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it all depends(imo) what you want out of your car.(drag, auto x'ing, showcar).. each different body style serves a better purpose than the other, an you kinda have to pick which one you want.
the 80's lx 5.0 fox mustangs are the quintesential drag car(small, light,) with the 89-93 Gt's bein right next jus because of the added weight of the body kits on the GT's.
the sn95 94-98 stangs are great showcars an auto crossers, with the 5.0 94-95 bein the best for aut x'ing for its pushrod 5.0 torque. the later model 96+ 4.6 with the exception of the dohc cobra 4v, are really kinda hard to work on, (headers are a pain to install) the tech is relatively new, (compared to the 5.0' aftermarket support) an in some cases there are warantys still in place on 4.6 gt's an cobras. they lack the low end punch of the 5.0, but on the plus side the 96-98' are more defined, rounded an look nicer than the 94-95 and make up for it up top. so ya can pick what ya wanna do with the car, an go from there.
i beleive the 99-03 stang is called the "Edge" design.
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This reminded me of something that occured to me the other day. (Kinda OT, but not that much). This came to me after riding in my buddies '02 GT.
To use a military analogy, based on everything I have read. The difference between the Fox and the "Edge" cars if you will, is kinda like the difference between an F-4 Phantom and an F-16. (I know the weight issue is reversed, but the temperment seems similar to me) The Phantom/FOX is basic, "low tech", "kick in the pants/is it gonna go hinky on me?" type of vehicle, whereas the new Stang is a very high tech, refined type of car. You can go just as fast, but it doesent seem so brutal. Slight kick, *wow I'm already doing 80?" Just my .02