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Minor revisions, like a completely different motor etc.

Negative.

The new "Coyote" V-8 is still in the Ford Modular family.

The 5.0 L (4951 cc, 302 cid)[9] "Coyote" V8 is the latest evolution of the Modular engine.[10] It shares the 4.6 L's 100 mm (3.937 in) bore spacing and 227 mm (8.937 in) deck height,[11] while bore diameter and stroke have increased to 92.2mm (3.629 in) and 92.7mm (3.649 in), respectively. The engine also retains the 4.6 L's 150.7 mm (5.933 in) connecting rod length, which produces a 1.62:1 rod to stroke ratio.
 

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LOL, u guys crack me up. If the design was so great, did they win top 10 in 2004????

Because it wasn't in the Test...

It was however in the C+D Top 10 in 2005

10Best Cars
Price cap: $70,000
For 2005 and 2006, the magazine named one winner in each category.
Title Model Times on List
Family Sedan Honda Accord 23
Full Size Sedan Chrysler 300C 3
Luxury Sedan Acura RL 1
Luxury Sports Car Mercedes-Benz SLK 2
Luxury Sports Sedan BMW 3-Series M3 18
Muscle Car Ford Mustang GT 5
Performance Car Chevrolet Corvette 14
Sports Coupe Mazda RX-8 3
Sports Sedan Acura TSX 3
Wagon Dodge Magnum 1
 

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in 2005 they added "Catagories" instead of just the top 10 over-all.

Make no mistake, I think the 2011GT is a VERY different car from mine, it feels different, it drives different, it handles different, but fundamentally they HAVE to be the same for Ford to profit... If they can't save on tooling, they'd be putting stupid big money into R+D.
 

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But then again, what was there competition in 2005?

What competition? :bowrofl:

C+D Mustang 2005 Top Ten: (It took 2006 also, 2007 they dropped the "Category" thing again)

Ford’s pony-car renewal program has been nothing if not deliberate, and there are a good many among the Mustang faithful who wouldn’t have objected to some all-new action 5 or 10 years ago. But never mind. The first truly new Mustang in 26 years is on the street, and it goes good, looks bitchin’, and the GT version is an unbeatable performance buy: 300 horsepower for 25,000 bucks.

How’d they do that? Careful cost containment. Like a budget-minded travel itinerary, every element of the Mustang’s development program was shaped by that $25,000 GT destination. This accounts for the strut front suspension and the inexpensive live-axle rear suspension, a piece of technology that’s newer than the wheel, but not much. Still, the chassis engineers made it work by optimizing the axle’s locating links as well as the spring and shock locations. The GT’s rear suspension keeps the tires in contact with the pavement most of the time, an achievement for a live-axle setup.

The key to the Mustang’s good road manners is a thoroughly modern structure, adapted from the Lincoln LS. The key to its eye appeal is obvious—an inspired revival of the late ’60s Mustangs, arguably some of the best of the breed. Stir in bargain pricing, plus the absence of direct competition, and you have a formula that adds up to “can’t lose.”
 
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