The V6 in the current base Mustang is good for somewhere around 300hp. It’s more than the GT had ten years ago.
My 99 Cobra made 315 HP, 32 Valve hand built engine. The Independent Rear Suspension really sucked and it wasted the Torque. Kept the car one year, sold it and moved on a very disappointed former Ford owner.
I ended up buying a 2011 Base Mustang. Needed a car after I got crunched driving my Wife’s Car. Picked up a one only Loss Leader and never looked back.
Compared to the 99 Mustang Cobra Fox Platform, it’s night and day. The 2011 is actually fun to drive and I have plenty of room in it. I’m about 6’3” , 235. Very comfortable seats, plenty of leg and headroom and for the base Car, it was a great deal.
Thinking about the next Car. I can get a deal on a 2014 Mustang GT, but I think I need a change of scenery.
Luckily, no kids to put through College. LOL