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Why does ford keep making the mustang with such rudimentary suspension and brakes for its performance?

Apparently the car comes with over 300hp standard or more depending on which one you buy, but the suspension and brakes are totally inadequate for this type of performance and handling, only the rousch version gives independent suspension and upgraded brakes, the gt 500 gets more horses but can't put that down to the road unless on a straight road. According to ford its down to price meaning that they wont spend the money cos it makes the price go up and if you want it you should get it yourself!! Or go buy something that has these as standard and watch the old american car companies go by the way side making obsolete products with substandard chassis components just to make a buck out of you. Why do they think that we would put up with that???

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Well, I happen to own a GT and though it does indeed have enough torque to rotate the earth I've never found the brakes or suspension to be 'inadequate' at all -- of course I don't race the damn thing either. Sometimes keeping to a winning formula vs high tech, cutting edge engineering is a good thing, i.e; how about a 600 hp Corvette that gets 28 mpg and still uses a pushrod engine? No the Mustang doesn't have IRS or giant 15, quad caliper brakes -- it also doesn't have stability control, traction control, i-Drive, back-up cameras, intuitive cruise control, variable valve timing and a dozen on-board computers. BMW's DO have this stuff and though they may be a joy to drive fast and hard it's really frustrating when your precious Bimmer spends more time in the service dept than it does in your driveway. Hell, Mustangs still have a dipstick for God's sake -- but BMW's don't. Is that the kind of hyper engineering Americans really want? The Mustang was never meant to be anything more than a modestly priced, fun car that will transport it's owner from point A to point B for 200,000 miles with minimum upkeep and repair -- which, when compared to ANY vehicle built in Europe, seems pretty OK to me.
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There are some Mustang pilots -- like drag racers -- who prefer the live axle because of its durability, simplicity and ease of modification. From Ford's perspective, the mustang continues to sell well despitet he live axle. Ford also hopes to keep the Mustang's base price below $29,999 and IRS would add $500 to the cost.
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