Motortrend's COTY BS

Unless people are recieving awards in the mail for owning MT's COTY, what the hell does it matter who wins. I subscribe to MT and I don't take anything they write to seriously, I just like looking at cars, track times and auto news while I am on the crapper.

yeah, magazines are crap

"I think the original point here was that they put the Mustang down for having a underpowered V6 when the 300 has a much more underpowered V6 (2.5) which they didn't put the car down for."

Well, the Mustang is a performance car and the 300 is a near luxury car, or a family car, depending on how it's optioned. Of course given the type of car the Mustang is, more importance is placed on the engine.



"how does it redefine the market again?"

It doesn't exactly redefine the market by itself, but it's one of the first cars in the trend of large, comfortable powerful four seater American cars. The GTO and Dodge Magnum are other examples of cars like this. Basically, if you look at Chrysler and GM, they are trying to bring back that old type of American Car that people love. (Though other than the GTO, GM is really going to introduce most of their new designs in 2007.) Before large American cars like the 300C and GTO came back in fashion, the only way consumers were able to get RWD V8 cars that carry four people comfortably was to spend a lot of money on luxury cars.

That's what some people here can't understand. Some people really like the appeal of cruising around in a powerful four seater car, and having everyone in the car think, "Gee, this is pretty nice" inside. That's a type of appeal that the Mustang can't provide. For this luxury aspect, the 300M is tops, the Mustang is at the bottom and the GTO is inbetween. For cheap performance, the Mustang is the best, the GTO is middle, and the 300M is last.

But how big is the performance market and how big is the near luxury market?The 300C is a redefining car positioned to appeal to the largest group of people. The Mustang is a redefining Pony car but not that many people are shopping for pony cars.

Plus you've gotta remember that it's all opinion. I personally think the 300C is a fair choice. I would almost say the 2005 GTO should have won, but with that small trunk it loses a lot in practicality. Some other people may think the Subaru Legacy GT is car of the year. It presents 85% of the performance of the STI or Evo for 85% of the cost and far better ride, build quality, etc.

You guys might think the 2005 Mustang is a great car, and it is, but that is only because we are living in a time of automotive renaissance. With increased technology, a bunch of car companies are offering really great products for cheap. You guys are Mustang fanatics so i guess you have a tendency to focus on the improvements in this car... That is fine for you but the simple fact is cars are just getting that much better in general... This is a trend in the industry; It is not just apparent when you look at the improvements Ford made with the Mustang... (Which arguably isn't even the greatest cheap performance car Ford Motor Co. makes... I think 50% of this market would prefer the RX-8.)

Regardless of your personal preference, I don't see how you could say the 300C was a bad choice...