Eunos_Cosmo
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Well I'm just saying that if you nail it while the road is bumpy...the rear end is going to go...period.
^ Fair enough.
But most cars with over 400hp will do that to you. Regardless of rear end setup.
You guys that all are saying "my IRS car isn't any more comfortable than a live axle car" etc... aren't getting the point.
The problem comes in when trying to have fun on a curvy road in say "land slide prone California." Push it through a car (not even to the max) and then hit a sudden sink hole or bump that developed in the road, then watch the car become HUGELY unsettled. An IRS car can and will likely go over it with little to no drama.
I don't think the mustang was ever designed to go down curvy roads in landslide prone California, so I don't see why people bash it for stuff like that. Its not a high performance sports car, it's a sporty GT car (you'll note the model in question is called the GT afterall, not the RS). Using it as a high performance sports car of course you'll see some problems surface. It has and probably always will be designed to be cheap and easy to customize. You want high performance and IRS go up the model chain (the KR has IRS) or aftermarket. Bashing the car on points it never aimed for is a bit old hat.
Then why is there a model called the 'California'?
You guys that all are saying "my IRS car isn't any more comfortable than a live axle car" etc... aren't getting the point.
The problem comes in when trying to have fun on a curvy road in say "land slide prone California." Push it through a car (not even to the max) and then hit a sudden sink hole or bump that developed in the road, then watch the car become HUGELY unsettled. An IRS car can and will likely go over it with little to no drama.
Then why is there a model called the 'California'?
A little more info and a pic or two: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/25/2011-ford-mustang-gt-and-5-0-liter-v8-unwrapped-early/
No, but you did strongly imply it.
It'd be awesome if they said DOHC under the displacement...
Yeah, that would really tell everyone that the 'stang is finally officially in the 21st century.. Next step: Independent rear suspension
You might want to look at your sig pic again.
You might want to look at your sig pic again.