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Originally Posted by Hesh
Like I said the page before. Its not that they cant do it or that the 5.0 wont come back. Due to Ford being a penny pinching, run by the bean counter company I dont think they will do it. For a long time they've gone with mass sales for lower cost. As it stands now the Mustang when optioned as closely as can be to the Camaro the cost difference is only $1500. I think with the new engine, and the weight savings we keep hearing about coming from them I dont see the engine being ramped out to those numbers. I think they will underpower it and let their aftermarket addons due the power upgrading for them. They will let the buyers make the higher hp for them, while making more money for themselves. Dont get me wrong my guess for power output of the engine is 385hp/360tq. That way they get close to the competiton, can keep R&D down, and dont have to wind that motor up to the roof to make the power output they want. Of course this is just as much hearsay as what we have heard from anyone else.
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I think we will see the Mustang's MSRP drop (or the value rise) this year. Now that Ford has some competition in this market segment again they will have to give up some of their margin, because (most of you will agree that) the SS is more than $1500 better than a similarly equipped GT.
And if Ford can keep the weight down, 385/360 could be competitive.