Attainable and amazing are mutually exclusive when you're comparing it to EVs performance wise unfortunately, which you are. To compete with that, you get into very expensive territory with an ICE.
The Corvette does 0-60 in 3 secs which is great. Car and Driver tested the mustang and does 0-60...
Your first paragraph is what I've been saying lol the mustang is supposed to be affordable to the general public. You're saying make it even more performance oriented (niche) and raise the price because more r&d will be spent.
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Also, in a couple years when $40k EVs outperform the $100k...
You say this, but it's selling better than the Corvette. It's the best selling sports car/muscle car...even with these numbers. To make it sell more, they have to bring the price down more, not make it more niche. What you're saying is put more into r&d, make it even faster and more horsepower...
Not incorrect... If you spend more on r&d, it'll cost more. The mustang GT costs 9k more than the generation that came out nine years ago. That's lower than the rate of inflation.
The Corvette is more niche because of the price moreso than two seats. If you don't believe that then ask yourself...
The Corvette is a niche seller because it costs so much. If Ford put more money into the R&D, the mustang would cost more than it does now, and I guarantee it would not sell more. The enthusiasts like us on this board are already going to buy it. It needs to be affordable to the general public...
I want higher sales too, but if they had invested tens of millions more, then they would be more likely to discontine. It's not just mustang sales dropping, it's all muscle cars and sports cars dropping. Corvette, challenger, charger, Camaro... None are selling well. When people don't have...
That wasn't my "reasoning". Stop making stuff up. Okay, 487 horsepower instead of 500... Is that better since you want to split hairs. Dark Horse isn't supposed to be the gt350. It's comparable to the Mach 1. The gt is the most powerful gt ever made.
We're posting about sales of the mustang...
Better? It's got 500hp which no one expected. Looks more aggressive also. I don't know, it's the last muscle car left, so no one could do it better than them.
All you do is complain. Ive had many cars ranging from performance to luxury, and the s650 is a great performance vehicle. Just sell it if you don't like it so we can all get a break
The front of my 2024 is wrapped in PPF and it has a 10 year warranty. Haven't noticed any paint chips anywhere, but I've also haven't taken it on the interstate too much yet. About 1700 miles on it so far.
There are people who don't mind, and that's totally fine. People can have differing views. I'm not the one trying to change people's minds here like you are. But for me, there's no benefit and I don't like it, and it's not on my 2024 mustang.