this also brings up the argument of why the cobra and the GT (gt40) would be so close in hp/tq but to far away in price range

 

Not every GT is gonna have 400HP. Only the supercharged option will be. Those will be about as rare as Mach 1s. The normal 2005 (Common) GT will be around 300~ HP.

This was discussed about a month ago.

 

The GT (40) is a 2004 year model, and the upcoming Cobra is a 2006 model. That's 2 year difference. Maybe Ford has plans to up to the GT/40's ouput to 600+hp by 2006.

I really don't know. Nothing's clear right now.

 

Actually, the farthest Mustang Strayed from it's roots were the '71-'73 models. BTW, for those that say camaro never strayed from it's roots tell me this - which is closer to the car you could buy in 1967 - A 2002 Mustang or a 2002 Camaro?

BTW, when deciding whether Mustang or Camaro "strayed from it's roots" one has to understand that the cars, while rivals, have - different roots.

 

LOL What?! HOw does something hurt the intergrity the most if "the virtual public doesn't know about" it?

 

I agree, they've got 260 now, should be around 280hp

 

Forget 400hp GT's. I expect GT to have 290-320 hp.

 

I guess nobody else read the last paragraph. It says that there will be a base model v-6, a gt and a cobra, and that the cobra is the one that will most likely have the supercharged engine.

 

The '71-'73 models seemed closer to Gran Torinos in size than the original Mustang.

There is no contest as to which car strayed away from it's roots, it was Camaro. Instead of becoming a stylish car that appealed to all buyers (say what you want about women buying them, the truth still is that more men bought them than f-bodies, and you can buy a 2003 Mustang!)

Once enthusiasts get their fill of a car, it's still going to have to sell to the general population.

 

I've heard that the upcoming base v6 will be a sub-250hp 3.5 Dohc (called the Cyclone which will be used in other Ford vehicles as well). If that's true, than you can bet that the GT will have more than just 280hp (especially when comparably priced family sedans will have 265hp v6's). I expect nothing less than 300hp.

 

I doubt much less than 300 too but I also don't think it will be much higher, if any, than 300 hp.

 

If no one had seen a Camaro for the past 35 years, and it popped up as a 2002 model looking the way it did, it would appeal to all buyers, the way it did when it first came out...

 

Exactly...it didn't hurt it THAT much since the general population of car buyers don't know about it. Thats one of the only 2 or 3 scars I can see on the Camaros past...like I said before...