Computer aided design played a bigger
role in the engineering of this Mustang than ever before. Today, in six
hours one engineer can do more structural testing and design then a team
of 10 engineers taking two weeks would have done back in 1964. The 1995
Mustang, which is the origin of today's Mustang, had a stiffer, stronger
and more rattle free body than any previous Mustang design. Weight
distribution was better, cornering was better, and the car accelerated and
stopped better than any previous Mustang.
Hp also increased dramatically, with the
3.8 l V-6 engine producing 145 hp and a special vehicle team's
high-performance Mustang producing up to 390 hp. The cars design was more
similar in many ways to the original 1964 than any Mustang in the past
sixteen years. The Mustang sold out sold both the Chevrolet Camaro and
Pontiac Firebird combined. By this time Chrysler had stopped making a pony
car and the imports either produced extremely expensive modern-day pony
car equivalents like the BMW 325 or front wheel drive personal transports
like the Honda Accord.
Unfortunately, weaker Mustang designs of
the past like the Mustang to and the rather boxy 1979 to 1995 series
damaged the Mustang name and prevented sales firm reaching the level that
they deserve. The Mustang convertible represented, and still represents,
one of the best convertible automotive values found in North America. And
the level of owner satisfaction for Mustang's in general, and convertible
owners in particular, was (and remains today) among the highest for
domestically produced automobiles
