Mustang Heading to Sprint Cup?

According to ESPN, Ford Racing has submitted the Mustang for approval to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2013. Now starts the lengthy debate as to whether or not it will be fair to the competition, or if Ford's pony will have an edge up on the competition. Understandably Ford wants to get a product on the field so when they win on Sunday they can sell on Monday.  Ford is already racing the Mustang in the Nationwide Series to which is has received a lot of positive feedback, and with the other changes on the horizon (fuel injection in 2012) what could it hurt if the Mustang joins the Sprint Cup? Dodge already has the Challenger in Nationwide and it will certainly follow the Mustang into the Sprint Cup if that works out so...all we are waiting for is a new contender from Chevrolet and Toyota.

Has to be stated...

Now I know I promised up to date and current information, but there are a few things that have happened over the recent months that I just have to bring up.

For the 2011 model year, Ford completely revamped the F-150, throwing away every tried and true powertrain and introducing four new engines. This was a big risk and as of this writing it has been a good decision. I am truly impressed that a 3.5 liter V6 (let it be known that it IS twin turbocharged) can tow more than my Sierra with a 5.3 V8 while achieving higher fuel economy.  The F-150's sales continue to be strong and the risk appears to have paid off. Great work Ford! With all the innovation coming from FOMOCO they will continue to thrive.

The Fed recently suspended funding for the development of clean diesel and fuel cell powered vehicles, choosing instead to put all their eggs in the PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle) basket. I truly believe that diesel technology is the fasted way to ease our dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil.  Take into account that Delphi currently produces a fuel rail for a EUROPEAN three cylinder diesel powered Volkswagen that achieves 74 MPG, and tell me that we can't use that technology here.

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