"Leaked" 2015 Mustang on Dec. cover of Car & Driver
Thank goodness for urban dictionary!
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I'm pretty sure Ford had a nice modern, forward looking design planned for the next gen. The problem is that there are lot of old farts that want all Mustang to always look like the original one or else. That is when Ford went to the drawing board and compromise the design. The car still looks awesome I think, but it is not as revolutionary and bad *** as thought it would be. Hopefully my generation is more open to changes for future Mustang redesign.
But the Mustang has been and should always remain as a Pony Car and keep its long hood and short rear deck formula as it has for nearly 50 years..
As I want to see the Mustang continue to have it's own unique style and identity that says American.. As I'm so fed up with cars looking so identical to one another that you can't even tell them apart..
The Porsche 911 is a perfect example as it's evolved and changed with the times, but it's still instantly recognizable as a 911.. As the car has kept it's overall design shape pretty much the same as it did when first introduced..
And so should the Mustang as well !
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This has been mentioned before about appearances. Ford is going European and if that means losing older/traditional customers well so be it because they will gain a newer customer base. In the end Ford will do what Ford has to do to be a viable business. Either way we will probably still like the car just BECAUSE we are all Mustang wing nuts! :-)
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This has been mentioned before about appearances. Ford is going European and if that means losing older/traditional customers well so be it because they will gain a newer customer base. In the end Ford will do what Ford has to do to be a viable business. Either way we will probably still like the car just BECAUSE we are all Mustang wing nuts! :-)
And so far, I happen to like the latest C&D renderings although I would really like to see hips similar to the current 10-14 Mustang along with a full fastback profile as well !
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Larry ! I must respectfully disagree with you.. As a former owner of 3 fox body Mustang's in which my last was a 93 SVT Cobra.. The fox body Stangs were based off the Fairmont platform including the Ford Thunderbird, Ford Taurus, LTD, Ford Tempo, Mercury Cougar, Mercury Zephyer, Lincoln sports coupe at the time and the Fox body Mustang mostly resembled the Ford Escort only more stretched out.. In fact non Mustang enthusiasts mostly GM fanboys would always mess with me saying you call that a Mustang lol.. Your car looks more like a Ford Escort with Mustang badging on it..
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This has been mentioned before about appearances. Ford is going European and if that means losing older/traditional customers well so be it because they will gain a newer customer base. In the end Ford will do what Ford has to do to be a viable business. Either way we will probably still like the car just BECAUSE we are all Mustang wing nuts! :-)
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What exactly do you mean by Umm..no ? If you don't happen to agree, I'm interested in your feedback and opinions..
The vehicles I posted earlier were all based and part of the Fox body platform, including the Ford Fairmont !
The vehicles I posted earlier were all based and part of the Fox body platform, including the Ford Fairmont !
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He boldfaced Tempo so I guess that is what he meant?
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That would make sense as the Tempo may not have been part of the Fox platform, as it came out afterwards, but thought it eventually became part of the Fox family in the late 80's..
Technically the Ford Escort was first introduced in 78 before the Fox platform made it's debut in 79, but in the late 80's thru early 90's you could clearly see styling elements from the Fox platform take shape on the Escort..
Technically the Ford Escort was first introduced in 78 before the Fox platform made it's debut in 79, but in the late 80's thru early 90's you could clearly see styling elements from the Fox platform take shape on the Escort..