Next Mustang?....IDK if I like this....
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I'm not in the least bit worried about the future of the Mustang.
First off, the redesign of the current generation is a global design and it isn't half bad; not my favorite but not that bad.
Second, fuel economy laws do not necessarily mean smaller everything; in that case everyone would ditch the brand. What it does mean is that engineers and designers will have to work harder at making every cubic inch and every pound count.
First off, the redesign of the current generation is a global design and it isn't half bad; not my favorite but not that bad.
Second, fuel economy laws do not necessarily mean smaller everything; in that case everyone would ditch the brand. What it does mean is that engineers and designers will have to work harder at making every cubic inch and every pound count.
Well of course the Mustang is going to get smaller, the camaro is so hence the Mustang will and also Ford is a key investor in a new metal technology that is lighter then aluminum yet stronger then steel. Its some sort of nanometal or something like that. If I can find the article somewhere I will post it up.
The next Mustang is going to be one hell of a car. If Ford engineers can build the IRS just as well as they built the live rear axle in these cars along with the 5.0 and the EcoBoost 6 and the 3.7L, its going to be one hell of a car, well balanced in all facets, straight line, corner carving abilities and interior quality. I think that where most of the global design influence is going to come in would be the interior since IMO only American designers should be playing around with the exterior to keep it truly an American design since it is an American Icon. Also according to J. Mays its going to be a departure from the current retro theme that the S197s have.
The next Mustang is going to be one hell of a car. If Ford engineers can build the IRS just as well as they built the live rear axle in these cars along with the 5.0 and the EcoBoost 6 and the 3.7L, its going to be one hell of a car, well balanced in all facets, straight line, corner carving abilities and interior quality. I think that where most of the global design influence is going to come in would be the interior since IMO only American designers should be playing around with the exterior to keep it truly an American design since it is an American Icon. Also according to J. Mays its going to be a departure from the current retro theme that the S197s have.
I highly doubt the Mustang is going to be AWD ... The only real performance platform that they can use for this would be the Ford Focus ST since I don't recall any of the FPV cars being AWD plus that would be kind of difficult to do since they would have to shorten up the wheel base of the frame a substantial amount. If the Focus ST doesnt work It would be to much money to dump into developing a specific chassis just for the Mustang so the Mustang should stay RWD.
