Your right, the Corvette uses leaf springs I got them confused. The mustang does use a live axel though.

 

ahahaha seriously... they can't extract much hp from each L, american cars around 5.0L most of the time produce 220-260hp max. which is funny... take a look at what Europeans can do with the 5.0L range, double the amount of hp

seriously though how do they do it? lol, maybe the oil industry has a thing to do with it, such big engines>low power>low mpg.

 

Only producing 220-260? Hopefully, you're kidding. I had an '05 GTO that was 400 HP at 6.0L got better gas mileage highway than my '01 2.7. 1 more thing...please don't get me wrong, I hate Mustakes, but the '03-'04 Cobra's with a catback, pully, and intake run 11's all day long. Z06's do that stock now. The new G8's have 362HP. THE V6's have 300HP. Obviously, different cars and different car companies do things differently. That's what makes cars so much fun!

 

i was being sarcastic (i thought you'd figure)
i dont like mustangs... but i do respect the new Shelby GT500 and the 1967 one (can't argue with that)
and i like vettes and GTOs are nice... but that is where the list stops.

i was kidding, you took me too serious...
i was talking about the crown vics, town cars, and the suvs hahahaha you have to make fun of them

 

i beat a crustang with my supercharged 4runner... obviously stock v8 auto... i also beat my own old p00nstang with a light pole once. anything to get another one off the road though

 

I did take it serious. My bad. It's so hard reading sarcasm.....I need a class.

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive been reading this thread and laughing my *** of! WOW! Ok guys let me start with this: audi is a very nice car in many aspects, quatro system is awesome, beautifull interior, good handling in all weather conditions, nise body lines. NOW. thanx for showing ur love towards mustangs and as priveous 03 cobra owner i got some surprises for u guys. First of all, as a sport car audi is no match for a mustang. U take an average A6 against average mustang gt and gt will take it. Plus finding a stock gt these days its like finding a virgin. And even moded, after spending over $10k on your ko4 setup stock gt with $4k kenne bell setup will take u like u were standing. U do have huge adventage in a 1/4 by having quatro system and still stock for stock, moded for moded gt will take u. Aftermarket for mustangs is so huge and considerably cheap. I do like audi as a 4 door luxury sport sedan but please lets not get cared away. mustang built to be moded and u be surpised how chep and easy it is. I got stock 03 cobra with midlenth headers, that put down 395 hp at the wheels. After custom tune with increase of boost from 8 to 10.5psi ($395 installed), 3' catback ($425) and K&N ram air intake system ($175) my cobra dynoes 483 rwhp. thats close to 90 whp for less then $1000 instaled and tuned. Ran low 12s all day long on street tires with me driving it. Another $400-$500 put me in high 11s. On the higway iv been beating c5 zo6s, 6.ol gtos, moded stis, evos, tons of civics, vw, srt4, srt8s couple of vipers. With another $2k in maximum motorsport syspension components it will handle at 160 like stock at 60.
And bragin about beating v6 mustang is like picking on retarded kid. we all know they suck.
So how about u try out srt8, cobras, 6.0l gtos, vettes, srt4, evos, wrxs and let me know how it goes.....make sure its not a chick driving it.
And dont get me wrong a6 is a great car and even better daily driver.....but if u want to realy go fast u may want to get something lighter and with more *****, less costy maintance and performance parts.
Thats my 5 cents in this forum.

 

Wow, the numbers being thrown are great! Yes the Cobra and GT are fast, and have nice body styling, but the interior is generic typical ford out of the bin components.

People look at the exterior and think the car looks aggressive and clean, then they get in and think Americans just can't design nice interiors for the life of 'em.

Plus the suspenion is horrible across the board; it's stone age, dating back to the 70's even on the "Cobra", solid rear axle, you're kidding me right... people are always bragging about driving at high speeds in straight lines, who cares.

You couldn't beat any of those cars you mentioned on a winding road, track any Mustang and ride around some cones see how good you do.

This is so stupid, my first post too...

 

Blah blah blah mustang, blah blah blah cheap, blah blah blah fast, blah blah blah racing....

Mustang is a mustang is a mustang is a mustang!!! Sure, I could spend money on making a shitty car better.... OR.... I could buy a REALLY NICE car and spend money to make it EVEN NICER.... Get it?

Who cares if you make a stock GT into a rip roaring window shattering baby scaring machine.... there's not much else you CAN do with it besides mod it or crash it.

Audi, however, offers me a choice.
1.) Drive my car easy and comfortably safe while still displaying style and grace.

or

2.) Mod my Audi and make it into something most people have never seen before while still maintaining its sex appeal.

Mod'd Audi > Mod'd Ford

 

The first bolded sentence makes me laugh, sorry I don't mean laugh at you.. I actually owned a mustang before and sold it wihtin a year.. It was a the biggest piece of junk I had ever own. I liked my fiat Uno 60 better! The car is a staight line car only and even then a GT is not that fast! The engine is not efficient in its power output considering the displacement. The mustang is a wanabe sport car. A Sport car should NOT BE THAT HEAVY and handle this bad! Suspension sucks. The brakes were not that good either. it only looked like a sport car. I have to admit the new model is light years ahead of the previous one but it is still not agood sport car IMO.
And just to be clear the A6 never pretended to be a sport car though mine can outrun and outhandle a GT. Personally I did not buy an A6 to run 1/4 mile track events, few of us did... We would have picked the wrong car. it is a four door sedan weighing almost 4000 lbs, loses 25% of its power thru its quattro drivetrain (you said advantage above in your post?) especially in TIP version.
And oh my god, the mustang interior is horrible...
Knowing that I have a good looking car that has one of the best interior in the industry, with enough room to haul my 3 little ones and my wife with luggage and that it handles better than most sport car wannabes while stil beating most at a red light or on the hwy... I am happy with my choice and will most happily concede a 1/4 mile race to a crappy but heavily modded mustang.
That being said, the stang offers a lot for the $ and has a different target audience in the car market