THe new 2005 Ford Mustang

[Tony H]

I don't get that picture

[daveshapellSVT]

its not brain surgery.. read the text..

[daveshapellSVT]

the body looks like a design already used in the 60's..

[Tony H]

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense now does it? Sorry, its just not very funny or clever. I mean the current Mustang took cues from the 60s. yea its retro. But prehistoric and slut?

[Sam I am]

There is a big difference between retro and timeless.
This new Mustang looks like what a classic Mustang would have evolved into if it weren't molested by those bean counters at Ford. Then came those boxy econo designs of the 80's and 90's. To me this is a Mustang's true essence in design, round headlights, a V8 and a fastback. I always wanted to get a Mustang but the designs always looked blah to me. Like the last genereation Mustang, why do the healights look all mean and angry? And those redundant non-functional side and hood scoops?
I didn't like the concept car for the 2005 either it did not look like a Muscle car, but some immitation of one of those neon clad Japanese super cars. This car is going to be a collector's car some day, because like someone already stated earlier...this car is a work of art.

[TheScientist]

honestly, i like the concept better, because I like the way they initially designed the front headlamps, with the stainless steel around the lights. plus the under fenders, and the hood, and just the whole front design on the concept looks better, i think

[daveshapellSVT]

i personally don't care for any type of retro design.. cars should be better and faster... Making it look like a model sold in the 60's kinda kills it for me.. just my opinion.. and whats up with the twin head lights that escaped at birth and went to the grill? I like everything else about the car. like the 300HP DOHC variable cam timing.. yea thats good stuff.. I think ford should just start making the GT with an Independent rear suspention too...

[DeViL]

I think the concept was better but I still didn't like the front. If you looked straight at it, it looked like it was going to cry or something. They should of looked more closely at their own 60's models, those were much more aggressive looking.

I also wish they didn't put on that...eh what do you call it port window? on the production model. It looks like the 60's fastback but that car didn't have a window back there, just your main side ones. I know its there probably because its a huge blindspot but still...looked better without it.

[stang_racer20]

Originally Posted by TheScientist

honestly, i like the concept better, because I like the way they initially designed the front headlamps, with the stainless steel around the lights. plus the under fenders, and the hood, and just the whole front design on the concept looks better, i think

I do admit that they should have put the concept cowl hood on the production model, but I still like the production model better.

[rerun]

Originally Posted by daveshapellSVT

i personally don't care for any type of retro design.. cars should be better and faster... Making it look like a model sold in the 60's kinda kills it for me.. just my opinion.. and whats up with the twin head lights that escaped at birth and went to the grill? I like everything else about the car. like the 300HP DOHC variable cam timing.. yea thats good stuff.. I think ford should just start making the GT with an Independent rear suspention too...

let me get this right.. you are saying that the "new" mustangs are better and faster than the "old" ones?

[b3warnick]

This is where the port window came from.....

www.fast-autos.net/shelby/shelbygt350h.html


And the 4 headlight set-up is a classic '69 look.


I liked the concept a little, but it was really too 'ricey' for me. I think the production model came out just right. Thank ( insert name of your religious preference (Or not) ) the designers were able to keep the bean counters out of the mix.

[ikOnone]

i think the new design is beautiful!
i did not care at all for the power or the looks of the 80's and 90's mustangs (just my opinion, don't flame) but i was allways a fan of the older ones and this car really brings that out.

one thing though, i liked the idea of the supercharged V8... why did they not include that anymore? that was an awesome idea. if you had the supercharged 390 hp engine of the (i think it was) 01-04 cars in the new body design that would be the best. anyway, it still gets the

[SIKCRX]

Originally Posted by ikOnone

i think the new design is beautiful!
i did not care at all for the power or the looks of the 80's and 90's mustangs (just my opinion, don't flame) but i was allways a fan of the older ones and this car really brings that out.

one thing though, i liked the idea of the supercharged V8... why did they not include that anymore? that was an awesome idea. if you had the supercharged 390 hp engine of the (i think it was) 01-04 cars in the new body design that would be the best. anyway, it still gets the

umm the 87-93 5.0s came with 225hp and 300 ft lbs of torque!! i think thats damn amazing for a car that was made in the 80s when they had to worry about the fucking environment

[tailpipedraggon]

yeah this new style is tits, i agree that the front did not look right at first glance but it grew on me. i bet when it turns over after a few tweaks it will sound and look better the tits.

[ikOnone]

Originally Posted by SIKCRX

umm the 87-93 5.0s came with 225hp and 300 ft lbs of torque!! i think thats damn amazing for a car that was made in the 80s when they had to worry about the fucking environment

yea but at least from what i think, 225 hp is not nearly as good as 300 hp which is not nearly as good as 390 hp. and i could be wrong but i bet emmissions standards have only gotten stricter over time but i have not researched them (well a little bit when i did a paper on fuel cell powered cars but not much).

it is not like i am saying that they were slow cars either. hell, if i wanted to have a 1/4 mile demon, i would think that a mustang is one of the best, most prooven, cheapest ways to do it and that makes it a very impressive car. i am just saying that they did not impress me compared to other sports cars during that time STOCK either power or styleing wise. hell, my car made 300 hp during those same years with only a 3L V6. i have allways liked the older mustangs and over the last3 years or so i think ford has been making a lot of changes for the better. just my .02 though. any mustang of any year is still a sweet ride.