I would be all for a lower and wider wheelbase Mustang.

 

I think he was correct, yours would be a line (queue) of Taurus's right?

 

Cues.

 

Wha...?

 

He means a Genisis with Taurus design aspects.

 

For a second I thought he was trying to say QE2

 

That would be both lower and wider...

I have my doubts about making it wider though with the whole 'going global' thing.

 

FROM Hemmings Muscle Car Magazine
2015 Mustang Rumors
Half-a-year limited run, dropping pounds, and international attention

The collector world does enjoy a self-conscious throwback to a previous era. And so it shouldn't be any surprise that there’s recent talk that Ford's first thousand or so new-generation Mustangs, timed to launch with the 50th anniversary of the venerable pony car nameplate in April 2014, will be considered 2014 1/2 models. There won't be any other alterations—no performance parts or special pieces beyond a build number and a specific VIN.

We're also hearing that the Mustang is going on a bit of a diet: about 400 pounds, if the rumors are true. (A current Mustang is the lightest of the pony car crop at roughly 3,400 pounds; a Camaro is perilously close to 3,900 pounds, and the Challenger tips two tons.) The diet will pay dividends in terms of acceleration, handling and braking, not to mention the ever-more-important fuel economy numbers. lt’s also set to be a smaller car—more than a foot shorter than the current model, with shorter overhangs, and considerably narrower, too. The aluminum-intensive construction will come at a price, however: expect MSRP to jump about ten percent across the board.

Not that this last bit will affect us directly, but the next Mustang will be sold in Australia, come 2016. Ford sold the original Mustang there and built it in RHD form, briefly, in the early days; the Blue Oval folks built Mustangs and converted them for the Australian market in the early 2000s, also briefly. Australia's Herald Sun newspaper expects the price to be “close to $50,000" for the V-8 powered Mustang, which is the only version they’re getting. Tellingly, it's coming around the time that Ford is phasing out the legendary Falcon nameplate and its bespoke rear-drive chassis.

Their rendering:

 

That's not a rendering, that's the 2011 Evos concept.

 

I can't help that, it's what they recently published with the article....

 

Oh, how I hate those headlights on that concept.

 

So it's going to be 400 lbs lighter and a foot shorter? That would put it somewhere in between a Fiesta and a Focus. Come on.

 

I love those headlights on that concept.

 

I don't get the Taurus reference. How would it look anything like a Taurus?

 

Having only seen the draped front end in the spy shots, it's still hard to say what it will look like exactly. However, what I've seen thus far just isn't all that exciting. The headlights look too much like the Fusion; the grill looks too similar to the Fusion; The hood lines look too much like the Fusion. I understand the desire for a uniform design theme for Ford's cars, but if they're too similar it will be like driving a "Mustang version" of Ford's passenger cars, or a "Fusion version" or "Focus version." I want the Mustang to be a Mustang, not a Mustang-flavored Ford.

 

I just want the best Mustang ... Ever. It would help if it was the best looking Ford offered too, but right now both the Fusion and Fiesta are better looking cars than my '12. The 13+ front end did at least put it on par.

 

Not sure I understood. You think the fiesta looks better than your mustang?

 

Yes in that there is better fit and attention to detail than in the Mustang and that the Fiesta ST is not just a good looking car in its class but a good looking car period. The Mustang, at least the 2012 is good looking in that it's a Mustang but proportions are somewhat off, the rear is awkward in execution, the grill ignores aerodynamic advances , the mirrors are ugly and the ride height is almost 4x4 in stance. Then we have cheap and nasty plastics inside. Fortunately, for me, the Boss 302 heritage and the performance offset the negatives.

 

I may be in the minority but I absolutely love the looks of the 13-14 GT. Hard to even compare a fiesta, doesn't even come close. I do agree on wanting the best stang ever!

 

I like the 13-14 as well. The nose was a big improvement as was the trick taillight setup.