Is The New Mustang Too Retro?

Personally I like the new look. I agree the rear tail lights should be redone, but the rest looks fine to me. To me the 2005 looks very similar to the 99-04 without the turned down front nose. The roof shape is basically the same. It think it will be a long time before they mimick the Fox Mustang, as some say that design had little cues from earlier Stangs. There will always be someone who isn't happy with the styling. I was suprised at how little room inside the new cars were though. It seems cramped. I guess I've been spoiled by the early Fox Stangs which I think were the roomiest of the later cars. I would have no idea where the new styling will go next. I only hope I can get my own car before they radically change it again. I suspect the next minor design facelift will come with the 2010 model. They could do something new, but hard to say how old design cues will filter into the new look. The only real retro look of the new car is the front end. If they sloped it down like the 2004 I hardly doubt others would say its retro. Now if only they can fix the rear end look. Its too space age looking.

The next 'mustang' should be a shelby -- they re did the GT500 and I can hardly wait to see one in person! But I was hoping for a small block.

Could a small block GT-350 be far behind?

Oh please.

Steve

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The short answer is, they can do whatever they want. Where's the competition? There is none. Unless Nissan or Toyota drops a truck V8 into a rear drive platform. Regardless, there will be trim variations from year to year, and performance upgrades too. What comes after that? Why the second coming of the Mustang II of course.

Unlike your mag writer, I have nothing against the "Shelby GT500" designation. Shelby did some glorious things in his day (although the GT500 was not really one of them). So why not remind people? Just so long as, 40 years from now, these '06 or '07 GT500's aren't the subject of the ridiculous veneration given to the '67-70's today.

Nothing wrong with a Mach 1 either; the latter day precedent is already established. I would not care for a Boss 302 however. Irrc the 5 liter "Cammer" is 305 ci. But that's just me.

Yes. But it grows on you.

The taillights are pitiful they leave the rear end with no definition

Kate

wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... | Read an interesting article the other day. It was in Mustang | Enthusiast magazine and the columnist questioned the retro direction | the new Mustang has taken, specifically the new Shelby GT500. His | thoughts were that team Mustang should develop new iconic Mustangs and | not rely or replay names from the past. I thought this thinking was | ironic since through the 90s seemed most folks were screaming for a | return to the 60's-style Mustang. 'Ford, build me a new

I agree, and I also think that the new GT needed a scoop or something on the hood but the GT500 more than makes up for it. I just hope that they don't change it before it goes to production. I want the CONCEPT Cobra! ;-)

well it must not be "too" retro, or "too" anything (except popular)...

i read that this new mustang has been the fastest selling car in north america for the last quarter, or something like that, so most people apparently seem to like it.

personally i like the retro accents, but it sure seems like a big sucker to me, with a big ass end. but with the right sized wheels and tires, i think it looks SWEEEEEEET!

chris