2005 Mustang GT Pace Car Unveiled
7/21/04, 08:45 AM
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<center>FORD UNVIELS 2005 MUSTANG GT PACE CAR AND MIAMI COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
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The all-new pony car, along with the all-new Ford Five Hundred flagship sedan and flexible all-wheel-drive Ford Freestyle, were also on display and will serve as official Year of the Car feature vehicles during the Championship Weekend when NASCAR series fans descend on the state of Florida.
"From the Hispanic Heritage Race Car Art contest, to the Year of the Car customer drive program with Ford Racing drivers, this year's Ford Championship Weekend will be extra special for the community of south Florida," said Francisco Codina, vice president of Ford Customer Service Division, who was on hand to unveil the new Mustang. "Ford is committed to developing programs that directly benefit local families and the communities that they live in."
Camilo Pardo, Ford GT and SVT supercar designer and Mark Martin, Ford NASCAR Nextel Cup driver and Ford dealer were also on hand to show their support for the upcoming Championship Weekend activities and to show off the design and driving dynamics of Mustang GT, Five Hundred and Freestyle.
"These Year of the Car products, along with the 500-horsepower Ford GT and a new midsize five-passenger sedan, are redefining the car segment for the Blue Oval," said Pardo. "They set an impressive benchmark for design, comfort, versatility and safety that will directly resonate with customers."
"The command-of-the-road seating positions and all-wheel drive capabilities on the Five Hundred and Freestyle plus the 300-horsepower V8 in the Mustang GT are proving to the world that Ford is ready to show its dominance in the car marketplace," said Martin. "As a driver, these are great products to drive. As a Ford dealer, I can't wait to show families this new line of Ford products."
Year of the Car
Never before has Ford flooded the market with so much new product and so many all-new Blue Oval cars in one model year. The corners stone of this product lead transformation include the new Five Hundred, Freestyle and Mustang.
An American Icon: Ford Mustang - Since its debut on April 17, 1964 at the World's Fair in New York, Mustang has become inextricably linked with American culture. The car has been featured in more than 500 films; it has inspired countless rock and roll songs, including "Mustang Sally," graced postage stamps and has been the personal car of presidents. More than eight million Mustangs have been sold. Now, Ford is preparing to launch only the fifth all-new Mustang in history.
The 2005 Mustang retains the classic "pony car" styling cues of a long hood and short rear deck in a design that is modern, muscular and immediately recognizable as a Mustang. Designers have described the boldly styled interior as a "$30,000 interior in a $20,000 car." In a new-car first, Mustang owners can customize their instrument panel lighting to any of 125 colors, thanks to LED technology.
The heart and soul of any sports car are its engines and chassis, and the 2005 model charts new ground for Mustang while preserving technologies essential to the car's legions of fans. For example, Mustang's architecture is an all-new design for improved steering, ride and handling. But it retains the live rear axle beloved by drag racers for its durability and traction-enhancing geometry.
Power also is part of the Mustang mystique and the 2005 Mustang GT will be the first GT to offer a 300-horsepower V-8 straight from the factory. The Mustang's V-8 is a far cry from traditional Detroit iron of the 1960s. The new engine is an all-aluminum 4.6-liter V-8 that uses three-valve cylinder heads, instead of two-valve heads, for improved torque, horsepower and lower emissions.
Customers for the Mustang V-6 will enjoy 210 horsepower and performance that rival Mustang GTs from the 1980s and 90s in a well-equipped car that Ford promises will have a base sticker price under $20,000.
Ford's New Flagship: The Five Hundred - This all-new flagship of the Ford car showroom was developed in the U.S. with a vehicle architecture and safety package inspired by Volvo, which is part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group. The Five Hundred is about the same length as a Ford Taurus, but it boasts about twice the rear-seat knee room, and a bigger trunk than the much larger Ford Crown Victoria. In fact, the trunk is so well designed it can hold up to eight full-size golf bags.
Another feature that drivers and passengers will immediately notice is the Five Hundred's Command Seating™ position. A car with Command Seating gives drivers an SUV-like view of the road because their "H-point" - the pivot point of the hip when seated - is about four inches higher than competitive vehicles, such as the Toyota Camry.
Under the hood, the Five Hundred boasts sophisticated powertrain technology, including six-speed automatic and continuously variable transmissions. These new technologies allow the car to out-accelerate similarly sized sedans with larger, thirstier engines.
Ford's fuel-saving transmissions complement Five Hundred's 3.0 liter Duratec 30 V-6, which has exceptionally clean tailpipe emissions. Five Hundred - along with the Mustang and Freestyle - will be certified to a government standard that is twice as clean as the Ultra-Low Emissions vehicle standard.
Another invisible but potentially invaluable feature is the Five Hundred's available all-wheel drive system. This system, which requires no driver action whatsoever to engage, can shift power between the front and rear wheels almost instantaneously to keep the car moving confidently in rain, snow and sand.
Ford Freestyle: Bridges the Gap - Freestyle is an all-new vehicle that bridges the gap between SUVs and traditional passenger cars by combining SUV design cues and available all-wheel drive with car-like ride and handling. But its watchword is versatility. Freestyle can carry up to seven passengers across three rows of seats, or almost any combination of people and cargo - including a10-foot extension ladder. That's because Freestyle's third- and middle-row seat backs, as well as the front-passenger seat back, fold flat.
And unlike many other six- or seven-passenger vehicles, passenger comfort is not sacrificed to fit three rows of seats. Freestyle will have best-in-class second- and third-row legroom and third-row legroom and third-row knee clearance, plus natural chair-like seating positions.
Freestyle shares many of the same pioneering technologies as the Ford Five Hundred, including its fuel-saving and performance-enhancing CVT, powerful but clean V-6 engine and advanced Volvo-inspired safety features, including an available Safety Canopy air curtain system that protects all three rows in side-impact collisions and rollovers.
Pricing and Availability: The Ford Freestyle and Five Hundred will begin arriving in Ford showrooms in September. The Mustang will arrive later in the fall. Pricing for all three vehicles will be announced closer to launch.
Ford Championship Weekend Community Events
Since the inception of the Ford Championship Weekend for the NASCAR Busch, Craftsman Truck and NEXTEL Cup Series races at Homestead, Fl., Ford has work hard to include the local communities of south Florida. Some of the key events include:
2004 Hispanic Heritage Race Car Art Contest
For the second consecutive year, Ford will partner with the Miami Herald's Newspaper in Education program and the Ford Motor Company Fund in a special Hispanic Heritage Race Car Art Contest. Local area Miami 4th through 8th graders will compete to design a special racing paint scheme based on a specific theme for a Ford Racing car. The winner will get to see their design adorn an actual Ford Racing car that will race during Ford's Championship Weekend in November.
Last year, Miami 4th grader Carlos Fernandez designed a special paint scheme based on the theme: "Transportation in the Next 100 Years". The design appeared on the No.14 Ford F-150 NASCAR race truck driven by Rick Crawford. Carlos and his family were treated to a special day as guests of Rick and his Ford Racing team at the track. This year, Ford hopes to get more than 500 entries.
Real World Driver
Real World Driver is a four-part program teaching teen drivers lessons in hazard recognition, vehicle handling, safety management and speed management. Ford Racing drivers will be assigned to work with instructors of each lesson.
Ford Year of Car Consumer Driver Program
On Wednesday of race week, more than 500 consumers will be invited out to Homestead-Miami Speedway for a first chance to experience the Ford Mustang, Freestyle and Five Hundred. In addition to the driving portion of the program, consumers will also be offered the chance to meet some of Ford's top NASCAR drivers. Several will be chosen to ride on the Homestead-Miami Speedway track with the race car drivers.
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- All-new 2005 Mustang GT will pace the field in Ford 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event in November.
- 2005 Ford Freestyle and Five Hundred named "official" vehicles of the Championship Weekend.
- Ford will incorporate various community activities into the Championship Weekend targeting local youths, teens and families.
The all-new pony car, along with the all-new Ford Five Hundred flagship sedan and flexible all-wheel-drive Ford Freestyle, were also on display and will serve as official Year of the Car feature vehicles during the Championship Weekend when NASCAR series fans descend on the state of Florida.
"From the Hispanic Heritage Race Car Art contest, to the Year of the Car customer drive program with Ford Racing drivers, this year's Ford Championship Weekend will be extra special for the community of south Florida," said Francisco Codina, vice president of Ford Customer Service Division, who was on hand to unveil the new Mustang. "Ford is committed to developing programs that directly benefit local families and the communities that they live in."
Camilo Pardo, Ford GT and SVT supercar designer and Mark Martin, Ford NASCAR Nextel Cup driver and Ford dealer were also on hand to show their support for the upcoming Championship Weekend activities and to show off the design and driving dynamics of Mustang GT, Five Hundred and Freestyle.
"These Year of the Car products, along with the 500-horsepower Ford GT and a new midsize five-passenger sedan, are redefining the car segment for the Blue Oval," said Pardo. "They set an impressive benchmark for design, comfort, versatility and safety that will directly resonate with customers."
"The command-of-the-road seating positions and all-wheel drive capabilities on the Five Hundred and Freestyle plus the 300-horsepower V8 in the Mustang GT are proving to the world that Ford is ready to show its dominance in the car marketplace," said Martin. "As a driver, these are great products to drive. As a Ford dealer, I can't wait to show families this new line of Ford products."
Year of the Car
Never before has Ford flooded the market with so much new product and so many all-new Blue Oval cars in one model year. The corners stone of this product lead transformation include the new Five Hundred, Freestyle and Mustang.
An American Icon: Ford Mustang - Since its debut on April 17, 1964 at the World's Fair in New York, Mustang has become inextricably linked with American culture. The car has been featured in more than 500 films; it has inspired countless rock and roll songs, including "Mustang Sally," graced postage stamps and has been the personal car of presidents. More than eight million Mustangs have been sold. Now, Ford is preparing to launch only the fifth all-new Mustang in history.
The 2005 Mustang retains the classic "pony car" styling cues of a long hood and short rear deck in a design that is modern, muscular and immediately recognizable as a Mustang. Designers have described the boldly styled interior as a "$30,000 interior in a $20,000 car." In a new-car first, Mustang owners can customize their instrument panel lighting to any of 125 colors, thanks to LED technology.
The heart and soul of any sports car are its engines and chassis, and the 2005 model charts new ground for Mustang while preserving technologies essential to the car's legions of fans. For example, Mustang's architecture is an all-new design for improved steering, ride and handling. But it retains the live rear axle beloved by drag racers for its durability and traction-enhancing geometry.
Power also is part of the Mustang mystique and the 2005 Mustang GT will be the first GT to offer a 300-horsepower V-8 straight from the factory. The Mustang's V-8 is a far cry from traditional Detroit iron of the 1960s. The new engine is an all-aluminum 4.6-liter V-8 that uses three-valve cylinder heads, instead of two-valve heads, for improved torque, horsepower and lower emissions.
Customers for the Mustang V-6 will enjoy 210 horsepower and performance that rival Mustang GTs from the 1980s and 90s in a well-equipped car that Ford promises will have a base sticker price under $20,000.
Ford's New Flagship: The Five Hundred - This all-new flagship of the Ford car showroom was developed in the U.S. with a vehicle architecture and safety package inspired by Volvo, which is part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group. The Five Hundred is about the same length as a Ford Taurus, but it boasts about twice the rear-seat knee room, and a bigger trunk than the much larger Ford Crown Victoria. In fact, the trunk is so well designed it can hold up to eight full-size golf bags.
Another feature that drivers and passengers will immediately notice is the Five Hundred's Command Seating™ position. A car with Command Seating gives drivers an SUV-like view of the road because their "H-point" - the pivot point of the hip when seated - is about four inches higher than competitive vehicles, such as the Toyota Camry.
Under the hood, the Five Hundred boasts sophisticated powertrain technology, including six-speed automatic and continuously variable transmissions. These new technologies allow the car to out-accelerate similarly sized sedans with larger, thirstier engines.
Ford's fuel-saving transmissions complement Five Hundred's 3.0 liter Duratec 30 V-6, which has exceptionally clean tailpipe emissions. Five Hundred - along with the Mustang and Freestyle - will be certified to a government standard that is twice as clean as the Ultra-Low Emissions vehicle standard.
Another invisible but potentially invaluable feature is the Five Hundred's available all-wheel drive system. This system, which requires no driver action whatsoever to engage, can shift power between the front and rear wheels almost instantaneously to keep the car moving confidently in rain, snow and sand.
Ford Freestyle: Bridges the Gap - Freestyle is an all-new vehicle that bridges the gap between SUVs and traditional passenger cars by combining SUV design cues and available all-wheel drive with car-like ride and handling. But its watchword is versatility. Freestyle can carry up to seven passengers across three rows of seats, or almost any combination of people and cargo - including a10-foot extension ladder. That's because Freestyle's third- and middle-row seat backs, as well as the front-passenger seat back, fold flat.
And unlike many other six- or seven-passenger vehicles, passenger comfort is not sacrificed to fit three rows of seats. Freestyle will have best-in-class second- and third-row legroom and third-row legroom and third-row knee clearance, plus natural chair-like seating positions.
Freestyle shares many of the same pioneering technologies as the Ford Five Hundred, including its fuel-saving and performance-enhancing CVT, powerful but clean V-6 engine and advanced Volvo-inspired safety features, including an available Safety Canopy air curtain system that protects all three rows in side-impact collisions and rollovers.
Pricing and Availability: The Ford Freestyle and Five Hundred will begin arriving in Ford showrooms in September. The Mustang will arrive later in the fall. Pricing for all three vehicles will be announced closer to launch.
Ford Championship Weekend Community Events
Since the inception of the Ford Championship Weekend for the NASCAR Busch, Craftsman Truck and NEXTEL Cup Series races at Homestead, Fl., Ford has work hard to include the local communities of south Florida. Some of the key events include:
2004 Hispanic Heritage Race Car Art Contest
For the second consecutive year, Ford will partner with the Miami Herald's Newspaper in Education program and the Ford Motor Company Fund in a special Hispanic Heritage Race Car Art Contest. Local area Miami 4th through 8th graders will compete to design a special racing paint scheme based on a specific theme for a Ford Racing car. The winner will get to see their design adorn an actual Ford Racing car that will race during Ford's Championship Weekend in November.
Last year, Miami 4th grader Carlos Fernandez designed a special paint scheme based on the theme: "Transportation in the Next 100 Years". The design appeared on the No.14 Ford F-150 NASCAR race truck driven by Rick Crawford. Carlos and his family were treated to a special day as guests of Rick and his Ford Racing team at the track. This year, Ford hopes to get more than 500 entries.
Real World Driver
Real World Driver is a four-part program teaching teen drivers lessons in hazard recognition, vehicle handling, safety management and speed management. Ford Racing drivers will be assigned to work with instructors of each lesson.
Ford Year of Car Consumer Driver Program
On Wednesday of race week, more than 500 consumers will be invited out to Homestead-Miami Speedway for a first chance to experience the Ford Mustang, Freestyle and Five Hundred. In addition to the driving portion of the program, consumers will also be offered the chance to meet some of Ford's top NASCAR drivers. Several will be chosen to ride on the Homestead-Miami Speedway track with the race car drivers.
, do you reckon it would look good on an SN-95?
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Originally posted by Galaxie@July 21, 2004, 10:32 AM
too bad the pics are photoshops of existing pictures.
too bad the pics are photoshops of existing pictures.
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Are there bigger versions of these pics on Ford's media site? I can't find them, but maybe I am missing something. Pretty cool news though .. 
Too bad Ford can't get one ready for the Brickyard 400
Too bad Ford can't get one ready for the Brickyard 400
7/21/04, 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by Wombert@July 21, 2004, 12:54 PM
The rims, the rims, oh my god, look at those rims
The rims, the rims, oh my god, look at those rims
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Originally posted by Wombert@July 21, 2004, 12:18 PM
uh. well. I thought they looked just like these
uh. well. I thought they looked just like these
what's up with that front news pace car's kiddie grafitti. But hey that's IMO only 
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Originally posted by USA-Adam@July 21, 2004, 3:26 PM
That said, it's possible the silver style car might pace the Indy 500
That said, it's possible the silver style car might pace the Indy 500