And beyond just the horsepower, the 'vette is set up to handle much better than any stock mustang, IRS or solid axle. My biggest disappointment when I got my 99GT a few months back was how poor it handled under pressure, and how much you have to do to it to improve the handling to road racing class levels (like the 'vette). Even the Z28 comes with a torque arm set-up, but I gotta spend $1K or more to get a TA, panhard bar and get rid of the UCA's.
I do like how much we can modify 'stangs, and am glad the car isn't a $40-50K auto, but there should be a minimum level of performance for this type of car.
I hope the new chassis and suspension in the '04s is better designed.
--jp
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