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When properly equipped, the new gen Mustangs are arguably a better performance car than the M235/M240. The issue I have with the new Stangs is their overall size and heft. It takes Ford (and GM with the Camaro) a lot of effort to get those cars perform. Plus, the attention to detail just isn't there. Overall, the prices are the same between the two cars and the Stang is a faster/better performing car, but the M235/240 is athletic, elegant, has German attention to detail, and is somewhat rare/different/turns heads (compared to the billizion Stangs you see daily). It doesn't take much work to get an M235/240 to hang with a Stang, even the newer, more powerful Coyotes teamed with those ill-shifting 10 speed autos. Ford/GM (they co-designed the 10 speed auto) still couldn't get it to perform remotely close to the ZF 8AT in terms of overall performance; not even the same ball game. If you want to run 11s in a 2 series, it's simply a matter of getting an X Drive ,adding a downpipe, flash tune, intercooler, and some ethanol. With that said, it's not what these cars are about.
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