Yeah, they were fast!

#1 I ain't slow'n down on the coffee, Keurig is working on a intravenous coffee system
#2 the 1989 mustang was introduced with a few new colors, the 'batwing' mirrors for the vert and mass air for all, so no magazine was going to review them, the camaro was so anemic, heavy and the only V8 was the Z28 with, wait for it......wait for it... a wopping 170 hp!!! And it cost a bunch more too.
And the Dodge Boys didn't have , well, there was a program with turbo 4cyls that even shelby dabbled with but nobody cared.
#3 lets compare apples to apples, lets continue with the 1985 theme.
1985 300zx 0-60 7.2 sec, slightly heavier and cost more, a lot more, with a V6 and 220 hp it is the closest competition in america.
1985 toyota supra, I found that this one needed more research only because there are several versions, basically 16-18 k in price with 170hp and the best 0-60 time was 9.8 sec. A little lighter than the zx, I sure I could have found more accurate info but I'm making a point.
I chose these vehicles as they where the closest competition for the mustang market, I didn't spend a lot of time researching because the point I am making, to the one or two that are reading this is the 1985 mustang was stiff competition off the showroom floor.
Now for those that are going to compare 1985 (or pick your favorite fox body year) to newer cars, yes, even a prius is probably faster but it is not a fair comparison.
If you compare a mustang of any year, even the mustang ll, to their respective competition they are a force to be reckoned with.
So yeah, they were fast.

74stang2togo said:

Yes.

A 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.0T is faster than a 1985 Mustang GT stock-vs-stock.

If 4door Korean FWD sedans are faster than you, you're not fast anymore.

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so what? All I gotta do is grab a 2011 mustang gt and I'm spanking that jap junk
Stop comparing apples and bananas!
and how many 2011 sonata 2.0T are there on the road today compared to the 2011 gt? Or even a base mustang V6?

Mustang5L5 said:

I can remember fondly a guy with a 2.2 minivan at New England Dragway running 11's with the thing. It was Chrylser tan as well!

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I can remember a Oldsmobile long roof with a 455 in it ruling the super stock class for several years.
I was unbeaten on the street with a 1000cc Kawasaki in the late 70's but I did not stand a chance against 600cc bike today, again, apples and bananas.

Mustang5L5 said:

So many modern vehicles these days are faster than what a stock 80's 5.0 could do. I remember back in the late 90's and early 2000's a stock 302 was still one of the fastest cars on the road with competition only from an LS1 camaro or the new 03 Cobra.

Times sure have changed and left these cars in the dust. I'm sure a minivan could beat a mid 80's 302 in stock form.

Good thing we don't have to leave them stock.

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When I first got my 89 gt on the road I got spanked by a turbo neon. I think it was the first year for that SRT (or whatever SRT4 maybe ) now that was embarrassing!!