A Corvette sure would, if you give up 2 rear seats and the luggage space outside of your golf clubs and are willing to accept that you are in your mid life crisis.

Another commentor already touched on this but the issue with the "live axle" and "bumps" on this generation Mustang is down to a 250lb axle moving laterally…

Sorry for the delay in response but my point about the tires is always brought up when people start saying the GT500 is "Slow" or "not track capable" because it has a live axle and then compare it to the Camaros. Motortrend, when they did the Lagana Seca laps were particularly guilty of this "The Camaro is faster…

They didn't do it because the last time they (SVT) built an IRS unit to fit in the space for an IRS unit it was AWFUL for everything except ride quality. The geometry on the Cobra IRS is truly awful. Poor camber curves, stupid soft bushings and horrible body mounting solution made it wheel hop like mad, snap half…

This, and to add to this comment, keep in mind the GT500 is also down 40mm of tire up front to the Z/28 and 20mm of tire up front to the ZL1 and 20mm of tire out back to both of these cars. The ZL1 and GT500 are on the same Gen II Goodyear Eagle Super Car Tires but the Z/28 is on 60 treadwear Pirelli Trofeo…

And I'm willing to bet you are right because Ford never intended for the 05-14 Mustangs to be sold overseas. You seem to be implying that adding or removing space to the top of the engine and other "height and overhang" requirements are going to add weight? I guess I don't follow. I'm not sure what the requirement…

Ok, so how about the 2005-2009 Mustangs? My GT weighs in at 3425lbs and is loaded with heavy optional features like heated leather seats. There are dozens of stock Mustangs from 05-09 that weigh in the upper 3300lbs from Ford. It's the same crash structure that is legal for 2014 production and is going to be…

It gets better, an LX 4 Cylinder is a decent bit lighter too. My dad has an 89 LX 2.3L with 5 speed manual and I think it weighs in at a rather lofty 2850ish. Good thing too, the N/A 2.3L Lima motors are turds in factory form, still, it has a lot more character than any other car I've driven, including my 2009…

Just so you are aware, the 05-09 Mustangs, the lower GT trim came in at around 3450lbs as an advertised "wet" curb weight (meaning full with fluids). Rated at 300 HP and 320 lb*ft of torque. Depending on fuel loads, the car can be in the upper 3300's for weight. The previous generation Mustang GT (94-2004) was…

Pro Solo Finale Today and Tomorrow:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sccaso…

Right, so conveniently missing is the fact that the 2013 SCCA Pro-Solo Finale is Today and Tomorrow and the SCCA Solo National Championships are Tuesday-Friday?! Only one of the largest motorsport events in the world... I guess it's not "Professional" enough to be on the list?

They are indeed two very different cars but when it comes to downright on track performance, the E90 BMW M3 is on par with a 2011+ GT with Brembos which was roughly half the cost of the M3 it was compared to. It was also on a roadcourse that HATES heavy, powerful, "Poorly suspended" (Live axle? Poor Suspension?…

You of course realize that Ford added the STB to the 2010+ cars because it reduces cowl shake and not because it does anything for the chassis or handling on any S197 chassis Mustang (05+ cars). As it stands, the STB wont impact handling on a new Mustang, it simply wont. The chassis is stiffer than many super cars…

Sam Strano's F-Body is still being autocrossed by the Ogburns who took it to victory in E-Street Prepared over Madarash at Spring Nationals this year. Madarash is driving a pretty rare 3rd Gen Trans Am with a rare engine mated to a rare transmission in a car that weighs next to nothing and piloted by one extremely…

I know the owner and the car. It's first autocross event had less than 1000 miles on it. He had it less than a year and then built this monster. Nice guy too! I haven't seen the car since it was built but I'm sure it is nice!

EDIT: Family is a big racing family... dad races a Porsche 911 (of some sort) IIRC and…

As has been said, straight cut gears in the transmission, and ohh what an orgasmic sound that is! If the transmission was any more durable in daily driving I would absolutely want one in my Mustang just for the pure awesomeness of that sound...

The Mustang had SOME problems with early 2011 production years (a problem that appears to be coming from the very vocal minority as the .gov didn't force Ford to recall those cars). While a few still trickle in the number has dropped drastically since the 2012 model year and I have yet to hear of a problem with the…

None of that is particularly difficult to learn or time consuming to do and most of it can be done when you fill up for gas. This is just my opinion, but if you continue to make things do stuff for you, you give up your responsibility to doing stuff, and when you give up responsibilities you tend to take advantage of…

I see it as nothing more than one more way for your dealership/tire place to screw you out of more money when you should be monitoring your tires weekly or monthly at the longest. Right now my car is wearing snow tires and the light is on, and of course so is the warning in the message center, so I get in, hit reset,…

Ford has had a Panhard Bar on the S197 chassis since it debuted in 2005, not 2007. I've owned two S197 cars, an 06 V6 with the Pony Package (GT inspired suspension) and my 09 GT and both had a 3 link live axle with a PHB. The V6 had the 7.5" rear end with open rear diff, the 09 GT has the 8.8 with the Traction-Lok…