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Old 03-15-2010, 03:08 PM   #1473
1bad65
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Originally Posted by garagelogic View Post
Dude, one-upsmanship has been the name of the game in the auto industry for decades. In this case, it looks like Ford simply did what it needed to do to compete with its rivals base car offering.
Exactly. Just like when the new Camaros came out both the V6 and V8 models had better performance than the comperable model Mustangs and Challengers. It's like the cycle of life.

I prefer Mustangs. But had Chevy not raised the bar, we might not be getting the new 5.0 engine in the 2011+ Mustangs.
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