2006 Pony Grille
6/14/05, 03:40 AM
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I think it looks great. I hope that 90% of those planning on buying 06GTs switch to the pony package, causing GTs flood the market and dealers to provide $5000 discounts off MSRP!
Well I can dream can't I?
Well I can dream can't I?
6/14/05, 04:27 AM
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I can't believe I voted that I "Hated It." But I was left with no other choice. I actually like the idea of a special edition grille, but like others have mentioned, there are several weak areas. None of these weaknesses have significance over the other. I would have preferred to vote for "Nice Idea But Poor Execution."
The honeycomb pattern is WAY TOO BIG.
Also, the area behind the fog lamps should be blocked out in the honeycomb design (like on the GT), not just a big open square. It looks like someone took a hacksaw to the grille.
I don't mind the chrome so much, but the outermost pieces should be dropped entirely. I know it is similar to what came before, but those two little pieces of chrome on the outside ends are just too much.
The corral around the pony is pretty much required; if you're going to visually connect the foglamps with a strip of chrome, you've got to have the corral to join them. Having a chrome strip tied to each end of the pony would look kind of goofy!
Isn't it nice how we've all become car designers?
Everyone's a critic!
The honeycomb pattern is WAY TOO BIG.
Also, the area behind the fog lamps should be blocked out in the honeycomb design (like on the GT), not just a big open square. It looks like someone took a hacksaw to the grille.
I don't mind the chrome so much, but the outermost pieces should be dropped entirely. I know it is similar to what came before, but those two little pieces of chrome on the outside ends are just too much.
The corral around the pony is pretty much required; if you're going to visually connect the foglamps with a strip of chrome, you've got to have the corral to join them. Having a chrome strip tied to each end of the pony would look kind of goofy!
Isn't it nice how we've all become car designers?
Everyone's a critic!
6/14/05, 09:28 AM
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Originally posted by tom_vilsack@June 14, 2005, 12:52 AM
I really like it,but wish they would offer pony package with a wingy delete...
I really like it,but wish they would offer pony package with a wingy delete...
I never have liked spoilers, they seem pretentious to me. They're the automotive equivalent of breast implants. At least on the Mustang they're not DD like on the Cobalt SS.
6/14/05, 01:17 PM
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i think the pony and coral are too big, and the chrome around the lights is too thick relative to the lights.
how bout this:
make the pony and coral smaller, add a vertical bar, and maybe some rectangular, amber fogs?
sorta like this:
who says dodge trademarked the cross hairs?
how bout this:
make the pony and coral smaller, add a vertical bar, and maybe some rectangular, amber fogs?
sorta like this:
who says dodge trademarked the cross hairs?
6/14/05, 09:09 PM
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Originally posted by mustang_sallad@June 14, 2005, 1:20 PM
i think the pony and coral are too big, and the chrome around the lights is too thick relative to the lights.
how bout this:
make the pony and coral smaller, add a vertical bar, and maybe some rectangular, amber fogs?
sorta like this:
who says dodge trademarked the cross hairs?
i think the pony and coral are too big, and the chrome around the lights is too thick relative to the lights.
how bout this:
make the pony and coral smaller, add a vertical bar, and maybe some rectangular, amber fogs?
sorta like this:
who says dodge trademarked the cross hairs?
6/16/05, 09:43 AM
#48
It looks good.
Keep the Coral and Chrome, loose the lights. It does give a little spice to the plan V6, but I agree that the Fog Lamps should be on a GT and SVT only. There are all kinds of RETRO options as you look back thru all the years of Mustangs that would probably work better.
It has to be another marketing setup to get more people interested.
Keep the Coral and Chrome, loose the lights. It does give a little spice to the plan V6, but I agree that the Fog Lamps should be on a GT and SVT only. There are all kinds of RETRO options as you look back thru all the years of Mustangs that would probably work better.
It has to be another marketing setup to get more people interested.
6/16/05, 10:35 AM
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Too busy, too flashy, too retro. Looked good on the '65 Stang but looks awkward and out of place on the '05-'06. Me thinks this was forced on the design department by some plaid suits in marketing trying to scheme up some vacuous marketing ploy to part buyers from their money. Retro to a point is fine, but this crosses that line and ends up more as goofy and garish repro schlock than well thought out and more sophisticated retro reference.
But at least it's an option so the peacock posers can lard up their Stangs with the bling bling and the rest of us can enjoy the Stang's unencumbered basic good looks.
But at least it's an option so the peacock posers can lard up their Stangs with the bling bling and the rest of us can enjoy the Stang's unencumbered basic good looks.
6/16/05, 10:47 AM
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Originally posted by rhumb@June 16, 2005, 10:38 AM
Too busy, too flashy, too retro. Looked good on the '65 Stang but looks awkward and out of place on the '05-'06. Me thinks this was forced on the design department by some plaid suits in marketing trying to scheme up some vacuous marketing ploy to part buyers from their money. Retro to a point is fine, but this crosses that line and ends up more as goofy and garish repro schlock than well thought out and more sophisticated retro reference.
But at least it's an option so the peacock posers can lard up their Stangs with the bling bling and the rest of us can enjoy the Stang's unencumbered basic good looks.
Too busy, too flashy, too retro. Looked good on the '65 Stang but looks awkward and out of place on the '05-'06. Me thinks this was forced on the design department by some plaid suits in marketing trying to scheme up some vacuous marketing ploy to part buyers from their money. Retro to a point is fine, but this crosses that line and ends up more as goofy and garish repro schlock than well thought out and more sophisticated retro reference.
But at least it's an option so the peacock posers can lard up their Stangs with the bling bling and the rest of us can enjoy the Stang's unencumbered basic good looks.
rhumb,
could you run that by again, do you or do you not like the pony package?
6/16/05, 12:02 PM
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Originally posted by TheMustangSource@June 13, 2005, 1:02 PM
What do you think of the Pony grille?
What do you think of the Pony grille?
Another option is : I love it but already have an 05 GT that I am happy with. If I were in the market, i would definately buy it.
6/17/05, 02:01 PM
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I love the looks,and i will definately consider it,the upgraded suspension and the bullitts on the V6 is what i'm interested in,(will it have GT brakes?),i can't believe so much space is devoted to the grill.
Which is another i'm just in awe of,EVERYBODY LOVES the styling of the GT,but slap some similar foglights and some grill bars on a V6 and suddenly it's the worst thing ever??.......and PUH'LEEZE,i'm sure the first thing every GT owner showed off was their precious foglights..........get a life...........The GT has tires,only the GT should have tires,that shows that we paid more money...blah,blah,blah,blah. Some of you people are nuts.
I shouldn't be surprised though,this IS the internet,anything new on a car is always met with venom and hate. I would love to own the pony package just to irritate those "only a GT gets foglights" people,you people are the worst thing about the internet,you're like the car version of Trekkies.
Which is another i'm just in awe of,EVERYBODY LOVES the styling of the GT,but slap some similar foglights and some grill bars on a V6 and suddenly it's the worst thing ever??.......and PUH'LEEZE,i'm sure the first thing every GT owner showed off was their precious foglights..........get a life...........The GT has tires,only the GT should have tires,that shows that we paid more money...blah,blah,blah,blah. Some of you people are nuts.
I shouldn't be surprised though,this IS the internet,anything new on a car is always met with venom and hate. I would love to own the pony package just to irritate those "only a GT gets foglights" people,you people are the worst thing about the internet,you're like the car version of Trekkies.
6/17/05, 04:27 PM
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I don't really like it that much but, I don't really hate it either. Just not my style I guess.
I don't know the answer to this question so I'll ask it here. Has a base model Mustang ever came with foglights? This is not meant to be derogatory either. This poll made me curious.
I don't know the answer to this question so I'll ask it here. Has a base model Mustang ever came with foglights? This is not meant to be derogatory either. This poll made me curious.
6/18/05, 07:51 PM
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I don't like it only because it blurs the distinction between the GT and the V6. I've got nothing against the V6 as my last mustang was a V6, but I thought Ford went into the current design with a specific intent for there to be a clear difference between the two. Seems like it was somewhat of a gripe in the past. It seems to me that Ford backed up on that to pump up V6 sales. For me, I wish they would not have used the bullit wheels for the pony package and come up with another style 17" wheel instead. If they'd done that, I'd be happy with the pony package option.
6/18/05, 08:43 PM
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Originally posted by jeff07@June 18, 2005, 7:54 PM
I don't like it only because it blurs the distinction between the GT and the V6. I've got nothing against the V6 as my last mustang was a V6, but I thought Ford went into the current design with a specific intent for there to be a clear difference between the two. Seems like it was somewhat of a gripe in the past. It seems to me that Ford backed up on that to pump up V6 sales. For me, I wish they would not have used the bullit wheels for the pony package and come up with another style 17" wheel instead. If they'd done that, I'd be happy with the pony package option.
I don't like it only because it blurs the distinction between the GT and the V6. I've got nothing against the V6 as my last mustang was a V6, but I thought Ford went into the current design with a specific intent for there to be a clear difference between the two. Seems like it was somewhat of a gripe in the past. It seems to me that Ford backed up on that to pump up V6 sales. For me, I wish they would not have used the bullit wheels for the pony package and come up with another style 17" wheel instead. If they'd done that, I'd be happy with the pony package option.
Now if they just added dual exhaust...