And great point about playing the waiting game. You just never know when there’s going to be a runaway Toyota with your name on it.

So here’s my parting thought on the subject – 2011 will have bugs, so 2012 is the one to get. Problem is, Motor Trend says Ford will do another complete redesign in 2014 – the 50th anniversary. That’s only 2 years from 2012 – why not wait? There’s always a reason to wait. In the long run, we’re all dead – so enjoy it while you can. I know I am (cue the key turn, rumble in the exhaust, rubber burn…..)!

Still, that’s not a heck of a lot of difference when you really think about it. The real difference is in the details. Now I’m not going to knock my interior because interiors just aren’t that important to me… well perhaps I should say I don’t spend a lot of time fondling my dash or door panels to see how soft they are. I just want comfortable seats and driving position above all… and then switches that do what they’re supposed to. But I have sat in the 2010 and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want that interior over mine.

Now I don’t know if your ‘Stang is a daily driver or a car that has its ‘missions’. Mine is the latter. About 90% of its miles are spent driving between Vancouver’s lower mainland and a place in the B.C. interior called Osoyoos. And that’s only 6 months of the year as well. It does snow up here… unfortunately. Oh and did I mention that for about two thirds of that close to 400km run the odds of running into anything with a cherry on top are very, very minimal.

Believe me, it’s a hoot even with a ‘paltry’ 260 horse. So do I need 400… or more? Well of course ‘I’ do. Trouble is I’ve been married close to 20 years and there’s that little ‘we’ hurdle to get over as well.

And while the 13b REW (twin turbo 1.3L 2 rotor for the un-rotarted) was really cool and made good power for almost no displacment it suffered from bad gas milage and low torque.

The 20b REW was a twin turbo 2.0L 3 rotor that made 300hp and 300 ft lbs back in the early to mid 90′s that was about the same power as a corvette of the time only instead of coming from a 5.7 it came from a 2.0 tt

Imagine what they could make it do now (gas milage will remain horrible) Damn would it be fun

or what about a 4 rotor

1) the 315 HP is plenty and the economy is surprisingly good (20mpg average, which trumps the G35 and A4 2.0T I used to drive). The car is very well balanced, and the Bullitt parts stiffened up the ride nicely.
2)The powertrain is rock solid, very refined, smooth as silk. Ford has steadily improved this platform over the last 15 or so years and it shows.
3) The promised 85hp performance boost doesn’t make the car 27% faster – it’s a few fractions of a second to 60. If I need more “go,” it’s quite easy to drop an FRPP blower on, and probably less than the cost of doing a trade (shoot, I think that’s the tax alone in the People’s Republic of California).
4) Ford’s history with brand new powertrains is mixed. They tend to resolve them one to two years following the introduction. Not a chance I’d like to take, and potentially a bigger depreciation risk than an “oldie but goodie.”

The main thing that gives me heartburn is the extra cog in the trans. I have the 5sp manual now, and I’d bet a paycheck they’ll add a sixth gear. The 5sp is extremely well-spaced (I think cars.com said it was better than most 6 speeds) but still – having a taller 6th (or shorter spacing 1st -> 2nd) would be sweet.

All that being said, I am not looking forward to the question/statement “Nice car… is it a 5.0?”

like Auto X said what Mazda needs to bring back the 13B, or something just like that…

Oh, and, that hurts Johnny. You almost made me feel bad about my 2010 Mustang GT…. that is, until I sit in it again!

-the 2010 Mustang is a lame duck – they can’t get rid of them now according to one dealer contact of mine and I can’t blame anyone. I love it’s looks and it’s now a solid car inside but why get one now?

-I really don’t care eiter LWA – if it had just a normal 4 cylinder I probably would have already owned one/ I like the fact it’s different and small as can be, but geting poor MPG, poor startups in cold weather and having it eat oil at a super fast rate isn’t my thing.

All it needs is an evolution and not a revolution. I will be awaiting this refresh. Should/could be good. Heck keep the car EXACTLY the same but with at least 250 hp and it would be a winner in my book.