I think Ford Au did the right thing.
the turbo 4 is a good entry model, and def not for everyone
the V8 is classic
the V6 they used in the stangs was such a boat anchor.
when I hired it I was thinking, it a 4L 6 with a live axle, ok it will handle like my Ute.
not even close, there just seemed to be no power, the ride quality was shocking and went though some juice for that, (stereo was great tho) you can see how it was being built down to a 20K entry price in USA