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Old 4/14/10 | 10:18 AM
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when are we going to start seeing leakage on actual plans for the car. prototypes with a full redesign wouldnt they have to get started a bit sooner than for the 2010 update?
Old 4/14/10 | 10:40 AM
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Probably not for a while.
Lips will be tight on this one.
Old 4/14/10 | 01:32 PM
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I agree, I think it'll be a while. Ford are pretty good at keeping such things secret.....well, compared to others.

I wonder if we'll get to see a concept car though, say 12 months before the launch of the production car. I sure hope so, 'cos the waiting will be painful
Old 4/14/10 | 04:07 PM
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yea ive had my 2010 for about 6 months now and i am already thinking about another one
Old 4/14/10 | 07:52 PM
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I got to catch up I always buy the previous gen car. Things need to slow down I still have not bought an 05-09 car yet lol
Old 4/15/10 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
Probably not for a while.
Lips will be tight on this one.
My source is pretty high up the food chain at Ford. Everything he has told me the past couple of years came true, other than the HP rating on the new 5.0

I believe he knew the true HP rating, but he was afraid to tell me.
Last time I had spoken to him, he had not seen any sketches of the new re-design. I will ask again.

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Old 4/15/10 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GTJOHN
My source is pretty high up the food chain at Ford. Everything he has told me the past couple of years came true, other than the HP rating on the new 5.0

I believe he knew the true HP rating, but he was afraid to tell me.
Last time I had spoken to him, he had not seen any sketches of the new re-design. I will ask again.
Oh right the HP, yeah, I remember that

I can see this one tight to the vest, not many people will see it ...till the time is right, even internally.
Being that it'll be the next major redesign + during the 50th Anniversary Milestone, and being out sooner than the Camaro redesign, they won't want many details leaked.
Old 4/15/10 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
Oh right the HP, yeah, I remember that

I can see this one tight to the vest, not many people will see it ...till the time is right, even internally.
Being that it'll be the next major redesign + during the 50th Anniversary Milestone, and being out sooner than the Camaro redesign, they won't want many details leaked.
LOL @ "the source."
Old 4/16/10 | 01:42 PM
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I'll gladly take the heat for the HP rating-lol
Old 4/16/10 | 04:45 PM
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I'll gladly take the heat for the HP rating-lol
Ah, we're just giving you a hard time, John.
Old 4/17/10 | 12:48 AM
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Ford can hope to sit on this but at some point some anonymous employees are going to start whispering. I figure next year sometime we'll start hearing whispers, and lots of bull too

As for mules, things can get tricky. A clean-sheet redesign and a significant upgrade have different development timetables. And Ford's getting pretty good hiding platforms under things. I think if we start seeing Falcons with odd-looking proportions, or misshapen sedans, they could be early 'Stang running gear.
Old 4/18/10 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Moosetang
Ford can hope to sit on this but at some point some anonymous employees are going to start whispering. I figure next year sometime we'll start hearing whispers, and lots of bull too

As for mules, things can get tricky. A clean-sheet redesign and a significant upgrade have different development timetables. And Ford's getting pretty good hiding platforms under things. I think if we start seeing Falcons with odd-looking proportions, or misshapen sedans, they could be early 'Stang running gear.
didnt they confirm the 2014 or the next major redesign would be shared on the falcon platform? i like that kinda...the first Mustang was on a Falcon platform if i remember right, then 50 years later its on a Falcon platform yet again.
Old 4/18/10 | 07:01 AM
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Red Jay, it's not confirmed.
Old 4/18/10 | 07:31 AM
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Sharing a platform doesn't mean it'll be the current falcon platform...
.... it could be a new or updated Mustang platform. (D2C or D2C v2)
Old 5/3/10 | 12:37 PM
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I thought the latest rumor was a new platform?
Last summer, I was told that they were going to use the current platform.

Never can tell with Ford.
Old 5/3/10 | 01:46 PM
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Yep, a new platform shared with the Falcon is/was the latest rumour. But that could still be a heavily revised S197 platfrom, but I suspect it'll be given a new designation even if it is
Old 5/3/10 | 03:10 PM
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Here's a leak...

69/70 side windows (Rimless?)
67/68 rear end treatment (Fastback)
less edgy appearance
Think watered down GR-1


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Old 5/3/10 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Topnotch
69/70 side windows (Rimless?)
67/68 rear end treatment (Fastback)
less edgy appearance
Think watered down GR-1
DANGIT TN. Just when I finally am satisfied with ordering an '11 you go and drop a hint like this!
Old 5/3/10 | 03:23 PM
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Yep - first 3 lines are design elements from Mustang Sketches shown at Test group interviews with 2005-2010 Mustang owners in Duesseldorf/Germany on March 30th,2010. 1/2 an hour about Capri, the rest of the interview was about Mustangs acc. to narrations from participants.
Unfortunately I did not qualify for the interview as a classic Mustang driver although we were first contacted.

If you can read german or use online translators:
http://www.dr-mustang.com/index.php?...rview&start=60

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Old 5/3/10 | 03:27 PM
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