Re: Ford's New V8 Going To Rock You Like A Hurricane!

NoOption5L@xxxxxxx wrote in
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Joe wrote:

Oh ye, of little faith...

Let's go back 10 years ago. Back then did we think there was a
snowball's chance in hell we'd ever see a new:

Bullitt Mustang
Mach 1
Supercharged Cobra Mustang, and one putting out 400 HP
GT-40 (Ford GT)
True retro-style Mustang ('05)
300HP in the standard GT Mustang
Shelby Mustang (GT-500)

C'mon, Joe. Give Ford some credit. Yeah, financially they're
getting
their *** kicked right now, but at least they're fighting back.
A lucky us, part of their fight is for us enthusiasts.

Frankly, I'm tired of the rhetoric I keep hearing. Ford is like
the
boy
who cried wolf. As I've always said, show me the product. What
happened to the Adrenaline and Lightning as a couple of examples?
Excuses abound...

Here are my thoughts:

A new Lightening wouldn't have been able to compete with Dodge's
Viper truck. The new F150 platform was heavier than the previous
design, making it too heavy for the blown undercubed 5.4 to
reliably make the necessary horsepower. So instead of playing
second fiddle to Dodge in a very small niche market Ford decided to
pull out.

And Ford didn't realize this before they let the cat out of the bag?
Either way, it's the SOS - a day late and a dollar short.

They kind of got caught with only a having a 5.4 to play with, like
they did back in '93 when GM upped the ante with the 275 HP, LT1
powered F-bodies and Ford only had the smaller 302/5-liter available
for the Mustang.

I'm also pissed about the Adrenaline. I loved the concept model!
That would have been one kick-ass little truck! The only thing I
can think of was timing. I think when the decision came to either
do it or not do it was about the time gas prices were starting to
soar. I think those $2-$3 a gallon prices scared a few execs into
playing it safe and wait and see where prices were going to
stabilize at.

That logic holds true for any hipo vehicle, let alone the sport
truck. If anything, trucks are more popular than ever.

Yes, in hindsight the choice was clear.

So why can GM put out something like the Trailblazer SS and Ford
stumbles over the Adrenaline faux pas?

At least this is what I hope happened. Anyways, if this doesn't
soothe it over for you stay positive and imagine a new 6.2 liter
Mustang in your driveway. ;-)

I hope you're right, but I'll believe it when I see it. Right now I
can wander over to my Dodge dealer and look at a 6.1 liter Charger or
Magnum.

Yes, that's a good thing... those are neat cars! But just remember
Chrysler wasn't doing much of anything for us in the 80s and 90s. At
least Ford has carried the performance torch, maybe not brightly all
the time, but I have to give them credit for never losing grip of it
during those times.

Patrick

History is great and all, but the bottom line is this: What do I see when
I walk into a Ford, GM, and DC showroom this weekend? Which showroom
would I linger in the longest? I don't think it would be Ford...
.

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