3 - but compared to my previous Mustang's it sounds as if the 2014+ will be quite an upgrade in power and handling. The M3 is really "sublime" in the handling/balance/steering feedback/braking/hp/luxury areas and for the Mustang to match the M3 I'm afraid the Mustang would have to cost a lot more and would no longer be the great car that it is - an affordable, fun, powerful and unique looking ride! Don't get me wrong ever since my folks purchased a brand new 1967 Mustang 289 coupe (pony interior/alum dash accents) I have always liked the Mustang and have had 8 Mustangs over the years (1971 Grande Coupe, 1973 Grande Coupe 351C, 1973 Mustang convertible 351C, 1995 6cyl vert, 2000GT vert, 2005GT Coupe, 2007 GT/CS vert and a 2007 ShelbyGT500 vert) They were all great rides and I will have another Mustang before too long
1/25/10, 05:36 PM
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Marz as the owner of a 2008 M3 - I don't think the next gen Mustang is going to be quite the equivalent of the M3 - but compared to my previous Mustang's it sounds as if the 2014+ will be quite an upgrade in power and handling. The M3 is really "sublime" in the handling/balance/steering feedback/braking/hp/luxury areas and for the Mustang to match the M3 I'm afraid the Mustang would have to cost a lot more and would no longer be the great car that it is - an affordable, fun, powerful and unique looking ride! Don't get me wrong ever since my folks purchased a brand new 1967 Mustang 289 coupe (pony interior/alum dash accents) I have always liked the Mustang and have had 8 Mustangs over the years (1971 Grande Coupe, 1973 Grande Coupe 351C, 1973 Mustang convertible 351C, 1995 6cyl vert, 2000GT vert, 2005GT Coupe, 2007 GT/CS vert and a 2007 ShelbyGT500 vert) They were all great rides and I will have another Mustang before too long
1/25/10, 06:50 PM
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It may be there in terms of power and handling, but it just doesn't have that luxury car feel, and as its a muscle car, it shouldn't. But I am guessing that it will begin to head in that direction. Thats one of the reasons that I want to get mine soon, before it gets too soft.
A Mustang has never been a luxury car or about sophistication, and it shouldn't abandon it's roots.
I guess the irony is that if the Mustang did get more luxury it would positively affect my decision to buy it when I get a new car in about 1 - 2 years. However, I think Ford would lose more of the traditional crowd than pick up buyers like myself.