It's not everyday that an engine intake is likened to an engineering piece of art, but then not every engine intake sits beneath the hood of a Mustang. According to Paul Randle, Mustang chief engineer, it's the meticulous attention to details like the engine intake that helps make the Pony Car a quality standout to consumers.

For the second year in a row, the Mustang was the highest-ranked vehicle in the Midsize Sporty Car segment of J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Survey (IQS). The report measures problems per 100 (pp100) vehicles as reported by customers after having driven their new vehicles for three months.

And the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout StudyTM (APEAL) study just named Mustang the highest ranked vehicle in the Midsize Sporty Car segment -- for the second straight year.