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The people who own a GT3 Porsche are very, very similar types of people to those who will end up with a GTD. Similar types of income, similar types of jobs, similar in how they treat their cars. Yes, most GTDs won't get raced, but most Mustangs in general don't get taken to the track. Or if...

AWD is not really needed so much with a transaxle. And I would use something NA like you are suggesting as well to improve usability even more. I think the less costly NA mill with a cheaper manual transaxle and the GTD SLA front and rear suspension would be a much more compelling package for...

Yes, the tires will wear out quickly, but they produce amazing best lap times for videos and magazines. Plus amazingly short stopping distances. I prefer ~300 tread wear rated tires for a performance car. Yes, your times aren't as fast, but I'm not winning trophies no matter which tire I use...

The supercharger doesn't 100% guarantee a car will be slow on track. It's actually possible to cool one. Hellcats and Demons do seem to have great straight line acceleration even after a number of laps. I do agree with the weight argument. More cubic inches is a better way to get to the...

Yes. Now if Ford would only offer a "real" version that all of us can buy. I hate when the best styling is reserved for a car that is unobtainable. I would consider a Mustang with the right equipment for $100K. I would be willing to forgo all carbon fiber, the supercharger and the DCT...

That's a LOT of roll stiffness.

The stickiest, fastest wearing out tires of any street car.

That's a tire adhesion test. Not sure if you're really serious, but I'll explain as if you don't understand. One stop, the brakes can always lock up the tires. So the time/distance to stop weak link is tire grip, not brakes. No one is questioning that the DH has super sticky and soft tires...

Here's a Cobra. It's made by Shelby, not Ford. And it is legendary. Hopefully Ford paid Shelby when they used the Cobra name. Hopefully they paid for the name Terminator as well - to the extent that name was used in their literature. Some of us remember that name came from a series of movies.

I don't think I'm stuck in the past. I don't have any allusions that a 1965 GT350 is a better street driving machine than the recent GT350. Ford definitely did a better job making the GT350 a special car than Shelby did back in the day. I think of the Voodoo as being essentially a Coyote -...

For some reason I had the impression that the latest NSX was a sales failure. Not sure why. Remember that adding more stuff to a car is absolutely going to make it more expensive and heavy. There's a DH for sale locally for $80+ thousand. Are you ready for a $100,000 and 4,500 lb Mustang?

Superchargers are better than turbos generally in that there is typically less lag and the power curve can be more linear (in addition to functioning better from a performance standpoint). But they add a lot of weight and complexity to a vehicle and there can be some disadvantages with regards...

YES! I was thinking about that car as well. High HP or torque is never a problem as long as the engine is naturally aspirated and the power curve is fairly linear. The throttle has an infinite number of positions between all the way up and all the way down. However, with a turbo you can get...

I'm really hoping for a Mustang GT based on the GTD, but all steel/aluminum body for lower cost and with a manual transaxle. Most of the part designs are available and just need to be set up for higher volume production at a lower cost. Yes, Ford could take the Dark Horse, add a supercharger...

Yes, probably the Mach 1 tires are better, I guess. Or they are roughly equivalent and since the DH is heavier, it doesn't corner as well. As to the DH gaining weight, I don't think Ford has ever made light weight much of a priority. With the GT350, they did get it down to 3,760 even with...

If I were you I would compare the DH to a used Mach or a GT350 and decide which you prefer. I think that will help clarify in your mind what your priorities are and whether a couple hundred dollars matter a lot. No, I would not kill a deal over a couple hundred, even if I knew that the dealer...

Good point there. Although I remember a Randy Pobst 911 manual vs. auto test where they were very similar at Big Willow.

I played the video while I was doing other things, so I was a little distracted, but what I remember is the cornering Gs were lower than the Mach 1 (and they said it was probably due to the weight of the Dark Horse), but the Dark Horse was still quicker around the track than the Mach 1. So my...

No you are not being unreasonable. I think you should stop using the dealership and also take the time to post some online reviews. There's no excuse at all for their terrible performance in this matter.

I like to drive my cars too, but there's definitely nothing wrong with those that want to preserve them more. I do agree no new cars are show car quality, but the dealer should encourage the buyer to try to find flaws and volunteer to fix them without being asked during a new car purchase...