Scooter

let's just say all issues aside, u were definitely gonna buy one...which would u rather have???

1, outdated body with a 390hp rocket engine, or

2, new bodystyle with only a 310hp engine

cuz that's basically what's gonna happen from the 2004 to the 2005 model year

jimcol711

id give it a year till the pump out a cobra with the new body style and 390+ HP.

sure, the 2005 GT may only have 310 (as if thats a small number ) but that new body style is fucking sweet.

Nicky Pass

I'm waiting to see what the new one looks like before I buy anything.....If it looks like the concept....I'M BUYING IT. I think the new body style Stang....in white with tinted windows would be hot as hell!

Scrib

Will this new body style still have the 40 year old chasis???

JakeCL

id buy a 89-92 5.0 i like that body style

kansaiwalker1

Wait till you can get the new body style Cobra,

they old body style is so old already, every 16 year old has one.

fender4

My car is a 1966 (old style) GT Fastback 4 sp w/ 300 hp/// a lot more hp'ers after I have have a couple of beers...

GreenMonster

Nope, but that's a good point.

From Edmunds.com:

"A lower-cost version of the Lincoln LS' and Jaguar S-Type's rear-drive platform will be the basis for the next-generation Mustang, which finally drops its Fox-platform roots for more modern mechanicals."

I voted for the new platform. Resale will be alot better when you unload it.

I'm sure a "new" cobra mustang is just around the corner.

Ray Khan

the current cobra in a heartbeat...who buys a mustang to look good in it? I just want a fast car if I buy a mustang.

spdy0001

Don't worry in a few years every teen will have the new body style too I was actually going to get an 03 cobra when I got the CLS but the lack of luxery and uniquness was a killer

darrinb

03 cobra, hook it up to get it into the 10's

danny25

There's no way I'd buy an outdated Mustang right now when I know what's around the corner. Wait for the new body style cobra. You know it will have at least 390 hp, probably more to try and compete with the vette. That way you get the best of both your choices... the power and the looks.

mantis23

neither.

DivinDude

The new stang might just get me out of the CLS-6 that I have now!!! I'm waiting to see the actual production version and give Ford a model year to work the kinks out due to their poor build quality in the initial release of new vehicles.

bnavarro

It would be a 87-93, cus they changed thebody before 87 and after 93. I would buy a notchback. You can make those things freaking fast.

JakeCL

all those years are the ones with the grills over the lights

Joe5.0

And the 88-92 had forged internals

I am sort of in the same dilemna. The 03 Cobra is so badass in that with a couple grand in mods it will run 10's on the stock bottom end and drivetrain. However, the bodystyle is a little long in the tooth now, and it is based off the 79 Fairlane :P

I think it depends on how much hp the GT has, and how good the heads flow. The Cobra really isnt a 1/4 mile car. It has very much upgraded springs/shocks/swaybars and a bullit-proof 6 speed, which the 05 GT will not have. If you just want the look of the new bodystyle, and can forego some rarity with the Cobra, then get a GT and throw a blower on it. The GT is getting a 3V 4.6L, which is rumored to flow nearly as good as a DOHC, but with much improved low end torque. Throw a Vortech on it and say buhbye to a stock 03 Cobra. The difference is that the GT wont have forged internals.

The GT will have (hopefully) a much improved interior and body architecture, so if you are anal about interior quality you might want to wait. The current design while being functional, is not very ergonomic, and has some flaws to say the least. The seats are nice however

Also, the 05 GT will still be solid rear axle, unlike the 03 cobra which is IRS.

In the end it's what you want out of the car. Do you want the new design with better quality, but less hp? Or the old platform with ok quality, but potential to run 11's without taking a valve cover off?

chef chris

88-92 LX hardtop 5 spd.

I had a 90 5.0 vert...crazy car.