yellow5.0cobra said:
If you cant afford it, then it isnt the car for you, and you will be stuck with the GT or V6.
I would say if it is in supercar territory, then let it be.
It will only improve the Mustangs image and give it some respect which it lacked for ages(due to none of the magazines approving of the old Fox based chassis). Come on seriously, the 03 Cobra lost to the RX8 last year in its tests because of the "outdated" chassis.
I hope the new Cobra goes up and beyond of what a "regular" Mustang is.
Lets just not get TOO crazy with the price, and I will be ready to sign.
Pete
I agree. We have all given a lot of lip service to powertrain and, obviously, IRS vs live axle. There has been virtually no discussion about the chassis.
According to the hot rod and motor trend articles, torsional stiffeness will be increased by 100%. That is an incredible leap. You could take a current gen car, add strut tower brace, subs, k-member, torque boxes, etc, etc, etc, and wouldn't even come close to that number, and, end up with a car that was probably heavier to boot.
If you crawl under a BMW M3, arguably the best sports touring car out there, it really isn't anything terribly spectacular. At least on the e36 car, The brakes are not that huge and use a simple, floating caliper, front and rear. It has a strut front
suspension and a really simple multi-link in the rear. These parts work incredibly well because they are pinned to a stiff, solid chassis. Having a good chassis to work with means more effective
suspension tuning and fewer compromises.
It seems to me that people still have the current car on the brain when they speculate about the chassis dynamics of the new car. Why couldn't an 06 cobra give an M3 a run for it's money? The fox chassis was designed over 25 years ago by guys with slide rules for crying out loud.