I sure hope a GTO with 400hp is faster than a 300hp stang.What you forgot to mention was that the article ruled the GT a better car.Nuff said.

 

Ummm, no. What you forgot to mention was that the mustang beat the GTO by one point, and the mustang scored seven points over the GTO simply for the "Gotta Have It" factor.

 

actually,didn't every tester prefer the GT???Go here to read a less biased review of the test.

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=522244

 

Let them say what they will, I have driven an '05 Stang and an '04 GTO, and if the interior is anything near as nice in the '05 GTO's as they were in '04, then I will take the GTO over the stang without a second thought.

 

I sure you would,being a GM guy and all.I don't play the ford vs. chevy game,I get the car that appeals to me most, as long as it is an american car.I also dont let the interior be a final judging factor unless its an awful one,which the stang isn't.The '05 GTO is a great car,but like C&D said,the mustang appeals to more people.

 

I agree with everything you said, I don't really play the Ford vrs Chevy game anymore, since Chevy doesn't have anything worth a damn anymore (besides Corvette which I can't afford) to compete directly with the mustang. The '05 GTO is a nice step up from the '04, but its still lacking in the appearance department. I would have really liked to see the Woodward GTO go into production, even as a special edition, I think that would have helped it out tremendously.

As far as the new Mustang goes, I like them. They are awesome little cars with a lot of potential. Running mid 12's with a few bolts on and sticky tires is pretty much a first for the Ford Mustang GT. But as with the vast majority of all Mustangs, I still feel like something is missing, and I don't what it is, I know I don't feel that way about my Camaro, or my dad's '01 WS6, but I know whatever it is, it's not there in the new Mustang, at least not to me anyways.

I'll be in the market for a new car around '07-'08, and worrying about what kind of car I buy at that time right now is like worrying if its going to rain on my birthday in 4 years.. There's no point because I can't change anything anyways. I'm pretty much leaving it up to GM, Ford, and DCX to come up with something that has the same attitude that my Camaro has. RIGHT NOW, I have to give that overall edge to Ford, because of the '03-04 Cobra's. But I know verywell that that could, and most likely will change before that time.

 

If the woodward GTO was made and came in under 3600lbs,I'd be driving one for sure(orange with little "judge" badges on the front fenders-LOL).When I was a young teen,my brothers friend had a '69 judge and I would stand in the street and drool over it whenever he came over.

 

The simple fact is that the Mustang beat the GTO on the- "GOT TO HAVE IT' factor...

what a bunch of baloney...

 

I'm suprised nobody mentioned that the GTO had less than 1000 miles on it. If you look at the picture of the new GTO gauges, it shows 9XX miles on it, hardly broken in for a LS1/2 motor. If C&D is getting 13.3 with a green 2005 GTO, I can't wait to see how other publications will do with one with a few miles on it!

 

About the same, apart from the GMHTP/MM&FF family of publications, everyone else pretty much sucks at the strip.

Methinks I could get a 12 out of it in good air and favorable seas (quickie/freebie mods inclusive), just like my SS.

 

True that. A guy down in GA went 13.3 in his stock 05 Mustang over the weekend. 1.8x 60 ft on the stock radials - obviously they worked on the suspension for 05...either that or a significant amount of the extra weight is over the rear end. Anyway, the point is that the 05 GTO - with its more favorable power-to-weight - ought to be able to get well into the 12s under good conditions and with a good driver.

BTW...the MPH was still only 101.6. Wierd.