I cleared up some Tom!
Rob here is what Ford themselves and customers have told us. First most did not like the body style of the F-body, said it was stale. (I personally do not agree with that. My father even owns one and I think that they look sinister!) The F-body was without a doubt more superior in power to the Mustang until 2005 so that could not have been the problem. Second and most importantly the Mustang has a HUGE base of woman buyers. In fact some at Ford have said that they are worried about what impact that the "aggressive" new styling will have on woman's opinions of the re designed Mustang. I personally have not seen this on the showroom floor. I have not heard a woman say that they do not like the car yet.