Originally Posted by BLM I know they're in the same price range, but I just don't see how so many people are going from a Z to a Mustang. It's
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FWIW, the Mustang never was a Muscle Car. It was a Pony car that was designed to do everything well, not just go in a straight line. With the 5.0 Ford brought that formula back and that's why the 5.0 forums are filled with all sorts of converts from platforms you never would have expected. My 5.0 takes on the corners as well as, and in some areas better than, my 370. It is a blast to drive all the time.
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You drove an s2k...the same way you need to keep car above 5500 rpm to get anything out of it, you need to be very careful with something like the mustang. You can't just mash the throttle coming out of the turn. There's so much power and torque throughout the entire rpm range that you'll lose traction. Hell, you cant even mash the throttle in a straight line. It's all well and good quoting performance numbers of what a pro driver can do in your car, but who's the one ultimately driving it?
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I heard the mustang was equipped with the " driver busy nailing his cousin" mod. |
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Yea, the EVO X is hideous. Maybe lowered with some aggressive wheels I could come to like the Ford, a black on black setup perhaps...
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The Z has a significant amount of understeer built in, thanks in large part to the staggered tire setup, so it is a lot easier for a novice to drive near the limit compared to the more neutral-to-oversteery 5.0. When you approach the limit of grip with the Z, the front end will start to slip first. This is much, much easier to manage for a novice than the Mustang, which will bring the tail around first. But in the hands of drivers who know what they are doing, the 5.0 will hands down drive away from a 370 on anything short of the tightest auto-cross course, where the shorter wheelbase of the 370 navigating the tight course could overcome any advantage the 5.0 has. But that's AutoX.
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Interesting. My cousin's name is Dan.
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Don't listen to Al regarding style. He's in the process of installing custom pink leather upholstery in his Z.
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