I would love to see a fully automatic convertible top that can be lowered AND raised from the key fob.
A real integrated tonnaeu (sp?) cover would be great as well.

Finally, let me have additional trunk space when the top is up.

 

I want a retractable hardtop for the new Mustang.

 

I'm torn on that point, going back and forth hoping they do and hoping they don't go hard top. Maybe they can offer both like Chrysler did/does with the Sebring/200.

Because, on the one hand it does make that car much more quiet and "all season" ready than a soft top.

But it adds a lot of weight and cost. Plus I haven't seen a 4 seat hard top vert that didn't have a proportionally long trunk. The pony car formula has always been long hood short trunk.

Finally I still want some trunk space when the top is down. So if they do it, I hope they are clever with the packaging.

Oh and Ford - if you are going to have the trunk tip back (hard top or soft), please use the backup sensor to ensure there is sufficient clearance like the VW Eos does. It's such a nice feature and, if the car already has the sensors, then its just some code to activate them and do the check. Just let me over ride it since it might catch something off to the side (like my garage wall) that isn't actually in the way.

 

Battery in the engine bay is cheaper, and not by a small amount. It's a high cost to move the battery to the trunk, both from a parts perspective but also tooling, labor, warranty, etc.

 

If it is so expensive to put the battery in the back of a car, how come the lowly Dodge Magnum has a battery in the back ? If the ZL1 can have a battery in the trunk , a buyer of a high end Mustang should at least have the option of getting a battery in the trunk. If a buyer is willing to pay for such an option, Ford should be able to come up with a way of making money on it.

 

It's either all or nothing. Too expensive to offer both, and difficult to have two different assembly processes for something such as battery placement options. It's difficult to execute on a low volume vehicle where costs are higher. There are compromises with everything. Battery in the trunk also adds weight. The vehicles you are comparing have the luxury or sharing platform costs with other vehicles.

 

First gen Miata had it in trunk.

 

I had a 87 BMW 325is that had it in the trunk. In 2001 the battery cables cover wore out and my baby caught fire. I've been a little weary of trunk mounted batteries since. Yes, I realized many cars have them with no issues. It's just my preference.

 

That is one of the primary reasons that batterie mounted in the trunk are difficult. High warranty risk or recall. Battery cables are the number one cause for vehicle fires. Starter takeout is always live/hot. When you put that in the trunk, or cabin essentially there is a safety risk.

 

Just disconnect the battery cable before you replace the starter. How can a company like GM that had to take taxpayer money to survive can then afford to offer Camaros with the battery in the front or back ? They must have found a way to make rear battery installation cost effective.

 

I agree! My husband and I were just talking about this the other day. We would of got the retractable hard top in our shelby.....as long as it DID NOT have the 150mph governor that the verts have.

 

I have a 'green light' from my wife to 'maybe' buy a 2015 or 2016 Mustang GT if i like the new body. I was just playing around on the Ford 'build' site and built me a 2014 GT just for fun. I have to have an automatic transmission because of a messed up left leg and lower back pain . Why in the hell is a 3.15 (if i remember right) rear gear ratio the only option for an automatic GT . My 2011 V6 had 3.31's (changed to 3.73) from the factory. So for 2015 the thing i want the most are "More Options For Gears Ratio's From The Factory For The 2015 GT Automatic Mustang"............

 

more top end speed, maybe around 180mph

 

Not that top speed beyond, say, 150 is actually very useable beyond bragging rights, but the supposedly sleeker 2015 (GT) with a touch more power would probably be able to do that with the proper gearing. With the improved aerodynamics and IRS you won't have to steam clean the driver's seat cushion after a top end run either.

Of course, the mega-power GT500 can already see the far side of 200mph.

 

And put the gas filler on the passenger side. That way I don't have to worry about slamming my door in to the curbs and barriers around gas pumps.

 

Given better aero and the Coyote's rev range that's probably very doable, might take a country mile or two to get there but I can't see why it wouldn't.

The 07-09 GT500's were capable of 180 mph or so if that's a useful frame of reference.

 

I think to many here want the geek or fat cat stuff. I do not want to add weight, in fact the new car is suppose to be some 200-400lbs lighter. Prob-ally most comes with the standard engine being a 4-cylinder....

We know pretty sure the IRS rear end is IN and the Live Axle is OUT....Sorry drag race fans...

The car is also suppose to be 15" shorter, yes...and 4-6 inches narrower. This makes since for a European car, they are much smaller then our cars, as they are a leaner/less fat people. America is really starting to explode around the mid-section..

The 2.3-2.4L 4-cyl is suppose to make like 305-310HP....Not bad for a small displacement engine like that. The rumor of a Turbo V-6 is just that....a rumor. The turb V-6 is a ways off if ever, there talking 2017 now. The 5.8L was suppose to be out....I have heard this many times and it made since. The engine is very expensive for Ford to build and it's fuel economy is horrible. I understood the engine would not physically fit in the car...but now I hear contrary to that, so how knows. I would think the engine would not fit, as the new car is much shorter and narrower. The hood is much shorter, and looks lower...SO, who know's.... The plan was to get to the point that the V-8 was only offered in up-market vehicles. They were looking at bring back the Mach 1 or Boss 302, and the 5.0 V-8 would be the engine...but output was suppose to be in the high 400 to 500HP!!! Ford has revises there thoughts on this new car. the First rendering, and approval was for a more European look, like the Eoss concept car. That wa latter stooped and they were told to go more mainstream, so a redesigned was made and a more Mustang like car was seen.
Ford is behind on the time table, and many things have been pushed back, till latter date to implement. Ford got a scare that the new Mustang would not sell well, and that re-design cost them time. The original Ford Mustang was released as a 1964 1/2, and Ford was suppose to do the same for the 50th anniversary mole. Release a 2014 1/2, only 1000 vehicles with this special year. Most will demand a premium and are destined to be collector cars. This was still the plan , last I heard..

The new 2015 will dabue as a softer model, the 5.0L V-8 is now suppose to be on for the first 2 years. The Turbo V-6 is for now pushed back and off the table? Ford was suppose to make a clean break with Shelby and the name...replacement names where GT 350 last I heard. The Boss 302 will go away for at least the first 2-3 years if not more. I say two years in , Ford will have the data on weather they want to discontinue the V-8 platform or not.....

Transmission wise....you will not see a dual clutch in a Mustang. It may one day get into a up-market car, but never a Mustang. The 2015 will have paddle shifters, but only to control the standard 6-speed automatic. Report is Ford will replace that with the new 10-speed auto they are working on, in 2017.?. ???

Personally I want to see a better interior...mainly better materials. Keep an eye on quality control and not loss to much of the Mustang we have come to know.

 

I want a combo of these cars.

Height 52 inches
Width 72 inches
Length 178 inches

I think these would be great dimensions. Smaller and lighter.

 

FORGED INTERNAL OPTION PACK for those who wish to superharge. Make it a $1500 option beef up the rods, better pistons...... Assuming 450 or so NA ponies, I likely wouldn't use it. But, I know many of my Mustang Bretheren would likely go ape sheet over this. I don't have any real sense for what kind of production line issues this would cause, but it seems like if you put a price tag on it......it might happen. Likely not in demand enough to make it a profit item. C'est la vie!

 

The engine already exists as a crate. So why not. Why not have the option for those who would like lighter internals, not just for forced induction.