From the June 2005 issue of Car and Driver. Part of what makes Ford's new Mustang GT a winner is its price. At $25,570 and with 300 horsepower under the hood, it's hard to find anything comparable.

The Mustang ... GT, however, settles for the same 4.6-liter V8 it has had since 1996; new three-valve heads give the V8 40 extra horses and 18 lb-ft of torque, up to 300 hp and 315 lb-ft for 2005.

Of the 2005 ... the GT exhibits a blend of compliance and response worthy of a BMW. Nice job, guys. —Tony Swan When I was in high school, during the heyday of the original Mustang, the car ...

Ford’s Mustang ... 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show (2005 MY Convertible) Lead Designer: Sid Ramnarace Lost in Translation: The “upscale” color-keyed mirrors (which arrived for 2010), hood ...

Under the hood of the GT the 5.0 returned ... Ford finally reworked the Mustang from the ground up for the 2005 model year. The new look was decidedly retro. Chief designer J Mays cherry-picked ...

This particular car is one of a pair, having a 'big brother' GT model, both of which were being used to develop new performance parts for the Mustang market ... during the 2005 NMRA year ender ...

While homage is obviously paid to 1969-70 ancestors, this Mustang is clean, modern sculpture chiseled down to an instantly identifiable profile. The sight of the GT edition's driving lamps growing ...