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<blockquote data-quote="darreng505" data-source="post: 13902243" data-attributes="member: 146023"><p>Well if you're going to quote me, do it correctly. I said purpose-built performance car. My understanding is the Z/28 uses a NEW chassis with this as a specific design goal. It's not especially clear that Ford did anything drastic to improve the new Mustang chassis save for the IRS which is "catching up". The Mustang is being marketed as "the car the world can like" I think it said on Ford's website - or similar.</p><p></p><p>Second, the Mustang does not compete with Corvette, R8 or BMW. At least not in any sanctioned race organization I watch. Mustang is in GTS and those other cars are in GT class and above (bmw might have some GTS cars and Camaro is in GTS too). Sorry. This was covered in another thread. :shrug:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>At the moment this just isn't true. Mustang did poorly in grand am last year (albeit there were rules and restrictions against it). It did poorly in PWC. And it underwhelmed at Daytona this year. </p><p>Granted it did have success there in the past.</p><p></p><p>Ford doesn't _really_ have any consumer-class performance cars in production right now (I don't count the GT as a performance car personally), or announced to be in production (all 2014 PERFORMANCE models have ceased production last I read). So right now, Ford has nothing. Just clarifying some facts here. There is, however, a lot of speculation and I hope the next SVT car will be great (also, not announced or scheduled or in production either). Seems it very could be, but it will still be a pony car, competing with pony cars. Not corvettes, not R8's not Ferraris or anything else of that class. It lacks the chassis (geometry, weight, balance, etc) for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darreng505, post: 13902243, member: 146023"] Well if you're going to quote me, do it correctly. I said purpose-built performance car. My understanding is the Z/28 uses a NEW chassis with this as a specific design goal. It's not especially clear that Ford did anything drastic to improve the new Mustang chassis save for the IRS which is "catching up". The Mustang is being marketed as "the car the world can like" I think it said on Ford's website - or similar. Second, the Mustang does not compete with Corvette, R8 or BMW. At least not in any sanctioned race organization I watch. Mustang is in GTS and those other cars are in GT class and above (bmw might have some GTS cars and Camaro is in GTS too). Sorry. This was covered in another thread. :shrug: At the moment this just isn't true. Mustang did poorly in grand am last year (albeit there were rules and restrictions against it). It did poorly in PWC. And it underwhelmed at Daytona this year. Granted it did have success there in the past. Ford doesn't _really_ have any consumer-class performance cars in production right now (I don't count the GT as a performance car personally), or announced to be in production (all 2014 PERFORMANCE models have ceased production last I read). So right now, Ford has nothing. Just clarifying some facts here. There is, however, a lot of speculation and I hope the next SVT car will be great (also, not announced or scheduled or in production either). Seems it very could be, but it will still be a pony car, competing with pony cars. Not corvettes, not R8's not Ferraris or anything else of that class. It lacks the chassis (geometry, weight, balance, etc) for it. [/QUOTE]
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