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#21 of 2921 by tdubz

Oct 29, 2003 (1:30 pm)

the 05 mustang gt will not have irs.it will supposably go on sell in sept/oct 2004. expect the price to stay the same or rise only slightly. remember the mustangs market is an affordable sports car, raising the price would alienate the target audience. i would expect price increases about the same as the f150. from what i have heard the gt will get a 4.6 3v v8, with horsepower in the range of 300-320. i believe ford vp steve lyons said to expect the 05 stang to perform better than the last f-bodies.

#22 of 2921 tbubz by snakerbill

Oct 29, 2003 (6:00 pm)

If no irs, do you know what the front suspension will be? Is the V8 you mentioned the sohc or the dohc? Does this car still have six gauges? Anyone know? With a solid axle it seems that we are still dealing with the old Fox platform. Ugg

#23 of 2921 by tdubz

Oct 30, 2003 (3:01 am)

dont know the answers to your questions but i will try to find them out. as for the irs, it will be on the cobra and maybe some special editions from what ive heard. theres a really good forum for mustangs. the isnt working right now for some reason so i cant copy and paste the link for you, but if you do a search for "brads mustang" on yahoo, it will come up as brads mustang site. just click on that, then go to the forums and you will have lots of info. theres even some really good CAD's of the 05 mustang that was done from the spy pics and an old ford cad that was leaked out about a yr ago. anyways check it out. when the site is working, i will post the link

#24 of 2921 tdubz by snakerbill

Oct 30, 2003 (2:03 pm)

Many thanks, and I will try that site. Any other info is appreciated.

#26 of 2921 by john_324

Nov 04, 2003 (8:29 am)

My thoughts: front suspension will be MacPherson struts in the interest of keeping the price tag low, GT engine will most likely be the SOHC, and I hope the 6 guages remain (there's something so musclecar about lots of guages).
 
The platform itself is a shortened and cheapened (read: steel instead of aluminum) verison of one Ford uses now for Jaguars and Lincolns (LS I think??), so pretty state of the art (but I love that my 2002 rides on a 1978 platform nonetheless).
 
John

#27 of 2921 by tdubz

Nov 04, 2003 (5:44 pm)

there are photos of the new 05 mustangs gauges n the ford website. whats interesting is that the gauges color can be changed, with up to 125 color options. pretty cool

#28 of 2921 2005 Convertibles?? by stang2000

Nov 05, 2003 (8:01 pm)

Hi Everyone,
Maybe too soon to know or not but does anyone know if the ragtop will be coming out at the same time as the other Mustangs? Thanks

#29 of 2921 just wanna say by treehumpindog

Nov 06, 2003 (3:07 am)

I love this car! Please, Ford, don't skimp on the car interior. Good quality leather, good quality fabrics, good quality plastics, good quality metal and chrome bits and trim. Good quality. Make us enjoy sitting in this car. Make us proud to own a Mustang by making it reliable and affordable and stylish and well finished. Oh, and please offer it in some crazy candy colours like orange, green, purple, turquoise, and gold.

#30 of 2921 tdubz by snakerbill

Nov 09, 2003 (12:09 pm)

How does one change the color of these gauges? Can that be done by the owner or is it a one choice deal??

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