im the same way but with new edges!!! do have a fox too, had one of the 05-09 cars...was too big for me...very nice car but it felt like driving a challenger compared to the foxbodies and sn-95 cars i was used to
@@patrickmcgoldrick8234 10-14 had revisions that never made sense to be. I'll give the 2010 a pass because it's just a cosmetic change but as soon as Ford added EPASS, I was done. I'll stick with my hydraulic power steering/brakes and no ABS or TC.
@@lancemannion4113 Buy one ! I just got a 2010 roush stage 2 and love the car, 6k original miles it was in a Private collection .These cars are so awesome so much better than the vintage ones, in my opinion !You wont be disappointed try to get a mint low mile example and enjoy it.Try to get a manual trans GT at the minimum !
@@lancemannion4113I love my 2005. '05's have some early production issues that were solved in later years. Supposedly in 2006, dampers were changed to mitigate axle hop during burnouts etc. 2005's can have an issue where it's hard to leave a fuel pump on. All 2005-2009 mustangs were affected by the infamous takata airbag recall (but that was more of an abundance of caution).
@@lancemannion4113I love my 2005. '05's have some early production issues that were solved in later years. Supposedly in 2006, dampers were changed to mitigate axle hop during burnouts etc. 2005's can have an issue where it's hard to leave a gas station pump clicked on. All 2005-2009 mustangs were affected by the infamous takata airbag recall (but that was more of an abundance of caution).
It did have a few, every car does. But overall, it's not bad. I mean, we had a few recalls but overall, I've seen these come through the shop with well over 400,000 miles with original engine ans transmission. Very good car 😊
Performance was and still is just fine. It was the fastest most powerful standard V8 Mustang ever made at the time of introduction. Newer models that came after it improved power, which is how it works for all cars.
Annnnnd in a few Short years they came out with the refresh and it looked far better, had newer and better engines and transmissions upscaled the interior, the early s197’s just look dated.
@@RandomTechWZ I own both a 2013 GT TP and 2011 GT500. I know when the coyote came out and the garbage MT82 and the aluminum condor engine and the 3.7 engine. 6 years goes by quick and is considered quick. A decade is pretty damn quick as you get older. You basically said acshewally, when all three engines came out the same year newer and better engines and the mt82 for all its flaws was better than the old transmissions . They handle better and are faster in every metric.
@@hardknocc922 you’re opinion a 2005 compared to a 2013 is night and day difference. The 05 had tons of body roll and not as much on the later model. Plus over 120 hp difference is huge the aerodynamics were far improved on refresh and just sounds meaner with a exhaust , do not get me started on the Shelby’s.
@@Titanic19127 the current admin, wants all ICE vehicles gone .This party is pushing there FAKE climate hoax crap on us!Please , stop voting democrat people this party hates WE THE PEOPLE!!!!
@@Titanic19127I’m a ford guy. I’m glad the Mustang will be around for a while, but it makes me sad that the other two are gone. Probably forever this time.
@@nwezetx1 Even with Mustangs that have ABS and TxC, most of these morons turn it off because it helps them peel out better... which is how most of the "Mustang flying into spectators" clips come about.
Though I think that the New Edge mustang is the ugliest, it definitely has a special place in my heart as it was the mustang of my highschool years and was the car that started my love affair with all things automotive.
My favorite Generation of mustangs. I’m so glad to FINALLY own one. A beautiful V6 premium, low-Mike, 1-owner model. I plan on keeping it for years to come
So cool,I ordered the GT with 5 speed in November 04 ,still have her with about 70,000 miles now. A few little mechanical glitches along the way, but that's life. Great Ponies !
I remember looking at the Ford website back in 2007, a base Mustang with zero option was $13,000 (i guess before taxes and other extras, i didn’t know much back then). Still even for $17,000 (of 20 years ago), you got a brand new Mustang. Crazy cheap.
I don't recall them being that cheap when they debuted in 2005. I was seeking one in early 2005. I bought a 2005 GT premium with only the bright interior trim(but no Upgrade Interior Package that includes MyColor dash). The Shaker 500 is standard on the premium GT(or V6). I paid just under $28K. At that time, nearly every dealership had the GT models marked up anywhere from $5K to $20K over MSRP. Crazy times!
@@05gtdriver that was the price on the website, base model, no option. But as I said, back then I didn’t know how it worked, so I’m sure it didn’t account for the taxes and dealer mark up.
Agree. I think new mustangs look hideous. They don’t stand out like they used to. I don’t care how much power they have. Ford needs a new exterior design team to bring back a new Mustang that turns heads the way this one did and still does to this day.
“If the American people allow private banks to control the issue of money, first by inflation, and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that grow up around them will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” - Thomas Jefferson.
God the S197 and S197.2 were such beautiful looking cars. The S197.3 (or the s197.2's with the minor facelift that came after the '11 boss 302, notably with the black rear panel) kinda stepped down though imo
Love this car! Bought my GT '06 torch red only have 9500 mi on the clock now and never seen rain or snow. Added some retro touchs from previous Stangs and people love it at car shows. Totally unmolested example.
I'd Really like too have what he's drinking i owned a 68 GT with a 390 4 speed car and it weighed 2900 pounds And the News ones are close too 4000 pounds and been stuck with this Limo Mustangs since 2005 to date And yes I miss my 68 GT as it Got stolen and when it was found Was not much left and Today I have a 94 GT Mustang and took a 351 Windsor and made it into a 427 and the 94 GT get Respect when Needed When Ford dropped the WINDSOR MOTOR they lost alot As old school rules New just wants too be😊
I weighed my 2005 mustang GT the day i bought it (corner scales): 3442 lbs with a half tank of gas and no driver. The S550's and S650's are larger than the S197's
@rogerwatson5995 not sure why you doubt that it or how you weighed your own car. I find most people that don't own their own scales get really weird ideas about weight. You can easily look up what magazines published for curb weights. The GT500's of this generation were heavier, maybe what you were thinking of, but still not as big as the mustangs that came after them. The S197's are a nice size and don't need a cage for decent chassis stiffness like the fox based cars. Speaking of which, my 1987 mustang GT was somewhere near 3200lbs on the same scales.
If this wasn’t a paid advertisement I’d be more like, The new Ford Mustang what a turd, the suspension is like driving a boat. It dives in on the corners and handles horrible. When you try to do a burn out it just wheel hops away. The manual transmission is a joke it takes all day to get from one gear to another. And forget about 3rd gear you miss it all the time. The interior is all plastic fantastic that doesn’t hold up well though time. And yes last but not least I still love mine.
my mom orderd one new, she was the first on the eastcoast to have a sunroof on her delivery car,dunno where the work was done at but it was installed when they called her to pick up the car, i rember taking her to pick it up, and she had the "knock off" or "spinner"installed on GT wheels too, she was wanted them bad but was not gunna get a v6! haha!
Thanks for posting this. I love my 2006 Mustang GT. A lot of people believe this was loosely based on the DEW platform but it wasn't. ALL new and ALL its own, the D2C. No other Ford shares it. Also, thr Tbird and Lincoln LS used the 5R55N/5R55W transmissions. All 2005 to 2009 Mustangs got the 5R55S.
@@martinsuareznunez2620 If I ever get another stock S197, I think I will. The one I have now is a cammed and supercharged California Special, but I've always wanted to do a maxed out naturally aspirated version. A 5.1 Stroker would just be the beginning.
@@americanosbadassius9292 all day , american cars mostly dont need turbos or superchargers IMO , the potential of any v8 with the propper garage and tunner and you are good to go
@@martinsuareznunez2620 Agreed. Just using the go fast parts out of the Ford catalog for this car that are still available, and a good tune, this car could make around 400 horsepower crank. Add some reworked heads and the stroker and I could see getting between 475 and 500 HP. That's nothing to scoff at and still plenty of fun, especially if it's just a daily driver.
@@danherrala2087 It is a very beautiful car in terms of performance and quality. I use the car on a daily basis and travel long distances in very hot climates. I do not think Ford will ever make a car like this again. In addition, this car is very rare in my country.
I remember when these came out, I was 11 years old in 2004 and I had an RC car of the 2005 Mustang GT concept car. It was one of the very few cars that stayed 99% true to the concept and might have actually looked better. This and the new Challenger and Camaros were some of the most exciting cars of my lifetime. I guess I'm spoiled from seeing them so frequently, but these really are still good looking cars.
Just think: if Chevy didn't discontinue the Camaro, and kept improving the LS... This Mustang would have had a better engine than the 3V, which really isn't all that great performance wise.
I was captivated when I got mine,: I would get goosebumps driving it. Twenty years later I still have her with all bolt-ons and Paxton Sl2200 supercharger but with a 302 3-valve motor.
is that 4.0 v6 a version of the 3.8l essex family or cologne? duratec was only upt to 3.0l v6 at that time if i recall...planting its 4cyl seeds for the future , while the zetec sat on death row.... uh oh i went off the rails again......i didnt realize it said 2005..zetec was in a casket by then.... if an essex type... Ford had a good long run with that engine...
it was the SOHC version of the cologne iirc. Same 4.0L SOHC used in the explorers that were notorious for eating timing chain guides early on. Interestingly the V6 makes 210 hp while my 04 Taurus' Duratec made 200hp. Both cars were 0-60 in 7 secs also. The mustang v6 has more torque though. The essex's last hurrah was as a v6 in the F150s until the late 00s.
I had a 2008 V6 Pony Pkg. Windveil blue was my fave color but, not available for 2008 I got it new and had it 7.5 yrs. Traded it in for used Camaro convertible, a 2013. The difference in quality was apparent, Camaro was better. Just picked up a used modded Challenger, a 2017 SRT392. It's been nice having all three pony cars. The Challenger was the last muscle car, ended production Dec 2023. The end of an era and what a good one it was! John Davis is a legend.
I have a 2003 V6 Mustang. Even with the V6, the body flexes like a wet noodle. While no longer referred to as Foxbodys, the 1994-2004 Mustangs were still built on the Fox platform, the worst chassis Ford has ever had. By far. Jack up one of the front tires and the doors won't open or close. I just got mine for a commuter car, but it is a little disconcerting to actually hear and feel the body flexing. I wish Ford had put louvers over the rear quarter windows on the '05 '14 Mustang, to make it look like the older '60s fastback models. I didn't consider an '05 and up model V6, because the engine is unreliable. It's a hatchet job of an engine, it's a former OHV engine sloppily converted into an OHC engine, and is well known for timing component problems at low mileage. It has timing components on both ends, requiring the engine to have to come out to replace them. And I just plain prefer pushrod engines.
I had the V6 and then "upgraded" to the V8. wasn't worth it to go to V8 and all the hate I got about the 3V to go with it. If I had to do it all over again either I wouldn't have bought a Mustang in the first place or I would have just kept the V6.
"There's more to life than driving a SUV".... those words mean even more today!
Right?! The SUV-mania of the 90s and 2000s never really went away
There's damn sure more to life than worrying about being hit by someone who doesn't know how to drive an S.U.V
I'd rather have a nice suv than an 05 mustang
He described Gaylord Tesla drivers
The market is majority older and females and families so SUVs croosover with small turbo engines basic is the way to go
I never wanted any car more before or since than an 05-09 Mustang and proudly own 4 of them right now. Can’t believe these are 20 years old now.
Why was 1 not enough?
You own four of the same car? 🤨
@@IceTTom Bro bought four of the same car and refuses to elaborate, what a Chad.
@IceTTom Whats issue of having 4. If the man has the money n can afford em then let em not your business
im the same way but with new edges!!! do have a fox too, had one of the 05-09 cars...was too big for me...very nice car but it felt like driving a challenger compared to the foxbodies and sn-95 cars i was used to
I seriously, LOVE, these trips down Memory Lane!!!!
Thank you, to whomever, is responsible for these, throwback videos!!!!
I love how Ford combined all the great style ques from the 64-70 Mustangs and there you have it ,the 05-10 Mustang.
At least one style cue from each year and our dimensions are almost identical to the 71-73. Best bits of all the first gens
@@ike789125 I wasn't a fan of the tweaks of the 11 and newer Mustang,and it might be 2010,and newer,in particular the angled back tail lamp treatment.
@@patrickmcgoldrick8234 10-14 had revisions that never made sense to be. I'll give the 2010 a pass because it's just a cosmetic change but as soon as Ford added EPASS, I was done. I'll stick with my hydraulic power steering/brakes and no ABS or TC.
I rather have this then a 2024 year model.
😂 all them likers don't know about that 3 valve
@@cheekgoblinI know all about it, love my 3v, great engine!
I know all about the 3v, great engine in a great car, mines never going anywhere.
18-23 s550 for me.
@cheekgoblin change your oil and change it often. Had 375 000 km on my 3 valve F-150. Still ran when I got rid of it
I have owned 2 2005 Mustang GTs and one 2007 Mustang GT.
Did you notice any significant Improvement in the 07 or was it just a carryover? I'm thinking about getting one of these as a side toy
@@lancemannion4113 Buy one ! I just got a 2010 roush stage 2 and love the car, 6k original miles it was in a Private collection .These cars are so awesome so much better than the vintage ones, in my opinion !You wont be disappointed try to get a mint low mile example and enjoy it.Try to get a manual trans GT at the minimum !
@@lancemannion4113I love my 2005. '05's have some early production issues that were solved in later years. Supposedly in 2006, dampers were changed to mitigate axle hop during burnouts etc. 2005's can have an issue where it's hard to leave a fuel pump on. All 2005-2009 mustangs were affected by the infamous takata airbag recall (but that was more of an abundance of caution).
@@lancemannion4113I love my 2005. '05's have some early production issues that were solved in later years. Supposedly in 2006, dampers were changed to mitigate axle hop during burnouts etc. 2005's can have an issue where it's hard to leave a gas station pump clicked on. All 2005-2009 mustangs were affected by the infamous takata airbag recall (but that was more of an abundance of caution).
It was not without issues. But looked beautiful!!
It did have a few, every car does. But overall, it's not bad. I mean, we had a few recalls but overall, I've seen these come through the shop with well over 400,000 miles with original engine ans transmission. Very good car 😊
@@overtorqueDefinitely not getting anywhere near 400,000 on the automatic
@@kingssuck06that’s why, as always, the manual is the move.
I love the S-197 mustangs ❤️❤️
This takes me back when I was 15 in 2005 always day dreaming to drive a V8 Mustang.
$24,995. What a time to be alive.
I don’t know about performance
But the design is far superior than anything that came after
Performance was and still is just fine. It was the fastest most powerful standard V8 Mustang ever made at the time of introduction. Newer models that came after it improved power, which is how it works for all cars.
If your platform can't last More than 20 years on the road it'll never be iconic.
Those prices make me want to cry😢
Absolute Bargain!!!
Most advanced coil spring design ever.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Annnnnd in a few Short years they came out with the refresh and it looked far better, had newer and better engines and transmissions upscaled the interior, the early s197’s just look dated.
Newer and and better engine? Sure, better looking? Nahh
@@hardknocc92213-14 for certain.
5 years is not a few short years lol. The refreshed S197 still was only offered with the 3V for the first year, the Coyote didn't come out until 2011.
@@RandomTechWZ I own both a 2013 GT TP and 2011 GT500. I know when the coyote came out and the garbage MT82 and the aluminum condor engine and the 3.7 engine. 6 years goes by quick and is considered quick. A decade is pretty damn quick as you get older. You basically said acshewally, when all three engines came out the same year newer and better engines and the mt82 for all its flaws was better than the old transmissions . They handle better and are faster in every metric.
@@hardknocc922 you’re opinion a 2005 compared to a 2013 is night and day difference. The 05 had tons of body roll and not as much on the later model. Plus over 120 hp difference is huge the aerodynamics were far improved on refresh and just sounds meaner with a exhaust , do not get me started on the Shelby’s.
Great price
Would still rather a s550 but this is aight i guess.
Hey i own that car too…. 😅😂
This guy must of received back money from Ford.
I thought these were so cool when they came out, and now think it’s one of the ugliest ever. The GT-500s are ok though.
It’s a timeless retro design. It looks better than any of the newer ones…
“America’s original and only remaining pony car.”
Who would have guessed that statement would become untrue, then later true again lol
Extremely sad
@@Titanic19127 the current admin, wants all ICE vehicles gone .This party is pushing there FAKE climate hoax crap on us!Please , stop voting democrat people this party hates WE THE PEOPLE!!!!
😂Lol. Mustang never dies.
@@Titanic19127I’m a ford guy. I’m glad the Mustang will be around for a while, but it makes me sad that the other two are gone. Probably forever this time.
@@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489I enjoy them all
2005 to 2009 Mustangs are my most favourite Mustangs. They look a lot like the first Mustangs.
Ford really nailed the styling ❤
2005 Ford Mustang GT sounds fun in 2024.
this is the best generation of the mustang besides the original
Great and nice generation of the Mustang
Best looking, but the subsequent generations, in stock form, outperform this one in every way.
Abs and traction control being optional is wild… thats some dodge viper type shit right there😂
Explains a lot of car meet disasters...
@@nwezetx1 Even with Mustangs that have ABS and TxC, most of these morons turn it off because it helps them peel out better... which is how most of the "Mustang flying into spectators" clips come about.
Only on the 4.0 V6 was TCS, ABS optional. They were standard on all GT models for this era
@@mycomputergl0wsblu Thats good to know. It was probably a cost cutting measure.
@@RockandrollNegro I think it had more to do with the car having lots of power and a solid rear axle.
Best looking modern Mustang generation by far!
The 05 through 2014 are the best in my opinion!
and some of the best sounding too, even if they don't make as much power as the coyote 5.0's
1969 is the best
To me the 05-09 Mustangs are by far the best looking Modern Mustangs ever.
Especially the gt500
@@TheBb6prelude Very nice
💯
Soon to be classics!
Best looking Mustang
Naw
The new edge disagrees
new edge is objectively the ugliest it was prob js your first car lol
The new edge looked horrible
Though I think that the New Edge mustang is the ugliest, it definitely has a special place in my heart as it was the mustang of my highschool years and was the car that started my love affair with all things automotive.
Owned a 2014 GT and now own a 96 Cobra…..love all Mustangs!*
*Except the Mach-E not a real Mustang
Ford shouldn't have called it Mustang.
My favorite Generation of mustangs. I’m so glad to FINALLY own one. A beautiful V6 premium, low-Mike, 1-owner model. I plan on keeping it for years to come
No V8 for you?
Why not a gt?
These are still ton of fun. Love my 08 Bullitt.
Best looking one. The Green Paint, 5spoke mags. Proper. Sublime. Timeless. Lucky fellow!
So cool,I ordered the GT with 5 speed in November 04 ,still have her with about 70,000 miles now. A few little mechanical glitches along the way, but that's life. Great Ponies !
I remember looking at the Ford website back in 2007, a base Mustang with zero option was $13,000 (i guess before taxes and other extras, i didn’t know much back then).
Still even for $17,000 (of 20 years ago), you got a brand new Mustang. Crazy cheap.
I don't recall them being that cheap when they debuted in 2005. I was seeking one in early 2005. I bought a 2005 GT premium with only the bright interior trim(but no Upgrade Interior Package that includes MyColor dash). The Shaker 500 is standard on the premium GT(or V6). I paid just under $28K. At that time, nearly every dealership had the GT models marked up anywhere from $5K to $20K over MSRP. Crazy times!
@@05gtdriver that was the price on the website, base model, no option. But as I said, back then I didn’t know how it worked, so I’m sure it didn’t account for the taxes and dealer mark up.
I don't remember the base v6 being that much under 20k. I think the "deluxe coupe" was about 19k for the cheapest MSRP.
A friend of mine bought a 1993 Calypso green LX for just under 20K... it was a great deal. Even the cheapest sn95 we're over 20k
These cars were selling between 30 and 40,000 in 2005 base on v6 or v8 and options
S197 Mustangs are peak Mustang, and the best solid axle cars ever built. Had an 05 and now a 13, and I feel no envy for the new ones
I entered so many contests back in 2005 to win one of these 😅
Man this car aged well.. absolutely beautiful. Best looking modern Mustang for sure
Agree. I think new mustangs look hideous. They don’t stand out like they used to. I don’t care how much power they have. Ford needs a new exterior design team to bring back a new Mustang that turns heads the way this one did and still does to this day.
@@newfie-dean5803 well said 👏🏼👏🏼
I miss mote-her week
If only we could rewind car prices back to 2005
God i love this car
“If the American people allow private banks to control the issue of money, first by inflation, and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that grow up around them will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” - Thomas Jefferson.
God the S197 and S197.2 were such beautiful looking cars. The S197.3 (or the s197.2's with the minor facelift that came after the '11 boss 302, notably with the black rear panel) kinda stepped down though imo
Selling my 2012 to get an 08 GT/CS. Ford really topped it with the 05-09 looks.
I like my 09 GTCS
Love this car! Bought my GT '06 torch red only have 9500 mi on the clock now and never seen rain or snow. Added some retro touchs from previous Stangs and people love it at car shows. Totally unmolested example.
And folks wonder why I own two of them😎
I have owned a 05, and still own a 06. Great cars!
The only Mustang I fit in.
I'd Really like too have what he's drinking i owned a 68 GT with a 390 4 speed car and it weighed 2900 pounds And the News ones are close too 4000 pounds and been stuck with this Limo Mustangs since 2005 to date And yes I miss my 68 GT as it Got stolen and when it was found Was not much left and Today I have a 94 GT Mustang and took a 351 Windsor and made it into a 427 and the 94 GT get Respect when Needed When Ford dropped the WINDSOR MOTOR they lost alot As old school rules New just wants too be😊
I weighed my 2005 mustang GT the day i bought it (corner scales): 3442 lbs with a half tank of gas and no driver.
The S550's and S650's are larger than the S197's
@@Firebert79TA Really id like to see the weight ticket as my 94 GT with the 427 Windsor weighs 3460 lbs Sounds like Good Whisky talk too me
@rogerwatson5995 not sure why you doubt that it or how you weighed your own car. I find most people that don't own their own scales get really weird ideas about weight. You can easily look up what magazines published for curb weights. The GT500's of this generation were heavier, maybe what you were thinking of, but still not as big as the mustangs that came after them. The S197's are a nice size and don't need a cage for decent chassis stiffness like the fox based cars. Speaking of which, my 1987 mustang GT was somewhere near 3200lbs on the same scales.
“Sophisticated” solid rear axle… lol
If this wasn’t a paid advertisement I’d be more like, The new Ford Mustang what a turd, the suspension is like driving a boat. It dives in on the corners and handles horrible. When you try to do a burn out it just wheel hops away. The manual transmission is a joke it takes all day to get from one gear to another. And forget about 3rd gear you miss it all the time. The interior is all plastic fantastic that doesn’t hold up well though time. And yes last but not least I still love mine.
my mom orderd one new, she was the first on the eastcoast to have a sunroof on her delivery car,dunno where the work was done at but it was installed when they called her to pick up the car, i rember taking her to pick it up, and she had the "knock off" or "spinner"installed on GT wheels too, she was wanted them bad but was not gunna get a v6! haha!
Thanks for posting this. I love my 2006 Mustang GT. A lot of people believe this was loosely based on the DEW platform but it wasn't. ALL new and ALL its own, the D2C. No other Ford shares it. Also, thr Tbird and Lincoln LS used the 5R55N/5R55W transmissions. All 2005 to 2009 Mustangs got the 5R55S.
Now here's a definition of Mike's Mustang.
Omg I thought he was crazy bc of the intro bc that wasn't a 05 mustang the yellow car
I think the only thing I would have done differently with this car on its initial offering was to give it at least 350 horsepower and maybe a 5.0.
Get the stroker kit 4.6 to 5.1 , and problem solved , check it out
@@martinsuareznunez2620
If I ever get another stock S197, I think I will. The one I have now is a cammed and supercharged California Special, but I've always wanted to do a maxed out naturally aspirated version. A 5.1 Stroker would just be the beginning.
@@americanosbadassius9292 all day , american cars mostly dont need turbos or superchargers IMO , the potential of any v8 with the propper garage and tunner and you are good to go
@@martinsuareznunez2620
Agreed. Just using the go fast parts out of the Ford catalog for this car that are still available, and a good tune, this car could make around 400 horsepower crank. Add some reworked heads and the stroker and I could see getting between 475 and 500 HP. That's nothing to scoff at and still plenty of fun, especially if it's just a daily driver.
Love my ‘06 GT w/ manual transmission
yellow mach !!!! damn right john!!!
These are aging so well. Needs to be studied
Where’s the quarter mile time go 😢
4.6 doing 0-60 in 5 sec flat my ass . We all know 4.6 is a slow ass mustang
You are clearly dumb.
Sounds like a g.m..owner. lol
@@danherrala2087 used to be a GM owner for fantastic 2002 SS LS1 for 10 years . Now I am 5.2 voodo 2018 owner 👌
@@salihalamri4477 welcome to Henry Ford's family, HOW you like that high raving v8. 8250 revs.
@@danherrala2087 It is a very beautiful car in terms of performance and quality. I use the car on a daily basis and travel long distances in very hot climates. I do not think Ford will ever make a car like this again. In addition, this car is very rare in my country.
Ford should being fhe ford bronco...back with the shelby gt 500 engine to compete against the trackhawk and dodge Durango....
For ford lover's
Had an 08 get 5 speed premium.......sold it in 2014 for a 14 gt.......still miss it it had the shaker1000 sound system 6disc changers
I remember when these came out, I was 11 years old in 2004 and I had an RC car of the 2005 Mustang GT concept car. It was one of the very few cars that stayed 99% true to the concept and might have actually looked better.
This and the new Challenger and Camaros were some of the most exciting cars of my lifetime.
I guess I'm spoiled from seeing them so frequently, but these really are still good looking cars.
Just think: if Chevy didn't discontinue the Camaro, and kept improving the LS... This Mustang would have had a better engine than the 3V, which really isn't all that great performance wise.
I was captivated when I got mine,: I would get goosebumps driving it. Twenty years later I still have her with all bolt-ons and Paxton Sl2200 supercharger but with a 302 3-valve motor.
We have a 2006 gt convertible, it runs away from charger rts of the same generation...why? It's nearly 800 pounds lighter...
So it is 100hp less than the GTO from the same year but still quicker 0-60. Lol...GM sucks
had a cherry red ‘05, and damn i wish i had never traded it in, but honestly the gas mileage wasn’t that good so… shit happens
Solid axels were crazy 😂😂 sounds fun tho❤
Almost 20 years ago.
320 ft-lbs of torque, not 315.
I'll take that Mach 1 over this
Now a new GT is 40k plus
is that 4.0 v6 a version of the 3.8l essex family or cologne? duratec was only upt to 3.0l v6 at that time if i recall...planting its 4cyl seeds for the future , while the zetec sat on death row.... uh oh i went off the rails again......i didnt realize it said 2005..zetec was in a casket by then.... if an essex type... Ford had a good long run with that engine...
it was the SOHC version of the cologne iirc. Same 4.0L SOHC used in the explorers that were notorious for eating timing chain guides early on. Interestingly the V6 makes 210 hp while my 04 Taurus' Duratec made 200hp. Both cars were 0-60 in 7 secs also. The mustang v6 has more torque though. The essex's last hurrah was as a v6 in the F150s until the late 00s.
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Wouldn't that be 26 years? The Fox came out in September of '78 and these in October of 2004. Nothing wrong with rounding it off 🤷🏽♂️?
I had a 2008 V6 Pony Pkg. Windveil blue was my fave color but, not available for 2008 I got it new and had it 7.5 yrs. Traded it in for used Camaro convertible, a 2013. The difference in quality was apparent, Camaro was better. Just picked up a used modded Challenger, a 2017 SRT392. It's been nice having all three pony cars. The Challenger was the last muscle car, ended production Dec 2023. The end of an era and what a good one it was! John Davis is a legend.
Huge back window is weak sauce. They got it right finally with the 2015.
I like being able to see out of my car
Yea I have a2005 gt. The back window isn't fun backing up tight places.
I have a 2003 V6 Mustang. Even with the V6, the body flexes like a wet noodle. While no longer referred to as Foxbodys, the 1994-2004 Mustangs were still built on the Fox platform, the worst chassis Ford has ever had. By far. Jack up one of the front tires and the doors won't open or close. I just got mine for a commuter car, but it is a little disconcerting to actually hear and feel the body flexing. I wish Ford had put louvers over the rear quarter windows on the '05 '14 Mustang, to make it look like the older '60s fastback models. I didn't consider an '05 and up model V6, because the engine is unreliable. It's a hatchet job of an engine, it's a former OHV engine sloppily converted into an OHC engine, and is well known for timing component problems at low mileage. It has timing components on both ends, requiring the engine to have to come out to replace them. And I just plain prefer pushrod engines.
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Was never a fan of this body style the new Edge before it looked way better to me 2010 and up all models look amazing
I had the V6 and then "upgraded" to the V8. wasn't worth it to go to V8 and all the hate I got about the 3V to go with it. If I had to do it all over again either I wouldn't have bought a Mustang in the first place or I would have just kept the V6.
What was wrong with the v8?
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Always remember, enjoy what ever mustang we own, who cares, don't hate appreciate. 10 - 4 over !!
Insane this was about 20 years ago
JUNK!!!
What do you mean " JUNK " PLEASE explain!!! The mustang family would love to hear what you have to SAY.