burningman

it's not too bad. I have seen alot worse.

Kabooka

http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/1...ncept-at-sema/

I guess it's not 100%, but you know they like SEMA alot

Fords4Ever

It's not horrible but it's unimaginative for sure.

1) Aston Martin grille area

2) 2006 rear end - which I love but its not really moving anything forward and it's missing the cool tail lights the focus group mentioned

3) Camaro rear window/roof area - WTF?

4) '94 - '98 rear quarter when viewed from the front

5) Scion tc rear quarter windows

mrp5150

Looks like an ugly mashup of a Ford Fusion, Aston Martin, and the new Ferrari F12...all in a very bad way. Don't like it at all. Looks nothing like a Mustang IMO.

Overboost

It's nice to see an all new rendering, instead of the swarm of tweaked S197 ones that have been around for months.

2k7gtcs

Lololol

AlsCobra

If the new mustang looks like an aston Martin I'm gonna be sick! Goddamm Top Gear loving fruitcake engineers! Might as well elect a queen instead of president next.

MARZ

I don't like the renderings. However, if Carscoop's information is legit, it wouldn't be the first time Ford has adorned the Mustang with a familial nose. While I'll admit the current Mustang looks better than the mid-'90s SN-95, in my opinion, if done correctly, the EVOS / Fusion/Mondeo nose can be made into an aggressive-yet-modern-looking Mustang front end.

1995 Ford Mustang



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Wolfsburg

All that says is they may showcase a Mustang with an Ecoboost engine, perhaps one that might make its way into the S550...

Boomer

As long as its not a direct copy of the Fusion, I mean look at the Aston's.
Good lookin shapes on a coupe.
If it adds a bit of Mustang signature shark slant... you might have a slick lookin front end if executed right.

The rear end I don't expect to be like that at all, unless Ford was completely asleep at the wheel.
Judging from what the guy said about focus group and it being pretty **** good looking...yeah..that render definately ain't it or even close.

As for a Ford Racing EcoBoost.
Maybe its them announcing its available as a crate engine and they are just using a mustang as a potential fit for the kit.
I would NOT expect any announcements anything 2015 related anytime soon.

db2797

I agree with this. I don't want people to look at my car and perhaps mistake it for some other car in the Ford lineup. What I like about the current Mustang is that it is completely unique. I overheard my neighbor's friend asking her "what kind of car is that" pointing to my car as they were going into their home. That's what I want. A unique vehicle in its own right that grabs people attention. If the car ends up blending in with other cars in Ford's lineup, that will be a real disappointment.

But yes, give that front end a bit more slant, and Ford can keep some of it's cross-product cues I suppose. I do see a few bits in that design in the rendering that I do like.

JPMotorSport

Looks amazing. Like a reimagined SN95. I'd cave to a non-retro, smaller, lighter, IRS-equipped/modern suspension 5.0.

Twin Turbo

Spot on......as long as its got a bit of an agressive shark nose, I'm sure it'll look fine. We've all got used to the S197's bluff front end with headlamps that don't wrap around the sides (less face it, Mustang, Challenger and Camaro aside, I can't really think of any current production car's headlamps that don't). It's going to be a new look and one that may take time to get used to, but I don't doubt it'll be a good looking Mustang. Just different to what we've been used to for the past 7 years

Let's see the real thing before we confirm the sky is falling

black_bullitt

Soooo....


It's essentially just a Fusion coupe with copy pasta tail lights from the 60's. ??

Twin Turbo

I repeat.......

Let's see the real thing before we confirm the sky is falling

Fenderaddict2

**** end is too high, fast back is nether elegant nor aggressive, greenhouse looks too "94, which is a bad step backwards, and the front end would look better leading a nicer execution than this. The Evos concepts were thousands of times sexier, sleeker and more appealing.

MRGTX

^this.
'Guys, there's no way this is what the car is going to look like. Undoubtedly, some details are correct but the overall shape is not cohesive enough to be a professional design.

This is at best like a police composite sketch...

On the other hand, if it comes along looking like this, I'll feel very good about keeping my '11 for the duration of the model cycle...or at least until the Barracuda comes out.

Overboost

It's a rendering guys. Calm down. The proportions have less credibility than a concept. The details are the interesting parts. Things like window shapes, front end details, and body lines might be closer to production than some might think. Again, there's still a lot of time between now and the unveil.

Funny though, if you read the article, they try to make it sound like this was done in similar fashion to the Jalopnik C7. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

black_bullitt

lol, I would LOVE to see the real thing, and am anxiously awaiting!!
My comments were more in direct response to this particular rendering, which depending on where they're getting their info, could be of questionable sourcing at best.

That said, I think I may take a stab at tweaking this rendering... or continuing on the sketches I've been working on. It's always fun to be creative!

Twin Turbo

Would love to see what you can do with that one, Rich..........give it a go. Maybe stretch the proportions a little.....at the moment it's too short in length and tall to be elegant. That rear does look too square and high, too.

What WILL be interesting will be to take the details, as Overboost mentions, and graft them onto the first decent S550 mules that get spotted (I don't mean the ones based on the S197, either). The mule will give us the proportions and these renderings might have given us some of the details