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Ford has ALWAYS done this. They make a car that appeals to the masses, and sell the hell out of it, and it works well. But GM always destroys them on the track/drag-strip/anywhere where performance matters. Witness the 9C1 Caprice that was the police car, vs. the Crown Vic. Ford won out due to marketing, etc. but the old Caprice was a faster, much better handling police cruiser. Now also look at the 1993-2001 Pony Car wars. GM decimated Ford, but they just couldn't MARKET the car. Now look at the Camaro vs. Mustang. The old Camaro (2010) is being compared to the NEW Ford...and still winning, lol...
In my view, the various pony/muscle cars aren't that far apart. The same holds for the large RWD sedans and the various other competitors. Going further afield, the Camry and Accord aren't that far apart, though one could make the same argument, that the Camry is the softer car appealing to more of the masses, while the Accord is more driver-oriented.
What does appear to be true is that Ford, as a corporation, has been more stable than Chrysler or GM. This is both good and bad. It's good in the sense of implying something successful and enduring about their marketing, corporate governance, management, and maybe even their engineering. It's bad in the sense of obviating the watershed introspection that comes from bankruptcy and sudden shakeup, the necessity-as-mother-of-invention that produces radical new products.
To me, there's much that is appealing about all of the modern pony cars. Despite their prodigious weight, they attain decent fuel-economy with acceleration that shames all but the most exotic and specialized muscle-cars of the late-1960s. They have, in many ways bridged the performance gap with that compact RWD stalwart - the 3-series BMW - in no small part because BMW has itself been gaining weight faster than American cars. Nevertheless, I can't see myself driving a car that's so large and heavy. This is really less of a gripe against Mustang/Camaro/Challenger, than a fond hope that combination of advanced materials and engineering would finally give us 2000-pound RWD cars. Sadly, it hasn't.
NFN but the only way the new Camaro beats the Mustang on the strip or at the road course is because of more cubes or superchargers. GM is not making a NA 5 liter that can run with the Mustangs.
Simple fact 2 valve motors with the same ci make less HP than 4 valves.
It's 200# heavier than the outgoing model. Gas and a driver puts it over 4,000#. What the hell...from the company that owns Aston Martin...
Its actually 200 pounds LIGHTER..
As far as fuel economy is concerned, Ford says the new 2015 Mustang will go farther than the current car on each gallon of gas. In addition to powertrain enhancements, the new Mustang is about 200 pounds lighter, thanks in part to its aluminum hood and front fenders, and more aerodynamic. But the real driver behind fuel economy gains with the redesigned Mustang is the new 2.3-liter EcoBoost 4-cylinder engine.
I don't see a date on that link, but I think it's old. I know at first there were rumors that it was going to be lighter, but I think in the end it turned out that it WAS heavier.
I like the new mustang, I'd be happy if it were simpler. Like the Viper used to be.
I'm sure there is a Cobra R out there waiting for you. Ford's more interested in making a buck rather than a few SVT-type toys these days. You should know this by now...
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