I decided to join this effort of slowly and painfully teasing the ‘Stang fans with an image of my own. Based on the pictures we’ve seen so far from Ford and on what else I could see by peeking through the camouflage of the test cars, my rendering tries to bring a little light over this new Ford design. Unfortunately the new car won’t be getting anything from the Giugario Concept, nada, zilch. However, the new style doesn’t seem that bad. The side view is new an old in the same time (tribute to the first gen) with an elegant front arch that continues in a side straight prominence disrupted towards the back to form sculptural shoulder over the rear wheel. The fascia is an evolution of the current model (which was inspired by the original pony) therefore already familiar. The grille between the lights is narrower and underlined by a superb bevel that melts into the hood and into the front spoiler. The edgy hood (we’ve already seen spied) has a new “power bump” and creases that lead to the sides of the grille. Clearly not a revolution, this new Stang will get the job done (design wise) and will appear to be smarter and lighter. Even if it isn’t, particularly.
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Nice work.
I wish Ford would remove the two inner-most headlights, it looks like an afterthought or someone’s JC Whitney add-on. The two on the outside are just fine.
Dammit, are those hips back there?!
One very big reason I’ve always preferred the new Mustang to the new Charger/Challenger/Camara is the notable lack of fat rear-wheel hips.
BlueBrat, they’re merely paying homage to Mustangs of the past…I think they look great, but I’ve always wanted to mount rally-style lamps on the front of my car for the dark Idaho roads!
Mustang looks great, nice and classic…just like the power and handling. Perfect American cruiser.
The driving lamps in the grille are a distinct Mustang cue from the original. They are standard on the GT and it’s one of the things that makes it look very good.
I don’t mind the center lights but they need to move closer to the headlamps and be smaller in diameter.
If they would build me one that got 35 mpg with a 5 or 6 speed I’d buy one. Wouldn’t need 300+ HP, just something that can keep up with the average compact car by Honda.
joeaverage : I don’t mind the center lights but they need to move closer to the headlamps and be smaller in diameter.
Since you mentioned it, I’d like to see Avarvarii’s work with the V6 Pony package’s grille. The framed pony ornament and small fog lights would look absolutely sinister on this photochop.