Not feeling that last render. The proportions look off, even though every panel is different, it still seams too similar to what we have now. Haven't seen that many risky renders lately. They were pouring in at a great pace.

 

You mean it looks like a Mustang and that is BAD?

 

What about this? Someone posted it a while back

 

Dougs work is some of the finest I have ever seen,,,He did this Charger a while back.. I would buy that Blue Mustang tomorrow! If Dodge had built this they would have sold a whole bunch more, IMO.....

 

That's a mean looking charger!

 

It got built, too

http://www.amcarguide.com/custom/cus...-doug-schramm/

 

I never have seen that!

 

Lol no I'm not saying it looks like a mustang and that's why it's bad. But why continue the same design? That's rather boring and not creative. You can throw alot of things that look like a mustang on the wall, does that mean it should be the next model? No. At least that's my opinion. If you want something that looks like a 10-14 Mustang then get a 10-14 mustang.

 

We've seen alot of concepts of the exterior of the car. But I'm also wondering what they will do with the interior.

 

I just want the retro gone. Bring me to the future!

 

I've seen this exact Charger in person. It was built here in Colorado.

 

I guess what I am getting at is Ford says " you will immediately recognize it as a Mustang" So base on that What really defines a Mustang if not the proportions and lines in relation to one another? If we go with DNA like , open grill, round headlights try bar tail lights and Door scallop it's < heres that retched word again, "RETRO". If we keep with the proportion it is to much like what we have. SO WHAT IS A MUSTANG???? I never liked the FOXes because it may as well have been a rear wheel drive K car with a Big engine and MUSTANG Stamped on it.

in Architecture we have Vocabulary, that Vocabulary define a Style. you could build a Queen anne style house today that is completely different than any other ever built but you will still know it is queen anne due to the vocabulary of the design and none will call it RETRO. it is QUEEN ANNE STYLE. So the Question is What is the Vocabulary of the Mustang if not proportion, door scallops, open grill, ect.
If the a answer is a 5.0 connected to rear wheels than I might as well buy a Challenger.

 

If you look at the New Edge and the S197 you can see the design queues that make it a Mustang. Even though opposite designs on those cars you can not mistake them for Mustangs. I believe you are on the mark with the items you mentioned. Now they have to roll it into a new design with those features and come out looking like a Mustang but not like one we have seen before. Not an easy task but I have faith..

 

A mustang will always be what created the brand in the first place, the first generation. I always see a car as being an evolution of what got it started. Whats the point in calling it a mustang if it doesn't represent its ancestry. IMO the fox generation was way too far of a departure from the original.

The S197 will always be one of my favorite but I cant wait to see a new take on the mustang DNA. I would love to see a design with some 70 or 71 cues. A full on fastback body would be gorgeous as well.

 

This could very well be my favorite (text only) post of this thread. Automotive design is something I have always had a non professional love for. Dream job for me; designing cars. It's honestly quite funny to read what some folks thing a Mustang is, what others classify as "retro", etc. I agree 100% with your post, for every traditional Mustang cue that might be used, there will be someone that calls it retro, and someone that calls it lineage, and someone else that calls it evolution of the element.

If this thread is any indication of vast differences in what current Mustang owners want out of the next design, Ford's certainly got their work cut out for them to come up with something that not only appeases the current customer base, but also something that will bring in new buyers. I'm confident that whatever they come up with, they will check off all the boxes on the list of elements that define what a Mustang is.

 

That is awesome!!!

 

HOLY CRAP, I LOVE THIS!!!!!

 

You do realize that the car in the Photoshop would be way to costly to be the next 2015 Mustang. Nice to dream but I see so many features that would put it over the top price wise. The huge back windows, The side body scopes etc.. But hey I could be wrong...

 

That's the money right there...

 

Ive been thinking, and those ^^^ chops could be a base for the next gen Ford GT... Hmmmm