nac.. american engineering

[Taka Mizutani]

One thing though- although I agree that the Boxster is a much better
balanced car than the Mustang, the current S197 chassis Mustang is quite
good.

They at least put a halfway decent 3-link rear in there and there is plenty
of potential via the aftermarket- Griggs sells a Watts linkage rear and also
a full double-wishbone front end.

Also, the Mustang has a ton of low-end and midrange grunt, decent top end,
great sound and the chassis is pretty adaptable- the Shelby GT version has
dominated F Stock autocross in 2007.

The GTO on the other hand, is a sled- it's really more of a '60s musclecar
updated for the 21st century.

Taka


On Feb 2, 2008 12:15 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> Could nto agree more.
> I could have saved rather a lot and bought a stipper GTO ro  mustang
> GT. And that's what I'd be forced to drive.
>
> Grant
> On Feb 2, 2008, at 11:52 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>
> > Power isn't everything in a car- that's the lesson I learned with
> > my Miata.
> > Overall balance and handling can be a lot more rewarding of a
> > drive, as long
> > as you're not street racing or doing stoplight drags. Otherwise, the
> > S/CL/SL65 Benzes would be the best driving cars out there short of
> > the Enzo.
> >
> > Try to keep up with a well-driven Boxster on a technical track,
> > it's very
> > hard to do.
>
>