Chaz, you've got mad PS skilz!!! Thanks for cleaning it up

 

That is a thing of beauty right there!
Nice job Chaz.

It's more Aston-Stang than Fusion-Stang in profile.
The recessed grille insert makes it look different though.

 

Like I said in the other thread, notice how small it looks! It looks SN95 size. I may need to eat my words on those dimensions claims from last week....

 

Here is another photoshop with the Fusion Front end and the grill removed..

 

That is exactly what I was thinking! :P

 

So they got those fancy DSLR cameras, few good pics that's cool, but why not take some video of it?

 

You know what? The more and more I read and the more think about this, I'm not sure this is real. I agree with the guys up top here. Think about how early it is. When they were doing the "tease" with the 2010 and were showing those super dark close up shots weeks before the reveal in November, we still didn't have a full view wide open like this of the "new" car. And that was only a refresh. Not even a full new redisign!

I'm crossing my fingers and calling shenanigans. Otherwise, while not ugly and even attractive, I'm not jumping out of my seat and throwing my money at the screen. It would make a super nice Fusion SHO!

 

Guys, guys, GUYS. Calm down, breathe, use that part of your brain that isn't going 12038561051 miles an hour.

Putting a false-flag nose on the new Mustang is pointless, if they wanted to keep the new look under cover they'd simply use the current Mustang's front end. It's also far too risky. What if they put a "fake" on and people loved it? How much would that cripple the final product when it was finally unveiled if people had their hearts set on the nose they'd already seen?

The familial resemblance is there, but look at the details. The grille shape, hood shape, headlight shape, lower grille shape, fog housing shape, chin spoiler shape, etc are all very much distinct from the Fusion.

 

not seeing the differences.

 

I dunno. Doesnt look new at all to me. To much Fusion in it. I never liked the Ford corporate front ends with the large grill openings anyway. I reserve judgment till the final product is out but not overwhelmed thats for sure.

 

I'm sitting on the fence so much.....IF (and that's a big IF) this is at all the final front end design then its OK. But, with the exception of missing out on IRS there's nothing I regret about buying mine back in April. It is recognizable as a Mustang but is still a bit derivative (Aston Martin/Fusion, etc) for me. You know, though, I'm waiting to see the whole package w/o the camo panels before I'll fall to one side or the other.

 

I wouldn't mind the face, if it had a twin turbo v12

 

I'm not super impressed yet. I was hoping for a continued departure from the traditional Ford lineup like the S197 has been. It's resembled nothing else in the Ford fleet and I love that. It's purely it's own competition within the manufacturer. I want the lamen car guy to see this and be instantly able to recognize it as a Mustang. Not, maybe a Fusion coupe sport or a poor man's Aston. Too much family resemblance isn't always a good thing.

 

 

Well it better have a triple bar taillights, cause there will be a riot over here.

 

+1 If I cant recognize a Mustang right off the bat something is amiss and this thing screams Fusion coupe to me. Its awful early in the game and who knows what kind of games Ford may or may not be playing. I thought the 05's were beautiful and still do. They dont look a think like any other Ford product and scream Mustang. Not impressed really so far.

 

I enjoy how styling is so subjective. It screams 'Mustang' to me and I love it (from what I can see). But I like all Mustangs so maybe my subjectivity is a little more open . . . or screwy!

 

they better have the side scoop and the creased In side ( what ever you call it) leading to it. Here's a pic if what I'm talking about:

 

maybe they're just testing the lower fascia

 

I really don't get why some people are so hung up on this supposed "Fusion" connection. I still think people have this backwards. The Fusion grill comes from the EVOS, which was a concept that I suspect featurs several design cues from the S550. Time will tell. I've always felt like the so-called "Aston Martin" fascia seen on the Fusion just looks like a stylized Mustang fascia, which obviously makes it quite appropriate on a new Mustang. Fact is, it essentially looks like a sleek, modernized take on the classic Mustang shark mouth fascia.

Frankly, I suspect that a good percentage (majority?) of the people who are gnashing their teeth over this "Fusion" grill would've been just fine with it if they had seen it on the Mustang first. If people are going to be this ridiculous over it, and my suspicions are true, I almost wish Ford had delayed the new Fusion. Then again, you might then have people screaming about how the new Fusion looks like a Mustang.