Then came the 07 GT-500, 4 years before the coyote, with a real eng to boot...and a real tranny.
True. But limited production and also much more money. Every single GT came with the 5.0 DOHC.
Then came the 07 GT-500, 4 years before the coyote, with a real eng to boot...and a real tranny.
I read someplace once that the guy responsible for the 71-73 design came from GM And that influenced several elements of the car. One of which was supposedly the wipers being hidden.
Coyote was developed in 2 years, so not option C.
I'd say a little of option A mixed with some of option B mixed with a helping of we're selling more of these than we can make. $$$
Nobody called the Mustang with 300 hp in 2005 MEH. It was welcomed with open arms. We always want more. Than as now. But on the whole we loved having 300 hp from the factory. Then came the Coyote...
Its not cubic inchesThe designer was Larry Shinoda who was hired in 1968 by then Ford President Buckie Knudsen who also came over from GM. Shinoda was also the chief designer for the 69-70 Boss 302. When Knudsen was fired in late 69 by Henry Ford II, Shinoda also left Ford as well.
No matter how fast somebody's car is over someone else's? There's always going to be someone who has a faster car than yours, whether it's 300 HP 400 HP 500 HP or whatever, the cycle never ends.
Someone's in a joyful mood.
1. They won't be in power for 12 years.
We Hope!!
2. V8s have been around for a century so I don't think politicians will ban them. Hell, they would have to also ban V10s & V12s. If they did that Aston Martin, Maserati, Ferrari, and Lamborghini would instantly go out of business. Stricter targets for CO2 emissions (and consequently gas mileage since the two are related) are more likely, thus it would be left to car manufacturers to decide how to meet them.
3. Limits on HP are pretty unlikely but a limit on engine displacement would be a more realistic proposition. Car manufacturers are already reverting to smaller turbo engines and hybrids instead of bigger naturally-aspirated engines in order to reduce CO2 emissions.
Yup, Plan B..... ship via rail. Great, until they derail.The main reason for the stopping of the XL Pipe Line and it ain't to be Green
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... I think since they are the last of the breed the S197 cars will be a lot more coveted.
Collectively, younger generations don't appear to place the same worth on cars as previous generations and they don't seem to care about acquiring drivers licenses either.
They're generally not interested in any car, let alone a great collector car.
Hell, they're excited about the possibility of self driven cars so they can continue to entertain themselves with their electronics.
I'm astonished a GPS enabled EEC dongle isn't a legal requirement to get insurance. Monitors speed, braking, location, etc...
The second my insurance company asks me to have something plugged into my car is the moment I’m changing insurance companies. The last damn thing I need is another company monitoring me.
There is some invasion of privacy/tracking concern here.I'm astonished a GPS enabled EEC dongle isn't a legal requirement to get insurance. Monitors speed, braking, location, etc...
If they ever bring back photo radar, the mustang goes up for sale the next day.