I
know that the '05 Stang is going to handle
much better than my 2001. The improved front
suspension geometry, much better F/R weight balance, wider track, proper rear
suspension that won't have binding upper links and stiffer unibody structure tells us that the 05 will be much better. Handling is not the issue.
The make or break item for me will be how the '05 stang holds its composure in hard cornering over bumpy roads and just how comfortable and composed it will be over bumpy roads in normal driving.
It will have to be vastly superior to my 2001 GT. It will also have to be at least as well behaived a 350Z / G35 which it better be since the Nissian FX platform has some stability issues.
I may very well end up happy with a live axle 05 GT, but as someone else posted "How can we say one way or the other, until we've driven it?"