What are some improvements you want to see in the NEXT GEN redesign?
10/9/10, 09:21 PM
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http://www.themustangnews.com/conten...77-mustang-ii/
1977 Mustang II Specifications:
Dimensions
Curb weight – 4 cyl coupe -- 2,660 lb
Curb weight -4 cyl hatchback --2,807 lb
Length -- 175″
Height -- 49.6″
Wheelbase -- 96.2″
This is what I wish for, and hope that Ford could take some inspiration from when designing the next gen:
SN65 Mustang
1977 Mustang II Specifications:
Dimensions
Curb weight – 4 cyl coupe -- 2,660 lb
Curb weight -4 cyl hatchback --2,807 lb
Length -- 175″
Height -- 49.6″
Wheelbase -- 96.2″
This is what I wish for, and hope that Ford could take some inspiration from when designing the next gen:
SN65 Mustang
Another result of this is that new cars need huge wheels to look properly proportioned now as well because of the massive amount of body. This is why large modern wheels (I think anything over 17-18") look out of place on a vintage resto-mod.
Bring back the long, low, clean and mean look and forget the bloated cartoon car proportions!
10/11/10, 08:25 PM
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The gauge panel and cetnerstack should also be customizable with whatever inputs/outputs the driver wants - voltage, water temp, mass-air signal, vaccum - whatever is available to the computer as an input (would be nice if Ford would add a performance computer to the navi system). As well as some definable events like the neat trick the LF-A uses when you get over a certain speed and the speedometer collapsing into the tach or like the current car with the whole tacj turing color when you bump the redline.
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10/12/10, 03:41 AM
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Agreed, I was talking about this with my brother. Imagine MyColor taken to the next level with Ford having a glass cockpit and preloaded skins for the instrument panel with downloadable skins and the ability to load your own skins into the panel display. The centerstack should be the same as well with a big touch screen.
The gauge panel and cetnerstack should also be customizable with whatever inputs/outputs the driver wants - voltage, water temp, mass-air signal, vaccum - whatever is available to the computer as an input (would be nice if Ford would add a performance computer to the navi system). As well as some definable events like the neat trick the LF-A uses when you get over a certain speed and the speedometer collapsing into the tach or like the current car with the whole tacj turing color when you bump the redline.
The gauge panel and cetnerstack should also be customizable with whatever inputs/outputs the driver wants - voltage, water temp, mass-air signal, vaccum - whatever is available to the computer as an input (would be nice if Ford would add a performance computer to the navi system). As well as some definable events like the neat trick the LF-A uses when you get over a certain speed and the speedometer collapsing into the tach or like the current car with the whole tacj turing color when you bump the redline.
Like most technology, I think we will start seeing it in more expensive cars first, and then when it becomes cheap enough, it will trickle down to cars like the Mustang. I'm usually against useless gizmos and nonsense when it comes to Mustangs but I think this would be amazing.
10/12/10, 04:19 AM
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I really hate the high beltline look of recent cars and it seems like they are just getting higher and higher. The Camaro so much so that you can't even see out of the thing properly.
Another result of this is that new cars need huge wheels to look properly proportioned now as well because of the massive amount of body. This is why large modern wheels (I think anything over 17-18") look out of place on a vintage resto-mod.
Bring back the long, low, clean and mean look and forget the bloated cartoon car proportions!
Another result of this is that new cars need huge wheels to look properly proportioned now as well because of the massive amount of body. This is why large modern wheels (I think anything over 17-18") look out of place on a vintage resto-mod.
Bring back the long, low, clean and mean look and forget the bloated cartoon car proportions!
It was once said that the reason the horse in the grill on the Mustang is facing against the normal flow of the race track is because Mustang sets its own direction. if this is true then lets not follow the Challenger, Camaro, 300C, Charger ect. and focus on being Mustang.
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10/12/10, 11:19 AM
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I didn't wade all the way thru, but the single thing i love between my 06 GT and 07 GT500 is the Shelby seats (as far as the interior goes
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I love them. Thought about looking for a crashed one to replace the 03's with 'em. So as far as the interior for the 2014 (the next time I am projecting to be in the market) is that the base GT get the same quality seats.
The other stuff I want in my 07 is already available currently (Nav, Homelink)
) .I love them. Thought about looking for a crashed one to replace the 03's with 'em. So as far as the interior for the 2014 (the next time I am projecting to be in the market) is that the base GT get the same quality seats.
The other stuff I want in my 07 is already available currently (Nav, Homelink)
10/13/10, 10:44 AM
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I agree with the bolsters as well. If they are worried about "large" Mustang owners, at least offer a Sports seat upgrade.
10/13/10, 10:51 AM
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I'm trying to be sensible here. Everyone has to realize that there are things we may want as a community, but the cost will never allow them to come to light.
10/13/10, 11:22 AM
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10/13/10, 08:21 PM
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10/13/10, 09:53 PM
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Obviously on a more sporty steering wheel than that. I think we might see a variation of MFT that will be more performance oriented. The center of the dual gauge setup might be the area between the speedo & tach, with screens top/bottom in there that are controlled by the 5-way buttons on the wheel.
10/13/10, 10:26 PM
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Maybe the large center gauge will be a tach with the speedo to the side. I wonder if they would ever go down that road. I think it's safe to assume no one wants a digital tachometer.
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10/13/10, 10:31 PM
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Obviously on a more sporty steering wheel than that. I think we might see a variation of MFT that will be more performance oriented. The center of the dual gauge setup might be the area between the speedo & tach, with screens top/bottom in there that are controlled by the 5-way buttons on the wheel.