thats hard for me to digest right now
2015 Mustang Spied
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thats hard for me to digest right now
The ford fusion looks like an aston martin which means the new mustang is going to look similar to an aston martin did yall forget the fusion was design by ford and aston martin. So we might have a knock off version of an aston martin in the form of a mustang. Paul revere is out there somewhere in a true mustang yelling the british are coming, the british are coming. Lmao
Lol I thought of this but didn't want to say anything.
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I think it looks just fine, and doesnt depart that much from the current styling. Its got just enough global brand cues to tell its a Ford, just enough styling from our S197 to recognize it as a Mustang, and just enough departure from both to be fresh. What more could you want? If this is it...
By the way. I keep hearing fusion styling. Has anyone seen the Taurus, or the Focus, or the Fiesta....just saying.
By the way. I keep hearing fusion styling. Has anyone seen the Taurus, or the Focus, or the Fiesta....just saying.
i'm sure the new car will look much better than the mule photos, but new irs and body may suffer i'st year problems, the new 15 will probally have a long 1st year production run "50th ann" marketing just like harley did in 2003 for their 100th ann year .we will see lots of them in the near future, but not lots of 2013-14 gt500s, thats why i ordered my 2014 gt 500. just my 2 cents
Maybe I am the only one that feels this way but if "I wanted a euro styled car" or something "Aston Martinish" I wouldn't be driving an American Muscle Car, with a Big V8, and loud exhaust.
To me this is the equivalent of The Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company saying hey here is a "bright idea" new Harley's will now look and sound and have the look and feel of a rice rocket.
This should increase our sales. :xpl:
I think ford might be on the verge of loosing loyal mustang buyers to other euro brands if the cars look so European why not just buy a foreign car.
Plus I don't want to drive a car that might be mistaken for a fusion. (At least from the front)
I like that the mustang has it own look and think this isn't going to be as big a hit as others seem to think... :sleeping:
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I like it.
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if it really is an aston marstang that's on the way, 'opefully it at least won't 'ave a prop rod under the 'ood, what?
Bonnet?
The only I can say is the guy that has seen it and knows the power plant, says that he will be buying it! This is the same guy that purchased a 5.0 instead of the a/l block 5.4 11 GT500.:beer:
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In 2005, Ford was selling 150k mustangs a year on average. Every year has been a decline since, and In 2013, they sold somewhere around half that.
If the loyal mustang crowd is Ford's market, then why arent they supporting THIS build? The answer is that Ford has to do this, or let the mustang die. The trend will continue unless something is done to attract a new market. Most mustang loyalists already have one or two mustangs from this generation. Lets wait and see just what we end up with. I know that the execs at Ford are very excited about what the final product came out like. We will know soon enough, and Im keeping my faith they are gonna do it right.
Remember when the Probe was to replace the Fox chassis? Until Mustang enthusiasts joined together to put the kibosh on that horrible decision. Ford was smart enough to realize that if they turn off the genuine Mustang enthusiast base that the car would die. So yes, they are aware that they need to please their (hard)core base, us, as well as everyone else. A huge task.
And the aforementioned sales decline happens to all models after their initial public offering. That's why Ford continues to upgrade a given vehicle throughout its life cycle. That's also why the initial year of this new generation won't be the one to get - but we all know that!
And the aforementioned sales decline happens to all models after their initial public offering. That's why Ford continues to upgrade a given vehicle throughout its life cycle. That's also why the initial year of this new generation won't be the one to get - but we all know that!
Ford has a very tough challenge with the stang. My best ex of the unfair nature of it is; the 5.0 GT. So a mag takes a GT 5.0, not even a boss, pits it against the M3, the stang beats it in every perf category, acceleration, lap times, breaking, figure eight, etc., and the winner of the review the BMW, the reason, because they said the stang is still just a stang and not in the class of a BMW. Now, I'm not saying a bimmer shopper is out there comparing bouncing between the BMW dealership & the Ford dealership ... although I dumped my M3 to get into a GT500. My point is more with maintream media and reviews they down grade the stang even when on any measure it's superior, other than "moniker" or badging. This is why I think Ford did the Shelby deal, to try to get a badging that would resonate even if it was only that, a badge. Hec, the Viper has the same struggle, call it an SRT but it's still a "dodge" and 'merican so it's new Sabelt Ferrari interior is still picked on, if they called it a Ferrari, well ...
Really the big thing will be a perfect IRS solution, this will get big cred for the stang, even if it's only a mild improvement over the impressive accomplishments with the SRA. That with some slick marketing, serious mag butt kissing, etc., will put the stang where it sould be IMO, and I don't consider myself a kool aid drinker here, but ...
I have faith in Ford & SVT not to water it down or make it total euro, it needs the nuance refinements to break thru without losing its soul and performance standing.
Really the big thing will be a perfect IRS solution, this will get big cred for the stang, even if it's only a mild improvement over the impressive accomplishments with the SRA. That with some slick marketing, serious mag butt kissing, etc., will put the stang where it sould be IMO, and I don't consider myself a kool aid drinker here, but ...
I have faith in Ford & SVT not to water it down or make it total euro, it needs the nuance refinements to break thru without losing its soul and performance standing.
I agree with Gabed and Dubbfaris and Daffy. This one is going to be tough. Ford has to sell cars so something definitely has to change. The problem is that the Mustang has a very limited audience. Many people have good memories of them, the brand is very strong but the Mustang name has it's own stigma. Cheap speed, crude, antiquated, Dairy Queen, etc. Because people tend to view cars as extensions of themselves, Prius for tree huggers, BMW/Merc forward thinking status seekers, Ford has to design a car that doesn't slap the preconceived notion of a Mustang buyer on to the owner. It should just be a nice car. Problem is, true Mustang owners will revolt if it's not true to it's Mustang roots. If it's still a pony car and has a big horse on the grill which I think it will, you will turn off prospecive non mustang people. It will indeed be tough but I think it will be fine
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Ford needs to do to the mustang what GM did to the new c7 stingray. Radical new design and update the refinement, with a special emphasis on the interior.
Have you been inside a C7? Holy Mother of Vinyl. Still more "No thinky, more stinky" work on Chevy's part. Chevy is SO far behind in the materials and ergo pieces.
Oh...and every time I see one the front gets my attention with it paying homage to the (very) early years. I smile as I see the Stingray and again appreciate where they're going. But then.........as it continues to pass....it's as though once they got to the B pillar they just said "screw it". The Mali-maro rear end is a nice touch, too. :bash:
As for the Mustang, an engineer to me that he was stunned at the height..or lack thereof...of the roofline. 15 inches less in length, so clearly they had to bring the top down. Between the length, 400 pound weight loss and heavily rumored powerplants, this is gonna be fun.
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