Comments on: 2010 Ford Mustang early debut

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:04:07 +0000

@Escort_Ghia, wrong over int eh states $25000 would probably be 2nd hand devision,New mustand is atleast $35000 to $40000 ,And plus if you live in Australia I recall that probably a few or maybe, no Ford manufactorers make Mustangs. Which means shipping and if you want the Steering wheel transaction. All up probably $90000.

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:23:46 +0000

FG chassis and turbo engine would make this twice the car!

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:32:12 +0000

thanks for that info Minnow.

I doubt the mustang would get any more movie gigs if it wouldnt slide easily around corners
imagine if someone went to throw an american bit of muscle around a corner and it actually turned in and hugged the road…….

By: Minnow

Minnow — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:38:16 +0000

I wouldnt say the live rear axle is bad.. its just the set up in this mustang. The EL falcon (noteably the XR6) was considered one of the best handling live rear axle cars in the world. Those of you in the know will know an EF falcons are very twitchy in the rear, tickford fixed that problem in the EL by moving the watts-link 20mm lower making it awesome. V8supercars use wattslink and adjust the roll in the rear by adjusting the height of the watts-link. If you look carefully this mustang doesnt have a watts link so in heavy cornering the axle will move sideways. They’re missing technology that the falcon had back in 1984!! just copy Australia, Yanks!!.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:51 +0000

Andrew M – I was just alluding to the fact that the Suspension on the FG as well as its track/wheelbase and almost perfect weight distribution make it handle a lot better and deal with 300Kw+ really well…. more like a sports car nstead of a family sedan.

Which is why I think the sooner Detroit should have used the Falcon platform for the 2010 Mustang particularly if it wants/is to compete against the new generation of sports cars from both Europe and Japan that are invading the USA with better handling better performance.

Who knows the decision to delay using the Falcon Platform and Ford Oz RWD expertise could possibly see the end of the iconic American Sports car

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:13:21 +0000

Im guessing not many have driven leaf sprung rear end cars let alone modernday ones.

as Escort says you can get decent handling out of an old school/basic rear end.
I read a review some years back where the falcon ute was pitched as a better handler than the equivalent commodore ute, and as it still stands, there is nothing in it between the 2.

wheelnut,
The Stang running on the FG Platform.
Ford OZ’s RWD Global platform isnt being used yet, from what i understand it could be 2 years away, unless the stang gets it before the falcon which could be possible. but either way, the FG platform isnt the global platform.

By: Escort_Ghia

Escort_Ghia — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:12:26 +0000

CB you miss understood if the mustang cost as much as say an aston martin or BMW it would be a no brainer but over in the states it cost like nothing compared to them i would rather spend 25,000 on a mustang than 150,000 on a aston martin or 50,000 on a bmw.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:55:59 +0000

The thing is, in America a car like this is fairly cheap to buy in relation to how much a car like this would be in australia. I was there last year and i saw so many mustangs, comaro’s and the like driving around, no one even looks twice.
So the mustang, even the GT sells in such high number that the average buyer does not give a shit about the rear axel or even know what one is.
The real car fans will get the Shelby .

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:19:52 +0000

Escort_Ghia Im a Ford follower and as much as I love the old GTs {had a few,modified and stock} they are scary things when you wind them up,dont handle dont stop and on cheese cutters are lethal in the rain!

Havent driven the new FG GT but the BA and BF GT I had up till recently in the family drove like a lot of other performance cars Ive and owned and own currently,apart for the grunt I feel they still lack. They handle, brake and are pleasant to drive unlike the Hertz Shelby GT Mustang I drove last year in the States.Very different than current Ozzie Muscle ,did a lot of cornering coming back from San Fran to LA and had a Mini Cooper on our arse for most of the tight corners,it was pretty woeful,although being auto didnt help it .A great looking car and I think with Australian chassis and running gear under it would be a fab car.

By: CB

CB — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:09:18 +0000

Wheelnut Says:
November 19th, 2008 at 10:38 am
\”If that’s the case B-Man why do so many Americans feel the need to replace their new cars more often than Australians. Because if the cars were reliable and held together etc surely they would keep them longer than a couple of years?\”

The corrosion from all the salt sprinkled over the road to combat snow also plays a part in places like New York.

Escort_Ghia Says:
November 19th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
\”ok you got me there wheel nut i would not have this over an Aston Martin but bmw bmw i cant stand the look of or the people that drive them audis i dont mind but for the price of them I’ll take a mustang thanks\”

Are you serious?