New 2005 Mustang GT Commercials - a must see

[Schonyenko2]

Ford is gonna make a lot of money on these cars. They really are pretty cool. And there's no camaro in site. Chevy has dropped the ball.

[hvychev]

Very cool commercials. I sold an 05 Mustang tonight and the guy kept asking me if I had seen the Steve McQueen one. I have now!

[CamarosRus]

My cousin owns a 2004 Mustang MACH 1. After driving two 2005's (auto & 5spd) his opinion was that his 32 valve DOHC modular engine 04' was faster and the 04' sitting position was more comfortable.....He reports that the 32 Valve engine is not in the 05'lineup....and that the 06' SVT engine will be a 400HP supercharged affair?????......I understand that my comments have NOTHING to do with the new popular styling..
Chuck S

[COPO427]

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My cousin owns a 2004 Mustang MACH 1. After driving two 2005's (auto & 5spd) his opinion was that his 32 valve DOHC modular engine 04' was faster and the 04' sitting position was more comfortable.....He reports that the 32 Valve engine

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It's a 24 valve engine 300hp/320ft lb t.

[mmcporter]

I gotta tell you, I've sat in the 2005 Mustang and found it superior to the 2004 (and prior models) in every way. It's longer, better finished and just overall more comfortable. I think they will sell as many of these GTs as they can screw together. Already Roush has come out with his upgrade of the car....gotta give Ford credit for hanging in there with the pony car.

[hvychev]

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It's really the fact that the Mustang is the only rwd V8 game in town.


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Jeff take this into consideration. Even when the Mustang was NOT the only RWD game in town it SPANKED the Camaro. Check out these staggering statistics.

Production figures 2002
Mustang-142,404 Camaro-42,098

Production figures 2001
Mustang-155,162 Camaro-29,009

Production figures 2000
Mustang-202,990 Camaro-45,417

I bet that Ford sells more Mustangs than it has in years with the new design. I said in a different thread that never in my career have I seen so much excitement over a new car. This car is bringing people out of the woodwork to get a look at and maybe even purchase this car. This car is not like the T-bird. That was a niche vehicle that catered to a few. This is a car that everybody can identify with and most of all afford. You can get a loaded GT with leather and all for like $25,900 sticker. Where are you going to find a brand new, good looking, 300hp, full warranty car for that price??? Chevy needs to get on the ball, I think Ford has hit a home run here.

[sYc]

Hey Frank, I agree. Now empty your "received private message" box so we can send you PMs.

[Chevy454]

[Frank: excellent research! But you should also throw the Firebird #s in their. Kinda like the F150 versus the Chevy & GMC, Ford has all their eggs in 1 basket while Chevy & GM split their market. Although, adding in the Firebird #s isn't gonna make much of a difference.]

Now, "why" does the Mustang outsell the F-body? It wasn't performance, the styling of both were on par with each other, and pricing was comparable...so where's the beef? Frank, you guys see these people everyday...what did they say when the F-bodys were still being made??

[Denis]

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Ford is gonna make a lot of money on these cars. They really are pretty cool. And there's no camaro in site. Chevy has dropped the ball.

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It's 1964 all over again. History repeats itself. I guess that means we can expect a new Camaro in 1967...

[Seattle Sam]

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It's 1964 all over again. History repeats itself. I guess that means we can expect a new Camaro in 1967...

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One can only hope...from GMInsideNews:

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Camaro/Chevelle- Chevy has an all new sporty coupe set to debut in 2007 on the Zeta platform. This car is very similar to the 2007 GTO, with the exception of tighter styling. At this point the assumption is that this car will be the all new Camaro. There is however an outside rumor that this car may be hastily redesigned and given a more appropriate name such as Chevelle. Then GM would design a Camaro on an all new midsized RWD platform loosely based on a lengthened Kappa platform. This platform (rumored to be called "Beta") was first previewed in the Holden Torana TT36 concept shown at the 04 Sydney International Auto Show. This would slightly delay a Camaro to possibly 2008. Either way, we will keep you updated!

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(from Popular HotRodding's web page)
-Sam