Front fenders angle in a bit, instead of being straight on the current car.

 

That scares the **** out of me

 

I'd like to see the underhood of say a new Fusion to compare those front fenders.

This scares me too!

 

Hahahaha looks like a G37 @ the body shop :X WOOPS

Seriously though really exciting. Look at those gauges!

 

Best render and angle of all. I'd buy in a heartbeat.

 

What Cobra? They went away in 2004

Anyways, that engine bay is pretty tight, I'm betting the next gen car stays supercharged.

 

I'll await my royalty payments from Ford

 

If it has a smoother/Fusion-inspired/more aerodynamic nose, I wonder how much that will improve the MPG figures. Not that I believe that should be a reason for taking this styling approach (I love the bluff front ends of the Mustang/Challenger/Camaro) but increased mileage would be a nice fringe benefit. I bet it would cut the current consumption by 1 or 2 mpg on the highway

 

found this by doing a google search. courtesy automotive.com. Easier to find someone else that has already done it than re-invent the wheel and do it myself Can't wait to see what the body will look like a complete departure from where it is now will be interesting.

 

could just be the angles, but does it look the like the engine is lower and slightly farther back in the chassis?

 

I like the direction it is headed. I would really like a platform closer to SN95 size than S197 size. I feel lost in my '09 with the amount of interior space between me and the doors. My 99's interior was a little snug but something in between, as this looks to be, could be great.

 

freaking sweet!

 

Notice the strut towers on the mule seem to be canted to the rear . Upgraded or new type front suspension ?

 

Looking at these pics it does seem to be a tighter engine bay and a front strut suspension with a revised geometry, although the possibility does exist that it may employ something of an sla front......maybe. Also the engine indeed does seem to be sitting lower and farther back for superior weight distribution and lower center of gravity. All in all i would say that this doesn't seem like a new platform but rather a revision of the existing one. Man am i dying to see spy pics of a preproduction unit running around

 

if that car looks like anything like that render (except for the candy cane tailights) I think it will be great looking.

 

Looks like independent rear suspension?

 

Hopefully the virtual pivot front end that was rumored to be going into the next gen car.

Euro pedestrian standards?

 

Er, yeah, those photos of the IRS have been around, and discussed, for months


A lower, more set back engine would certainly support the Euro pedestrian crash standards (personally, I say teaching people sidewalks are for humans, roads are for cars would be more beneficial ) however it will also support a lower, more aerodynamic front facia and hood line.

 

WOW! I have never even heard of this site, and they have pretty much the first mule pics out there?

 

Yes, no surprise that there is an IRS of course but this is the first photo I have seen of it. Are there others we should know about?