Is This The 2009-2012 Mustang - New Pic!
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so no hatch?
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Don't freak. The silver R&T image is definitely a Photoshop over a Camaro concept, and the red image is Photoshop using the Mustang concept to alter the front lamps and hood.
I looked on R&Ts website, and you can see a close image of the Camaro that this was based on. Just look at the floor its sitting on and you can see the patten and reflections in the "Mustang" rendering. All they did was rotate the image.
Its not 100% the same perspective, but you better believe that for every picture shown in a mag, there are 5-10 others in relatively the same view in the overall set of proofs ( like when you get wedding pictures or modeling pictures and choose the one you want. ) And guaranteed its an R&T-owned image, so there are no copyright issues. But its definitely a Camaro- look at the windshield post and the crease in it, and what reason would Mustang use a slit-like air inlet in the same way the Camaro does?
I know someone who has done illustrations for magazines and is now a car designer, they use existing images as basis for renderings all the time now with the luxury of Photoshop and computers. What computers cannot copy, however, is design talent, which was definitely missing in this Mitsubishi Evo X -style interpretation.
They didn't even remove the obvious Camaro references I mentioned earlier. For shame.
I looked on R&Ts website, and you can see a close image of the Camaro that this was based on. Just look at the floor its sitting on and you can see the patten and reflections in the "Mustang" rendering. All they did was rotate the image.
Its not 100% the same perspective, but you better believe that for every picture shown in a mag, there are 5-10 others in relatively the same view in the overall set of proofs ( like when you get wedding pictures or modeling pictures and choose the one you want. ) And guaranteed its an R&T-owned image, so there are no copyright issues. But its definitely a Camaro- look at the windshield post and the crease in it, and what reason would Mustang use a slit-like air inlet in the same way the Camaro does?
I know someone who has done illustrations for magazines and is now a car designer, they use existing images as basis for renderings all the time now with the luxury of Photoshop and computers. What computers cannot copy, however, is design talent, which was definitely missing in this Mitsubishi Evo X -style interpretation.
They didn't even remove the obvious Camaro references I mentioned earlier. For shame.
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I don't mean to offend anyone, but hatchbacks also have weaker chassis which was one of the main reasons why the 93 in the old fox platform was the last year ?? if you like fun and practicle ?? that's fine if your into 4x4's and SUV's ? However, the Mustang was never intended as a practicle car, it was intended as a muscle car...Just my $02.
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R&T and MT have never gotten their artists' guesses right on the stange. Remember the blue sketch that was basically a '69 fastback with square headlights and rounded corners? Or the S95 with the Rice styling treatment?
Nope, I'm waiting until we start seeing test mule shots before I'm even convinced the new design is finalized.
Nope, I'm waiting until we start seeing test mule shots before I'm even convinced the new design is finalized.
I don't mean to offend anyone, but hatchbacks also have weaker chassis which was one of the main reasons why the 93 in the old fox platform was the last year ?? if you like fun and practicle ?? that's fine if your into 4x4's and SUV's ? However, the Mustang was never intended as a practicle car, it was intended as a muscle car...Just my $02.
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Of course this takes up a lot of room and makes it have about the same amount of cargo space as a non-hatch car with fold-down rear seats...
Of course this takes up a lot of room and makes it have about the same amount of cargo space as a non-hatch car with fold-down rear seats...
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or would it be so marginal that it wouldnt even matter?
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Any kind of quick-release mech would lower the bar's durability, the longer/harder you drove it the more likely the latch would be to come loose. An easy screw-on/off connector would make more sense, as you could just give it another twist or two of tightening if it's getting sloppy.
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