Pat you are so right. I have a 2004 Maxima SL with 265hp and it is faster then my 88 Mustang 5L with a Powerdyne 6lb S/C on it. But hey it took how long for these cars to catch up? Not to mention that the 300tq is still very high by today's standards. Now if only Ford would place their 3.5L 6 cylinder in the base Mustang, hmmm......
Here I go again off on a rant. IMO the Mustang needs to offer a few different styling appearances with their different nameplates (such as Mach I, Boss, Bullitt, etc...) with a few more engine options producing as many as they can sell not limited editions which isn't how they became successful in the first place, especially with a new Pony War coming. First get out of the way something for those concerned with economy or gas mileage that still has some performance or find a replacement like they had with the EXP and Probe market. Then a base 6 cylinder, a Hi performance 6 perhaps twin turbo like the Lincoln may debut with (reborn SVO?). A base 4.6 with a tweaked 5.0 stroked, as well as a base 5.4 with a tweaked 5.8 stroked hi performance. Then aftermarket the s/c, single, or twin turbos/ Maybe bring back a big block to embarrass the Vette or once again another platform like the Pantera was since they exhausted the GT40? Ok going back to sleep lol...
Nick :)