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- From: chu@freebie.jpl.nasa.gov (Eugene Chu)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: New Mustang
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 09:49:12 GMT
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- In article <C14r4A.9t1@csulb.edu> mikefitz@csulb.edu (Michael Fitzpatrick) writes:
- >I am going to hopefully be buying a new car in the next 4-6 months and
- >was wondering if anyone knew when the new model mustang is due out. I
- >am looking at the old mustang, the new probe gt, and the thunderbird.
- >If the wait isn't too long I would like to hold off and get a look at
- >the new mustang.
- >
- >Mike
- >
-
- The only "new" Mustang that you will see this year is the Cobra Mustang.
- This car has some engine and suspension enhancements over the regular
- Mustang GTs, and is in general a better performing car. However, it
- has also been wrung out by the car rag journalists, whose aggregate
- contention is that it is not quite as good as the new offerings from
- GM: the new Camaro and Firebirds. Shockingly, the Mustang Cobra cost
- as much as, or more than the GM cars.
-
- The real new Mustang will debut in October of this year. It will be
- completely redesigned with new suspensions, brakes, body styling, and
- possibly new engines. The one to wait for would be the GT version with
- an all-aluminum DOHC V8 engine. There's even a rumored super high
- performance car with a supercharged engine that puts out close to 500 hp.
- Unfortunately, it will also retain some features that will prevent it
- from being an ultimate performer, such as its hokey "modified MacPherson
- strut" front suspension. But I digress.
-
- eyc
-