The 2005 Mustang Concept GT

i like it
90' V8 Superhcharged Intercooled
400hp 390lb ft torque
20" rims

I can understand how some might like it, seeing as it is a lot different from the current designs but in my opinion is a bit ugly and doesnt have that whole "badass car" motif with it. I do on the other hand like the Specs on it, the 400hp definately catches my attention. I think they have a good idea, they just need to refine it a little bit

I have mixed opinions on the new mustang. From the concept pictures I saw, it made me hope ford decides to change a few things. Like the interior, and rear end/taillights. Could have been made better and more appealing.

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I really like this thought! This pic makes me want a new mustang!

Just came across some more pics of the 2005, but in a fastback version. It looks better, but the interior still sucks!
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I was just going to post picturesof that silver one, but someone beat me to it. I am a Mustang hater, but this car changed my feelings toward Stangs. Ford is going back yo their semi-muscle car routes and making a Mustang nicer and with a better engine than they ever had in the 60's. I will be dissappointed if this car doesn't go into produduction. It already has the 2004 GTO beat, which doesn't go back to it's roots at all like this Stang. :)

I actually kinda like the rear end, but the interior is hideous.

I've got to ask my usual question though, when is a company gonna release a concept that doesn't reak of the 350Z styling?

And man, I don't know exactly what it is about that nose but it's giving me a real weird vibe...I don't know, I'm thinking dopey is the best word to describe it.

I've wanted Eleanor from "Gone in 60" since I first saw the movie

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Ford could give me a more viable option to the turnkey kit car shown above.

Advantages:
Modern underpinnings (chassis, suspension, etc)
Modern drive train
Price advantage

The (2005) Mustang may not out muscle GM's GTO but if looks (and history) are any indicator Ford will have another winner.

Here's a link with some info and pics. http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/pics05c/index.htm

As far as I know I love this car gonna get it when it come out... Everything about the car say retro... Inside and outside the car is immaculate.... just my thought.....

I like the Fast back much better than the conv, I hate the interior, looks cheap and just not right. I think it will be great car, as long as they can keep the price resonable. Ford no longer has to compete with the F-Body so I am afraid of a price jump. They raise the price and they will lose sales to all the young men that buy Mustangs, including me.

Can Ford ever make a car without messing something, or everything, up??? :mad:

I think I'll have to buy one.:flipa:

Very nice. I used to hate Ford and the Mustang, but this newest inception makes me change my mind on that. I'll probably buy one if it comes out.

i like it, front bumber might be able to use some shrickage though., fast back definately looks better, and the interior is going to look nothign like the concepts according to motor trend

I think its friggin awesome... i'm not a fan of Ford "reinventing" their cars, GT40 etc... but this just looks too good... im just worried about how its gonna drive, i.e. can it go round corners

Those tailights (2005 GT) leave something to be desired.

Yeah that was my initial reaction, but i could live with it :o

the Dew98 chassis--thats shared with the Lincoln LS is going to allow for better suspension tuning than the current SN95 platform. Thats one of the reasons to the chassis switch. Ford though, is showing a big time lack of creativity. Going back to the 60s??? Its like Ford is trying to make up for an era where they failed to put out great cars-----or maybe we just don't have any more creative genius when it comes to designing stangs. The current New Edge stangs----are the shit. To go away from that---well ---its a sad state of affairs. I still think the new stang will sell a ton. The new stang will be so damn different front anything else on the road---that its simply going to sell like crazy. Maybe Ford does know what they are doing??? We'll have to see how consumers react. What is exciting--is Ford technology being applied to the new chassis. I don't think people will be chiming anymore about poor handling mustangs. And it sure likes like the blower is here to stay.

if i wasn't a college student strapped for cash i'd buy one in a second. I love how similar it looks to the original. Finally returning to it's roots. don't get me wrong, the other mustangs are great, but none ever really resemebed the original. I think that with a car like the mustang, every generation should carry over most of the original's distictions.

the mustang was made for college students to afford and the reason
for two bucket seats up front and a solid bench seat in the rear was so that men could make their dates feel more confortable with a center cousoul and then when they were really confortable, then they could use the back seat. :dogpile:
kinda interesting huh?
But yeah, it was made back then to be affordable for the avarage college student to drive. hmmm.... maybe insurance was lower back then too?:confused:

Prolly, but this day and age where every rice monster hits another rice monster, of course insurance is going to be ungodly high.

is a "rice monster'??????? Is this some kind of 'West Coast' slang or something. Someone please school me on that term----I've read it before in the Honda forums.

rice monster - the integras and civics with insane body kits that scrape the driveways, 20 inch rims that weigh 23 lbs and scrape the wheel wells, taillights that add horsepower, and of course, the inevitable stock motor. so what Los was trying to say was that insurance will be crazy because of all those crazy teenagers crashing into each others' fiberglass fenders like bumper cars at the carnival.

and by the way, I think this new Mustang is beautiful. Interior could do with some touching up, but the gauges are perfect. Personally I prefer the fastback version. I also saw a close up feature of the Mustang on some automotive show, and the seats look very high quality.

But one issue needs to be addressed: retro styling!!!

it's everywhere you look! the Thunderbird, VW Beetle, PT Cruiser, Mini Cooper, Ford GT, Prowler, etc...What we need is some ORIGINAL styling. As much as I'd love to see a rehash of a `32 Three-Window Coupe, retro-styling is the equivalent of hip-hop music sampling the old classic songs. We need something innovative, something we've never seen before. The Viper comes to mind. The Miata's styling is classic and distinguishable. There's only so many cars that manufacturers can "remake". I can't wait till they run out of retro ideas and develop something ORIGINAL!!!

son of a bitch----so thats what rice monster means huh lol. Never fricken heard of such a term here in the northeast. We call those kind of cars---BEING GHETTO.

then they could use the back seat
Yeah maybe if you're only 4 foot tall. Good luck with that those back seats can hardly fit one adult in there.

Dude, I'm in the South.

The West coast is dirty. :alien2:

nice stang----but lite bars on stangs----I don't know bro, they are a bad visual. They just don't look good. Other than that----the car's sharp.

i agree 100%
i really dont like those light bars either.
but i suppose the person who owned that saleen had just too much money? :smoker:

personally i lvoe the new stang design and i think it looks great. my friend has startd saving up now so that he can get a gt fastback. i miss the fastback cars of old. as for dark city. dude the miata looks like a little wannabe dodge viper. at least thats hwat i see. and every car is referenced of of some other car or thing or something. huiman beings are not capable of being un influenced by something else no matter what. there is no original thought only a mixture of ideas and images that people think is new because they never though of it before...

-GTi-VR6_A3

thanks for enlightening the whole board. We didn't know that all cars are built on the inspiration of the cars before them. We all thought that each model was an individual creation with no connection to all the other vehicles that came before them.

The New Edge stangs----are still better looking than any fast back built back in the day. The fastbacks were good in their time----but their glory can't compare to the cars being built in the presence. You may not agree---but I've been in a fastback myself---and I wouldn't want to sacrifice today's innovation and styling----for prehistoric 'slow' muscle cars.

i will admot they were definately not as fast stock but then what would be the point if the new ones were'nt faster. ii just really like the looks of the old fastbacks and i like the looks of the concept. but i will say that the 2003 stangs are friggin beautiful works of machinerey i would like a gt mach1 or a cobra

-GTi-VR6_A3

I like the looks for the most part but here is something I never really thought about until I read an article in a Mustang magazine. It was about retro-styling... If we just keep making copies of the past then what will we have to look forward to? Doing something like this I feel only hurts the future of the mustang. Many people may not like the 87-93 GT mustangs but bottom line is at the time that car in 87' was like nothing people had seen and Ford sales numbers showed it. They sold more than they could make in 87'. Same in 64 when the Stang was first introduced. I don't like ford raping the Mustangs past instead of creating it a great new future. IMO

Also i heard something about only having a v-6 in the 2005 and no v8! Even worse than going to the 4.6

the engines shoudl eb the same deal as now. mustang=v6 gt=v8 cobra=blown. i doubt they will give up this great system

-GTi-VR6_A3

thats untrue about there only being a V6 in 2005. Not only is that untrue-----it just sounds like its simply made up. Do you really think for would drop the 390 + HP for the 210hp strength of a V6. C'mon man--be a little realistic and don't believe half the bullshit you here.

stunning design.

this is one of the best looking modern-gen cars i have ever seen.

Yes, very sleek, clean and impressive.

Originally posted by CAptynCrunch
I actually kinda like the rear end, but the interior is hideous.

I've got to ask my usual question though, when is a company gonna release a concept that doesn't reak of the 350Z styling?

And man, I don't know exactly what it is about that nose but it's giving me a real weird vibe...I don't know, I'm thinking dopey is the best word to describe it.

I agree totally... it looks like the front end is squinting at you.. lol

the engine is definetly above par, the back end looks beautiful, but if they put those fugly front ends on the car I will puke on every one I see. That, and if that is the stock interior... :apuke:

I love that car, especially the hardtop model.:)

will own one...

Originally posted by ILike2DriveCars
I can understand how some might like it, seeing as it is a lot different from the current designs but in my opinion is a bit ugly and doesnt have that whole "badass car" motif with it. I do on the other hand like the Specs on it, the 400hp definately catches my attention. I think they have a good idea, they just need to refine it a little bit

Looks like a BMW wannabe..

Looks like a BMW wannabe..

Ouch! That hurts when you say that a perfectly beautiful Stang looks like a Beamer! Beamers are boxy looking cars, I don't think they look anything alike.

Originally posted by 68 Stang


Ouch! That hurts when you say that a perfectly beautiful Stang looks like a Beamer! Beamers are boxy looking cars, I don't think they look anything alike.

Im telling you.. it looks like a beamer.

d/l a pic of the BMW 330 CI and put it next to the 2004 stang...

aside from the headlights and the hood, the body style is the same.

Originally posted by 68 Stang


Ouch! That hurts when you say that a perfectly beautiful Stang looks like a Beamer! Beamers are boxy looking cars, I don't think they look anything alike.

I dont think beamers are boxy. I think its the other way around, look at the pics of this 'stang and previous 'stangs and i'll show you boxy!

crayzayjay you are saying the Mustangs are boxy what the heck are you smoking that is as nice as you can get in a car

Elanor, the new concept mustang, etc.. etc.. its how a mustang should be... the 80s and early 90s was ugly ass shit, totally a stereotypical pimp car but homo in some way lol.. just my opinion. The 'newest' stang is crap no grunt feeling or anything classy or anything at all... i hope they go ahead with this concept design... its where I put my money :P

Bimmers boxy? you smoking crack? :) A stang and bimmer have like nothing alike :P

Originally posted by gigatron
Bimmers boxy? you smoking crack? :) A stang and bimmer have like nothing alike :P

They consider any car that doesn't nave the front bumper hanging 3 feet in front of the front wheels "boxy."

I think Ford is going to make a big mistake
if they release the Mustang w/ only 2-seats.

People who need something that is remotely
economical will shy away from the Mustang.

Even cramped rear seats are > none at all.
(Unless they are useless like Audi TT seats.)

Originally posted by thehemi
I think Ford is going to make a big mistake
if they release the Mustang w/ only 2-seats.

People who need something that is remotely
economical will shy away from the Mustang.

Even cramped rear seats are > none at all.
(Unless they are useless like Audi TT seats.)

Auto Week said it would have rear seats. Audi TT has rear seats!?!?!?!? I thought it was an umbrella compartment.

i think its fantastic

its powerfull, the shell has retained that classic mustang look, its low, its fat and the interior looks like that of a customized street machine.

bravo ford, bravo.

one thing that bothers me tho... that engine looks like flippin plastic! a polish job and some stronger colours whould get rid of that plain look... otherwise this is one of my dream rides

I've never really liked Mustangs before I saw Gone in 60 seconds... Then I just fell in love with Elanor.. And now I've fell in love with the new Mustang as well... <3

Personally, I like most of it, but there are several parts of the car that truly ruin it (again, for me, personally). The first one to note is the headlights... it takes away from the mean look the old car had. One of things I like best about the Viper's details (for all models) is the mean look the headlights give it (among other features). I believe that, in the same sense, in the other direction, the headlights for the new mustang is ruining the mean look it could (should) have...

The car you see is a "concept" car, and it it not what the production car will be. The concept is a 2 seater, and the production will be a 4 seater. I wouldn't expect to see any reviews or actual full spreads on the true 2005 Mustang until at least the end of this year.

As for the old cars not being any good back in the 60s... that would only come from somebody who has very little knowledge of the cars back then.

Slow? Many of them were in comparison to todays high performance Mustang's but rest assured, the 428CJ Mach 1's had no relation to "slow." With good tires, you're talking a mid 13 car from the factory, which is every bit as fast as the new Mach 1. They actually had transmissions that would put up with the load too. Are you going to use the clankity TR3650 as a competitor to the old toploader? Maybe try the lightweight T-5 or T-45 Tremec engineered grenades?

Judging by the number of people who love the design, I'd have to say Ford has done a really good job on the concept cars appearance.

If no Camaro in 2005, I will buy a Mustang for sure. I'm sure I can trade it in someday when the new Camaro comes out :wink:

I found the following info on stangnet.com. The cobra will have a S/C 5.4 L engine with 500 horsepower and come out in 2006. The gt will have around 320 horsepower from the DOHC 4.6 L engine. The base will get a 4.0 L with 215 horsepower. The concept looks Sweet!! I can't wait to buy one.:smile:

Torque figures?

i like the car .... there are a few things that i dont like about it though .... like the hp and definately like the look ... dont like the fact that its supercharged instead of turbo charged .... the super charger robs power before it gives any and this isnt sumthing one can afford within the race ... i know the lag time on a turbo but i belive its an improvement on the supercarger in short high speed races ....

definately gonna buy one ... just gonna try to win the cost of it with the new stang i just bout couple weeks ago ....

as u can see imma big stang fan ... and i would kill for Elenore (cant spell) from gone in 60 seconds...

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Peter

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the audi tt back seats are a good thing ... its wear i would lock up my stupid little brother so i have the passenger seat empty for my dog ... lol ....

i know im a bastard

gigatron, I'm sorry but I didn't find out the torque figures. But I'm gonna guess around 480-500.

I dunno about Cobras looking boxy but they do look bulky. I'd have to say the M3 though looks boxy. Not like there is anything wrong with that there have been boxy looking cars that looked good, Grand National for example.
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