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Re: Total models, was: Was AS is soft

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Subject: Re: Total models, was: Was AS is soft
From: jeff@winchell.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:26:18 -0700 (PDT)
> > 50 models in SS, AS, CS and DS; 50 more in BS and ES; the remaining 400 in
> > FS, GS and HS.... :)
> 
> Okay GS and HS sure....
> 
> But how many RWD V8 cars (as opposed to SUVs and trucks) are being produced?
> Not many....  And with the demise of the F-Bodies the number under 4,000lbs
> is getting slim.

The Mustang has been either 11th or 12th best selling car in the US for the 
past 4 years #
of Models doesn't mean a class won't have enough interested car owners in it. 
For # of
models...

Looking at the FS car list, the following cars can be purchased new (there are 
a bunch
more that are legal but stopped selling new a few years ago). The BMW 540i and 
Mercedes
CLK55 AMG look interesting with their better than Mustang suspensions.

Buick Regal
BMW 525i
BMW 530i
BMW 540i (290 HP V8 6 spd 3750 lbs)
Ford Mustang GT (260 HP 5 spd 3317 lbs)
Ford Mustang Bullit (265 HP 5 spd about 3317 lbs)
Ford Mustang Cobra (320 HP 5 spd about 3400 lbs)
Infiniti Q45 (340 HP V8 5 spd auto 3800 lbs)
Lincoln LS
Jaguar XJR 4063 lbs 370 HP Supercharged V8 5 spd auto
Mercedes CLK55 AMG (342 HP V8 5 spd auto 3485 lbs)
Mercedes CLK430 (275 HP V8 5 spd auto 3365 lbs)
Mercedes E55 AMG (349 HP V8 5 spd auto 3768 lbs)

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