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Those specs are not always truly representative of average reality. The GTO, if outfitted with better and larger tires, would easily outhandle the Mustang, and as such it does so against the GM F-body cars. It has always been known that the GM cars were better road handling cars than Mustangs, and Mustangs are better street-strip car, because of the weight, and suspension design (the 4link works very well for hooking straight). That said, I'd have either car, as they are both great cars, it's just that they do have unique differences, and what you read is not always right, even to the the point of plain dishonesty, sometimes. As far as drivetrain goes, the LS1 is a more powerful engine, and the torque curves cannot be beat. Combine that with our tuning, which adds 27hp/33tq, to the rear wheels(bone stock), and you've got a substantially faster car, though spin off the line is horrible on streets. If I were going on looks, the Mustang of any year will be a better looking car, even with primer. I never really got into the lumina rear wheel drive look, but I guess if I had one, I'd just never look at it, when I'm outside of it. The Mustang always has been, always will be, the car everyone loves, is reasonable to upgrade, gives great across the board performance, looks great, and if they ever come back with 2000 Cobra R red, I'd seriously look into getting one of those.
jim
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