I like the new Mustang, Ford did a good job on bringing a retro look to it, something GM failed to do with the new goat

I would love to see them bring back the styling of the 60s muscle cars, wouldn’t that be cool? Have a 69 GTO Judge with all the modern conveniences!

Good question, I’m not really sure. I’d have to think about it and get back to you

I worked for a ford dealership for a while and earlier this year the new mustangs were selling like hotcakes! We were taking 3 new ones off the truck twice a week and some were custom built to the buyers specs. I got the chance to do PDI’s on a couple of them and even as one couple watched me do one and they were smiling it was kinda like being a nurse in the baby room and having the parents about to take their new baby home. IMO the new gto’s seriously lack the retro style, look too much like the grand ams, decent power but no looks. Muscle cars of yesterday can very easily be made to handle but that would take away from the feel of being behind the wheel of one of those 440 or 455 ci monsters and being in control, nowdays we are all tuned into handling and power steering and a whole bunch of other options. I love to feel the rumble of my motor and the car shaking from my high lift cam when i pull up to the stop sign or are cruising.. something i dont get with newer cars.

I think that part of the appeal to a lot of people about the GTO is because it is not retro or racey looking. It is drab, it is visually dull, and to a lot of people who look at the sports car market and see Subaru STi’s, SRT-4’s, Mustangs, EVO VII’s and the like seeing somthing that does not have a factory body kit, huge rear wing or ricer wheels is refreshing. At first I did not like them, but now I smile whenever I see one.
As for muscle cars and handling, an autocross budy of mine had an old mustang he put a lot of suspension work on an old Rustang and I did not think it took away from anything, the car was still loud fast but it could go actually go around a corner, in fact it regularly beat the Subaru STi’s (which irked the STi guys since a 40 year old plowhorse kicked their butts).

I think the pt cruiser is ugly, and the chevy ssr too. Gm I thought had the best styling, but I think ford has been doing a better job in that department lately. The mustang looks pretty good, and the tbird not bad, and I like the prowler. I haven’t drove any of them, so I don’t know about performance wise. Gm still owes me for what they did to the Nova name with the rebadged toyota in the 80’s. I think they should bring back the nova name, and put it on a nice car this time. I like the coke bottle styling of the muslecar era. I don’t care for the bubble butt styling of today.
But look what the younger drivers are into these days, pos imports with ugly body kits. And a lot of older buyers have a family and want a practical vehicle that is reliable and has room for family and gets good gas milage with todays gas prices. Unless they are older and have money to buy a car for fun besides there commuter vehicle. And then they might as well just buy the real thing to re live thier youth, not some retro vehicle. I was working at a ford dealer when mustang changed the styling around 94 and those were selling quick too.

Its way too heavy.
Besides it is basically a rebodied Blazer from what I have read.