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Originally Posted by JAZ
I don't think the IRS will be a problem for most Mustang fans. Despite the success Ford has had tuning the live axle, we are sick of the 'truck axle' focus by the press.
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Right off I have to question why we (collectively as enthusiasts) are letting ourselves and our opinions get led around by the nose by the automotive press and what they feel they have to say in order to 'sound relevant and current'.
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There appears to me to be more interest in the Boss cars on the track than the Cobra Jets on the strip. It's time for an IRS and we expect a damn good one.
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It won't be a problem if they get the IRS right, but if they don't and simply 'having IRS' is taken as "improvement by definition" I'm afraid it'll be the SN95 IRS story all over again.
I am NOT arguing this from a drag racer's point of view. My avatar shows my outlook better than I could type the words to.
Road & Track's article (February 2014) mentions Ford brass listing Porsche's 911 and BMW's M3 as benchmarks. Performance-wise, that's fine. But let's have that happen without dragging in all of the thumb-on-nose snob-appeal along with it, else what path do you suppose the Camaro would follow?
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