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but a guy can dream, can't he?
The V8, 4.6-liter aluminum block engine boasts 300 throaty horses and
320 lb-ft of torque. It thunders from 0-60 in 5.1 seconds.
According to Motor Trend magazine, its base price of $26,330 is a bit
more than the 1968 price of $2,737 would be in today's dollars.
The car I drove was painted satin silver and cost $27,495. Alas, the car
does not yet come in dark green as the photo shows — that was computer
magic (it will be available in green in 2008 to coincide with the movie's
40th anniversary). But the styling was retro enough to make envious the
2003 Mustang GT driver I spotted in traffic.
The interior is old school, with a needle-gauged instrument panel to
make you remember days of 45-cent-a-
gallon gasoline. But it also has those
modern-day touches like CD and MP3
players and brushed aluminum accents.
The 2005 GT gets 17 mpg in the
city and 25 mpg on the highway, but
truth is, it probably got 12 mpg with me
behind the wheel. It must have been
the turtleneck. 111

Thanks to Tom Holzer Ford in Farmington
Hills for allowing Cool Runnings to take
the Mustang GT for a spin.

he all new STS

A car that will make your desires come true

The road doesn't stand a chance

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