When my wife's 05 GT gets in (White Manual w/Red Leather, IUP) I will compare it to my '04 Mach (and my previous (01, 02 GT's) and will let you know how it rates. I bought the Mach intended for Racing duty (it has run a 12.5 with bolt-ons and a built rear and Nitto's) AFTER I saw the 05. I saw it the first day it debuted in Detroit back in January. In all of the pictures of the 05, I hated it. Lacked agressiveness. When I saw it in person - it was the difference between night and day. The car looks great. My wife said that day that she wanted one. Hers is starting to be built the week of 8 Nov. She keeps telling me that hers will beat mine and the first day the track opens we are going to see (I plan on going to NMRA in Bradenton next year so we may have our showdown then). Hopefully by then, she will be able to give it a LOT more HP or she is going to lose. Anyway, I will give an unbiased opinion, when we get the car.