Along with what
420nitro stated, it seems to me that the Type R would have a slightly higher resale value just for the fact that it is a special model. It's much harder to find a new or especially used Type R than it is a Mustang GT (at least around here.....by far).
Another thing, think about it, there are more people in this nation who just want some economy car with great gas mileage (who know very little about vehicles and don't really cherish a good one for performance qualities and such) than there are car enthusiasts. For that simple fact, that way of thinking by the majority (they are the majority), automatically pronounces higher resale values for the underpowered, high gas mileage Hondas and Toyotas. So dealers and magazines play into that lie so people will buy so they can make money. Hey, it's the current trend so import dealers are using it for their advantage and the ignorant Americans are buying so hey, guess what, it does have higher resale (not necessarily resale value, b/c that is a matter of opinion and preference). Now, look at it this way. If the majority of Americans in the U.S. were real car enthusiasts, the current trend would be that the Mustang or the LS1s had the highest resale values, not a shamefully underpowered, overrated Hondas and Toyotas with their cheap quality interiors and lack of options.
(*venting has ended.... for now*)