Gm has not thrown in the Towel they have the Corvette thats is their performance car. Which is close to the price of the Mustang. Dark horse money gets you a Corvette base one with a V8.
the numbers were at altude which you cannot compare to the other numbers since they were at sea level. They are also the worst times ever for a Dark Horse. The Gt350 non R 0-60 time is 3.9 and 1/4 mile 12.2 119 is what I would use to compare to the Dark Horse. The Gt350 or maybe a boss version...
I would get the 3.55 gears and the active exhaust it really adds allot to the car sound wise and performance. Your buying the 5.0 for performance and the 3.55 will wake it up. Drove a 3.15 and 3.55 back to back and it makes a big difference.
Like you said they should not have these issues and a Mass produced car is not a very good excuse. Some of the issues can not be fixed with an adjustment like the rear bumper covers. When you have to align things the screws will show paint chips on them which look bad to me.
I have been a Mustang fan for over 5 decades. The quality issues I have seen on the new 2024 Mustang coming out of Flatrock are just terrible. The hoods do not line up with the fenders at all. One side of the hood will almost be touching the fender corner then the other side of the hood has a...