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re we possibly hearing the first official sound clips of the 2015 Mustang?

 

Sounded like a turbo..

 

That's what I thought too. Would be lame to have used a current Mustang sound for the video anyway.

 

Car companies often offer different engines for the same vehicle based on region. For instance you can get a diesel Focus in Europe, but not in the US.

So it wouldn't really shock me if Europe gets a turbo 6 instead of the V8. I know that there are those in Europe that would love that V8 muscle but I can see Ford shying away from it in favor of something that may sell in higher volumes.

 

IMHO Ford will introduce Mustang with 2.0 and 3.5 ecoboost engines for Europe. It is needed to have more or less good sales. v8 will be bought in pieces....by fanatics....

And they are not going to bring Mustang to Russia....lol

 

Pretty expected, really, I think Ford definitely intends to sell the 2015 Stang far more broadly across the world rather than the basically domestic-focus of the current and past Stangs.

One motor did sound like a turbo, my guess would be an Egoboost four of some displacement(s).

 

Several different exhaust notes there...............none of which sounded like a Mustang should

Whilst it's great that Ford recognises we love the Mustang over here (UK) I'm in two minds:

1 - A factory warranty will give a nice comfort factor (personal imports mean no Ford warranty overseas).

2 - Depending on the C02 outputs of the new engine, the Mustang will be crusified with a very high VED (Vehicle Exise Duty - effectly an annual tax you pay to drive on the road).The benefit of personal imports is we currently get one of the lowest bands as the car is not officially rated. This will AT LEAST double for an official car.

3 - LHD just makes it feel more.......American. OK, that only impacts us in the UK, but 99% of Mustang owners perfer to sit on the left.

 

That's a good thing IMO. Ensures sales figures will remain as high as possible.

 

 

The expected euro-styled design of the next Mustang also now makes much more sense.

 

Where has it been stated/quoted that the next design is "Euro-Styled?"

 

Read the other thread for my thoughts on this.
It won't be EUROSTYLED
They love the Mustang, and there's no reason to make it look more European.
This is a car that is american and will stay american. Not to say there are a couple of cool looking trends from European cars, but don't go looking for this as a Eurostang.

I doubt they'd make many engine choices available. The current car draws on a large pool of powerplants, i don't see the next gen any different, and I wouldn't see them changing that for Europe.

 

Amended

...but I don't know that it would happen, as mentioned above by Evil Capri and Boomer. I go back to a statement heard in Detroit by Ford folks not too long ago that basically said "we understand what we have stylewise in the Mustang" and that "customers in other countries appreciate the distinctive Mustang styling".

I also, like the other posters above, think people read too much into the "using the Evos styling for the Mustang" reports and turned the car into "Euro-styled".

We will see soon enough.

 

"....if Europe gets a turbo 6 instead of the V8." (above)

Are you holding your breath. Do you really think we'll even see a V-8 in the downsized '15.

 

I'm more interested in how Ford market the car over here. There's a lot of badge snobbery, and people would rather drive a BMW or Audi rather than a Ford (ok, I drive a 3 series as my daily driver, but I love my Mustang a lot more, LOL)

If they want to meet those marques head on, the '15 will need to be faster, better equiped and have interior "quality" to match those German brands. And it would have to undercut them on price.

If Ford try and sell it on heritage (lets face it, that why the S197 appealed so much, to me at least) then a modern Euro look would make no sense.

 

Not a doubt in my mind

 

Baffling that there's anyone that would think the 5.0 wouldn't be offered for the S550.

Anyway, toward the end of the clip when the highbeams flare, is that the current Mustang or something else?

 

In the clip, I hear a 6-cylinder first, then current Coyote V8 with GT500 mufflers. I didn't really hear anything turbocharged, but I'd say possibly a small 2.5-2.8 TT V6.

 

My only fear of the Mustang going global is the car having to meet the regulations of all the countries it will be sold in. I could be wrong but doesn't Europe have stricter safety standards (like the engine being lowered farther in the engine bay). Some of these things could effect styling and raise the cost of the car. I remember hearing something about this in the past when GM began selling the 2010 Camaro in Europe.

As far as the clip goes I think the different markets will have their own engines. I Don't see the V8 being a big seller in Europe but a turbo 4 or 6 could be a hit.

 

You can keep ya stinking 4-pots and sixers...........give us V8s