New ones may be different, but here is my story. I was in search of a SN95 Stang, gonna go with a V6 to save money and get better gas mileage. Ended up with a sweet deal on my 96 Mystic Cobra, so went that route instead. I am getting 20-27 mpg with it and enjoying the power of the V8. V6 would have gotten about the same gas mileage, about the same up front cost, and also a much less resale value (not compared to the mystic, but to a V8 Mustang in general). I completely agree, the V6 made Mustangs, but that is a part of history. Unless Ford does something like Chevy with the V6 Camaro and gets decent power out of the V6.