Lots of hostility in this thread.
Think I'll hit a few points for my own amusement.
The interior. Okay. It is much better in quality ever since the s-197. If you have owned any other mustang previously and have had the opportunity to own or drive the s-197 you will notice this. Notice I said Quality! Now was I a huge fan of the s-197 interior, no. I didn't like the looks and didn't like the feel. After a year or so and actually getting to drive one for a while, I fell for it. It's much better in quality, so I think that was more of the appeal. 2010 mustang interior now, to me, has not only continued the quality, but improved the appeal. I would love for someone to compare any other car under 28k interior with this car. If you want BMW and higher end car interior, your going to pay for it. The mustang is about bang for your buck.
IRS deal. Please explain how the IRS will make my car any faster in the 1/4 mile. I had an 04 Cobra, and I love the ride, but hated the strip because of the irs.
There ya go. Different strokes different folks. And because the true enthusiast of the mustang are a lot smaller portion than the amount of people that just purchase a mustang, ford will probably hold off on the extra bucks for the irs set up. Keeping the mustang priced well under the competition.
People want to argue hp numbers and such, but forget that the camaro is 30k plus. Some people that finance a car, that gets into crazy amount a month for payments. To me, the mustang will continue to sell and will not worry too much about it's higher priced competition.
2010 Mustang is a step in the right direction, for the most part. Just fix that rear. I'm really wanting to see what Saleen and Roush are going to do as a body kit for these cars.