Back when I used to work in a retirement home, the residents car if choice? Vettes, followed by Caddys.

 

Having been to both Camaro and Mustang clubs and gathering (along with other Marques I've owned and/or loved) what has always struck me is how diverse the Mustang owners are in comparison. Young, old, make, female, and the widest spread of income, and ethnic diversity imaginable. It is the people I meet, more than the car itself that has made Mustang ownership one of my very best car experiences.

 

Speaking of this, I was at a large show recently, speaking with a 60+ year old guy that was there with his Kona Blue '12 Roush Stage 3 Mustang and he was telling me a quick story about his days owning a Corvette ... at a car show, he approached a Vette and asked the owner about the painted valve covers, the guy looked at him and walked away, never answering his question ... I was baffled, he was even more so when it happened, he couldn't believe how nose-up some of those guys were ... he said he loves the Mustang people, they're all friendly and willing to talk, show off the car, whatever

Mustang owners = WIN

 

Engine wise yes, styling NO..

 

Interesting. I've only ever talked to one person who spoke disparagingly of Mustangs. He said they're total junk. His car was . . . oh yeah, he didn't have a car. He lost it and his license from a DUI conviction.

As for Corvette ownership, there are people who buy an expensive car so they can show the world that they've made it, even if they have no interest in driving the car as it was meant to be driven. If the Shelby GT500 were available with an automatic transmission, I wouldn't be surprised to see some of them driven around slowly by non-enthusiasts. Or parked in garages but almost never driven, just like plenty of Corvettes, Ferraris, etc. The upside for us is that sales means viability for this class of cars, whether the owners are driving them or not. If sports/sporty cars were bought exclusively by people with gasoline in their veins, the market would be smaller and there would be fewer models to choose from.

 

I have a confession. I went to test drive a Vette in 05. Being 6 4, I could not comfortably drive one let alone fit in one. Truth.

I guess corvettes owners are of a "certain" height. Makes sense now in retrospect.

 

could ford's new tremor be the first real sneak peek of what will be in the v6? I'm thinking ford wont stray much from the evos concept either. From concept to market the 2005 mustang did have a few changes but it all came down to cost really when you think about it.

http://news.yahoo.com/ford-f-150-tre...172328363.html

 

Nope. The Mustang will stick with the 3.7 V6 for now, at the very least.

 

higher output than that tremor as well?

 

365hp 3.5L V6?

Chew on that! Pop it in a lightweight Mustang chassis while you're at it. I'd take it any day.

 

that's my exact thought.

 

That truck looks badass though

 

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see that engine in the Mustang. It'd fit nicely between a 305bhp n/a V6 and the 420bhp GT.......but perhaps too close to the GT for Ford's liking.

 

Once the avg car is pushing 400-500 hp, right now there are a ton of em, the key issue will be handling as straight line performance will top out due to safety. I think Ford needs to address this now before the handling issue comes up. Most of us will do more street racing than track racing, and street racing often does not happen in a straight line. So even if we get a lucky year where our favorite ride is definitely 100% no questions asked faster than the Camaro, all the Magazines will say that same thing they said about previous top Stangs, "Great on the track, but in real world situations, it gets spanked."
As it stands The lateral acceleration rating of the current Mustang is less than 0.9g, basically it corners like grandmas rascal. I don't think 0.9 is too high a goal to hit, hell even craptastic Camaros hit higher than that 30 years ago. I do however think if Ford expects us to pay as much as a Vette they should deliver performance similar to one.

DEMAND MORE AND GET MORE.

 

What are you talking about the GT get 0.94 and the boss gets 1.03 lateral acceleration.

 

He's still sipping on the haterade, can't imagine how he felt about mustangs in the 90's. Just get your vette and get it over with man. I demand it.

 

DEMAND YOU THINK BEFORE YOU POST AND PUT A RING ON THAT VETTE'S FINGER BEFORE SOME GEEZER STEALS HER AWAY.

 

Spanked in real world? Keep believing the magazines that get paid by GM. Last I checked being able to see out of your vehicle or not having to look down at your shifter to see your gauges was important to real world driving.
And the 3.5 Ecoboost weighs the same as the 5.0 so it's not going to provide any better performance. And it's going to cost a premium over the 5.0

 

I'm nearly 6'3 and I don't even have to put the seat all the way back in a Corvette. You must have freakishly long legs.

 

Look at car and driver 2000 lightning vs vett. Lightning goes faster in the 80' salomon. Now that was 13 yrs ago . But to say that you can't compete with a vett on the street I call bs .