Front fascia caught uncovered during testing 8/20
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This. I have always love the Mustang as the flagship.. The car that says Mustang before it says Ford. In fact the S197 only said ford on the rear fake gas cap. I am not saying the Fusion, Focus ST, Fiesta ST are bad looking in fact I quite like them for what they are in the Ford line up and the fact they say FORD in the emblem both front and rear. If this is the look that they were hiding all this time I have to ask you all why did they wait if it was just another Ford line up look. They did not hide the IRS nor did they hide details of the car being sold elsewhere and we were to see a Eco4. It has me really perplexed because this was the biggest guarded secret in the automotive community and then nothing.. zip zilch?? It like waiting to see a Alien from area 51 and he looks just like us... umm again why all the cloak and dagger?? So all you people who say it looks nothing like the Fusion front end have not really I mean really looked and compared the pics.. I have studied them hard in fact I can take the pic of the fusion make it grey, remove the chrome grill etc.. and paste it up and you would see what I am seeing.. Look at the fog light area's the two are identical. The headlights, same the grill opening same, hood lines same.. if you can not see it.. Please read this:
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Ahh as I thought you need glasses...
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I will never refer to a mustang as a pony car.
Sounds tacky and gay just by saying it. Muscle car , hot rod, classic car, lowrider etc. Those names have a very good and pronounced meaning to them, pony car sounds like a god **** 1800s wagon that gets pulled by horses.
But that's just me
Sounds tacky and gay just by saying it. Muscle car , hot rod, classic car, lowrider etc. Those names have a very good and pronounced meaning to them, pony car sounds like a god **** 1800s wagon that gets pulled by horses.
But that's just me
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As much as the Fusion comparisons keep getting thrown around, I don't get the same vibe from this. Sure, you can see the corporate derived front end, but it's not so similar that it looks pasted on. I was concerned that S550 would end up looking like a Fusion coupe. I don't think that's the case anymore.
Overall, I think this is a higher trim level car, for a few reasons:
1 - Covered hood vents and what appear to be brake cooling ducts in the lower grille area
2 - Use of Boss 302/GT500 wheels. The 19x9.5 or 19x10 front and similarly sized rear make me suspect a higher level of performance.
3 - Using a Boss 302S as a chase car. Not what I would have expected for benchmarking, but not a bad thing either.
I'll reserve my final judgement until I see the whole car, but if it has a tight, athletic look on the other three sides, then I don't see it being a bad thing.
Overall, I think this is a higher trim level car, for a few reasons:
1 - Covered hood vents and what appear to be brake cooling ducts in the lower grille area
2 - Use of Boss 302/GT500 wheels. The 19x9.5 or 19x10 front and similarly sized rear make me suspect a higher level of performance.
3 - Using a Boss 302S as a chase car. Not what I would have expected for benchmarking, but not a bad thing either.
I'll reserve my final judgement until I see the whole car, but if it has a tight, athletic look on the other three sides, then I don't see it being a bad thing.
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You know FORD has the Tech to quickly make body panels to test.... just adds to the conspiracy! 
http://gizmodo.com/fords-new-prototy...to-c-659217381
http://gizmodo.com/fords-new-prototy...to-c-659217381
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I suspected years ago that the 2015 would be sleeker and styled to appeal to a European market (it has to be something that could sell Globally).
I knew the 05-09 was the car that would be THE retro model.
The 10-14 was going to be a little bit sleeker and stylish.
I'm sure the 2015 will be an amazing car and leave the 05-14 car in the dust.
But I'm a retro guy and I'll stick with my 08 Bullitt.
I knew the 05-09 was the car that would be THE retro model.
The 10-14 was going to be a little bit sleeker and stylish.
I'm sure the 2015 will be an amazing car and leave the 05-14 car in the dust.
But I'm a retro guy and I'll stick with my 08 Bullitt.
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