I dunno why everyone can't just agree that the IRS should be an option. This deep thought stuff about what the Mustang "should be" is getting pretty old. I love the IRS on my Cobra, more than a GT's live axle, but that doesn't mean the upcoming live axle won't be sweet and I wouldn't want it. Since no one here's driven this car yet we just don't know.
And I imagine this will start another 2 pages of argument... but the Corvette's IRS hooks better than a Mustang's live axle (unmodded). Any car with 350hp and low-rpm torque that barely squeaks the tires when you stomp on it from a dead stop has exceptionally great traction, and in the Corvette, that's an IRS. For those not in the regular drag-racer club, it can be done people, in the right application.
The best scenario would be to have it as an option, period.
-Chris
And I imagine this will start another 2 pages of argument... but the Corvette's IRS hooks better than a Mustang's live axle (unmodded). Any car with 350hp and low-rpm torque that barely squeaks the tires when you stomp on it from a dead stop has exceptionally great traction, and in the Corvette, that's an IRS. For those not in the regular drag-racer club, it can be done people, in the right application.
The best scenario would be to have it as an option, period.
-Chris