2012 gt600?

m4a1mustang · 06-15-2011, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I'm with you on that. The mustang is too heavy, the 370Z is underpowered, the C6 has a junk interior, and the camaro is a whale.

All the parent companies of the above products save Nissan (I don't think anyway) have outright said the above (and we know those people don't admit to flaws or shortcomings easily, no pun or joke intended, that's just their culture). I am very excited to see what '13-'15 is going to bring to market just like you are. I think we are going to see a shake-up.

Ford might start having the #1 position in power (well, behind the 700bhp Viper that is heavily rumored to be on the way, and with good source).

GM might start trumping interiors (Audi is their bench-mark).

Ford does damn well with SRA and a bit of a piggy. If they slap in IRS and drop weight, I think it will take the mustang fully out of the muscle-car camp and put it squarely in the sports-car camp, no-matter what the 'vette fans, porscheophiles, or roadster guys what to say about it.

I'm with you on that. With the next gen Mustang dropping a minimum of 250 lbs (meaning a maximum curb weight of 3,350 lbs) and most likely gaining IRS I think it's going to be a knockout. Even more so than the current 5.0s.

The question is whether or not they get the suspension right. I'd rather have a good SRA over a mediocre IRS. Contrary to all the car rag hype IRS isn't the magic "end all, be all" that they claim. The current generation of Mustangs proves that.

I feel like GM will do the C7 right. They have to. I'm excited to see how it turns out.

The next generation Viper... I really want to see how that one works out.

The next generation Z... I fear NISSAN won't do what's necessary to make it competitive again and it will die off yet again. It's hard to justify when the 370 only sells 10k units a year (when the project was approved on the prediction of 30k a year).

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
2012 z	Becca	Nissan 370Z Pricing / Ordering Discussions	25	06-14-2011 03:27 PM
2012 GT-R vs LFA	jnaut	Other Vehicles	12	04-18-2011 11:45 AM
2012 gt-r	Jack370Z	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	47	03-18-2011 01:12 AM
2012 gt-r	kensnismo	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	14	01-29-2011 03:10 AM
2012 gt-r	Mag350Z	Other Vehicles	23	11-01-2010 03:42 PM