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Originally Posted by SuperTrooper
I just got my latest Autoweek magazine and the cover feature is on the 2010 Mustang. They are keeping the solid axle because it is idenitfied as part of the brand. Of course, the suspension used today is more sophisticated than the original leaf springs, and it does as good a job as possible controlling a solid axle. I just don't get why the people who can put an IRS under an Explorer can't do the same to the 'Stang. I'm sure cost is at the core of the problem.
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The typical Mustang rear axle assembly is darn tough and much less costly to build. Our newly aquired V6 Mustang rides TONS better than the 05 Scion Xb we traded in and a 99 Miata we used to have. If something works, why change it? They also are keeping costs down since all Mustangs use the same rear end, just different gear sets between the 6 and 8.