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Originally Posted by derklug
xs, that is not a rear seat, it is an extended package shelf. My kids can attest to that.
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Yep, that is what I meant (see quote below)... with the front seats adjusted fully back, there is little if any space between the seat back and rear seat bottom cushion. In fact, I remember a co-worker showing me that they
would touch on his 2005 Mustang GT... can anyone confirm that? He said that was as built by Ford, not a modified seat track.
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Originally Posted by xs29j8
I have not tried to see how well the new Mustang "fits" me, but the previous one effectively did not have a usable rear seat... it was more like a padded package shelf.
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Some owners may drive for years without a need for the rear seat, so the extended/padded package shelf would be just fine. I rarely have anyone ride in the rear seat of my 2004 Ram 1500 Quad Cab... in the 6 1/2 years that I have owned it, maybe only 20-25 times in total. But hundreds of times I have folded the seat bottom up and used the folding steel cargo shelf to haul luggage, boxes, Etc.
The three modern muscle cars are difficult to do direct comparisons of... because they are basically in different size classes.
In My Opinion, the Mustang is the only true "Pony" car of three competitors, with the Challenger really being a full sized Musclecar with Pony Car styling and suspension (especially the SRT8 version). The Camaro on the other hand is more of a Pony Car / Full Size Musclecar hybrid, with a width virtually the same as a Challenger and a length only about 2 inches longer than the Mustang. The weight of the Camaro is also midway between the Mustang and Challenger... about 250 pounds heavier than the Mustang & about 250 pounds lighter than the Challenger.
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No offense intended to Camaro or Challenger owners who believe the new Camaro and Challenger are full fledged Pony Cars. My point is that making direct comparisons between cars so different in size/weight & engine options is very difficult. The new 5.0 Mustang GT is now being compared to the SS and SRT versions of it's competitors, leaving the Shelby GT500 Mustang in a class by itself... hopefully both GM & Chrysler will not let that stand.
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