1st appearance mod - 20% Tint All Around

 

Did you do the windshield too?

 

No just the rear and side glass -

 

Went to take a test drive and left with the Mustang on Friday..Ford also had a $500. Black Friday rebate. Sorry for the dark photo, it was only 9F and blowing snow this morning.

 

Congrats! - Nice Car -- I really like those wheels --

 

Stunning!

 

Congrats!

 

s550 are slowly gaining everyone heart

 

My guard premium ecoboost

 

From one Magnetic and optional 18" foundry wheel owner to another, welcome to the Magnetic club and the optional 641 foundry wheel subclub!

 

That EcoBoost in Guard looks sweet.

 

Finally a sunny day!

 

Nice!

 

How about some interior shots. It looks like Ford has given us a few choices this time. Here is my Saddle:

 

I took these this evening.

 

But WTH!!!

 

I like Dutch Bros iced coffee every so often.

 

Does the rear look lower then the front on the15s or is it just me? Beutiful car either way..

 

It's not just you. Because of the European Pedestrian Protection standards, the leading edge of the hood had to be raise, which in profile makes the hood line look almost flat (hardly any taper from cowl to front fascia). Add in the almost 7 inch decrease in rear deck-lid height compared to the S197 and it gives you a profile of a car that look like the rear is sagging. It's my biggest pet peeve on this new design.
Here's hoping some of the aftermarket spring manufacturers can bake in a bit of rake when developing parts for this car.

 

This is a LHD US-spec "show car" in the UK, currently doing a tour of the UK Ford dealerships so that customers can see the 2015. It won't be for sale over here for another 9-12 months, so they'll be '16MY by then.

It was an Ecoboost with the Performance Pack and Premium Trim.

Still an early build car, as some of the rubber window/door trim was a little crooked, but the interior was GORGEOUS! Quality-wise......well, I don't get to sit in too many quality cars, but it's easily as good as the trim in my E46 BMW. Sure, that's an old car, but it was an era when BMW did their interiors well. All the switchgear feels nice and solid, the toggles feel great (they are a one way switch, you just push down on them and then they return up automatically), the top of the dash is lovely and soft, as are the door cards. The middle bit of the door, where the armrest is, is leather and soft touch plastic. The upper door card (where you'd rest your arm if the window was open) is a harder plastic, but still MUCH nicer than the S197. The steering wheel feels fantastic and chunky and the flappy paddles fall easily to the fingers. It's a lovely, low driving position. The seats (standard, not Recaros) feel easily as good as the sport seats in my BMW. And the leather felt much softer than my BM!

I did feel the A pillar seemed close to my head when getting out, and I was aware of it when sat in the car, but I couldn't lower the seat as the car's battery was disconnected. Certainly not a show stopper though. Basically, it's night and day better than the S197 in there (although as it's a premium, I can't compare it to a base S550).

The looks? I'm head over heels and it STILL looks much better in the metal than piccies.

10 outta 10 from me, and I can't wait to drive one.

The salesman was still talking £30k for an Ecoboost and £34k for a GT. That will seriously undercut the importers! No details on timescales, other than "around this time next year".