There's no question a properly built IRS can handle the power. But I think the SRA has proven to be very effective and competitive compared with the IRS in the other modern Muscle that's out there. I personally am tired of hearing the media complain about it. In the real world with actual car owners and people who race them, the SRA never seems to be a problem or a complaint.
With the introduction of the Boss 302, I would think the SRA haters would at least shut up for a little while about it. Hell, even the 2011 Mustang GT takes the SRA to a whole new level. With minimal mods, the GT's can be just as capable as a BOSS on racetracks where handling is paramount.
Unfortunately, there's a reason Ford and the mainstream automotive media are always comparing the Mustang GT 5.0L to the BMW's out there. They plan to make the GT a global car to compete with with not only BMW, but every single car manufacturer out there. Ford can no longer afford to cater to just the American ideologies of what a car should be.
In India, there are Ford dealerships that have a resident religious figure on hand to "bless" new cars just before the new owner drives it out of the dealership.
In China, Ford has a regional company shirt who is paid a hell of a lot of money to determine the size, shape and names for cars to meet the expectations of that market. Just as they have in India.
The world has become a VERY small place when it comes to business. Ford is in a position to either expand and make cars that appeal to a global market or, become a niche vehicle maker limited to the U.S. only. With the market being what it is here in the U.S., where any car manufacturer can enter the fray as long as they have the financial resources to do so, Ford is being challenged to adapt or die. Too many manufacturers like Hyundai, Honda, Nissan, Kia and so on are bringing cars to America that Americans are interested in buying and driving. These vehicles have a progressively more European look and design.
And with the traitor Obama pushing his liberal agenda down our throats, the future CAFE regs are eventually going to kill V8's for all but the most wealthy of people. It's just something we will have to get used too.
Ford keeps saying its going to be smaller, lighter and have a more "euro world wide" styling. Everything is about global cross platform marketing these days.
Yuck.