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Yes Ford has been able to make big, heavy and high CoG cars handle well - with extremely stiff springs, really big tires and Magneride. That's the awesome thing about a light, low and sporty car is it can have soft springs with standard shocks and retain great body control. There's also...

V8 vs. another engine isn't a complete deal killer. Automatic transmission or no transmission is a deal killer though. I have absolutely no interest in driving something that doesn't have a manual transmission. And I don't think batteries are competitive yet. I'll customize and drive an...

I agree with the first part of that - more 429 though. We've already had a Boss 302 and Ford has squeezed the 5.0 lemon dry. Time for more cubic inches to match up with the big size of our current Mustangs. I'll try to forget you said the second thing.

Don't take from my post that I think an EV Challenger will sell well. I think it will flop big time. I will be interested to see what happens, though. IMO those that buy Camaro, Mustang and Challenger are generally not the same people that buy EVs. I think having a really good looking...

IMO the S500 looks acceptable. I still don't love the catfish mouth much, and the 2018+ is downright ugly. Mach and GT350 are slightly better than acceptable, but still not beautiful like some prior cars. The tail is definitely good looking, but to me the car as a whole isn't anything to rave...

Refresh could be fairly extensive though, correct? I think the S550 was a refresh of the S197. Is that right? Adding IRS was a pretty major change.

I didn't see before that you have a 2014. Yes the pre-2015 MT-82s don't shift as smoothly. I owned a couple 2011 Mustangs and that older version wasn't as good. Ford said at the time that they made significant changes to improve the shifts in 2015. And I agree that the 2015+ shifts were much...

The Tremec in the GT350 was stiffer in cold weather than the MT-82. But it still did work fine, even in below zero weather.

To me the MT-82 is fine compared to many other issues. They should focus their time on shedding a few hundred pounds so that the next gen Mustang is more sporty. A smaller car will also benefit the fuel economy regs. Otherwise - I would be thrilled if they got rid of the MT-82 in favor of a...

Hilarious! I love it!

The limited edition models that Ford doesn't make many of will be the most desirable. The cars that are difficult to purchase without paying a dealer mark up. For example, I really dislike the SN-95 cars. A friend of a friend calls them "Mustang 3", because of the stigma most people place on...

I agree with your first point. But the article is useless to me unless I have all the data. I'm not going to believe something I read on the internet unless I can check it. Findings can be very useful even if rigged. Often the purpose is to sell. And if you can say, "XYZ scientist found...

About the time I was a teenager I realized that this sort of study just finds whatever the scientists were paid to find. That's why there are contradictory findings all the time. There's definitely big bucks in EV land.

I voted polls are dumb, because none of the options are quite right. But you gave it a good shot. I'm not sure if I'm buying or not. If it thrills me and I have to own one then I'll buy. It's not just looks though. If it looks good but performance sucks, I'm out. If it costs too much, if...

When oil was originally discovered, scientists believed there was less than 100 year supply. The last I read about it the supply of currently known sources of oil is over 300 years. Scientific discovery of new sources of oil has surpassed usage so far. FYI.

I think I understand how a platform works. You seem intelligent - I'm sure you realize you're making two contradicting arguments: 1. We need the new platform because the old one isn't good enough. 2. Platforms are really flexible and can be changed to do whatever is necessary to make a good...

I agree 100%. Something else that I would add to what you are saying is that I think in this case having the platform of the next Mustang be based on the previous Mustang platform is a HUGE WIN compared to having the new Mustang platform be borrowed from a platform designed for big AWD SUVs...

More low end torque usually for a gas engine they just use gearing to do that. That's part of why I have a 2017, because the gearing is better for street acceleration compared to the newer manual transmission cars. Electric motors do accelerate more quickly, but it's not due to how much low...

To me with AWD it's more muscle car - faster in a straight line, heavier, higher CoG, not as sporty.

If they don't increase the power much, hopefully they can reduce weight by a few hundred pounds. A weight decrease would be even better than a power increase - as long as it's a significant change. Less weight could translate to better fuel economy as well. If the car is appreciably smaller...