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Old 02-26-2013, 12:09 AM   #84
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I'm sure a lot of people will dig the new Mustang if it infact does look something like that. I would rather pick up the current GT than get a "Mustang" that looks like those concepts.

I don't want to drive a Mustang that looks the same as a Fusion/Focus/Fiesta (Aston Martin.) It's a good looking car imo, but I do not feel that it is appropriate to the Mustang history. Personally I'd have appreciated the car a lot more if it was given a unique name, rather than borrowing the Mustang name. I'd rather see a new sports car offering with a new name.. And a new restyled Mustang that is more "muscle car" like.

I'm sure not everyone will agree, but yeah if that's the new redesign I'd sooner pick up a current GT or 302.

I think what makes the current Mustang/Camaro/Challenger etc.. so popular is going to be lost on this newer design. It'll probably sell just as well, but I think it will be a different customer base than prior years. Which is fine from a business perspective, and perhaps a good idea to increase business overall. But kind of sad to see an already borderline "Muscle" losing a little more of it's "Muscle" heritage.

I'd rather have seen the Mustang go into temporary retirement until a new overhaul. And see this new car come out under a different name in the mean time.

Interested to see what kind of guts they give these cars though. They're probably going to be an amazing car to drive.

And for those of you who recognize the Aston Martin front end...It has nothing to do with Ford "copying" or anything. At one point Ford owned the company, and one of the two brothers responsible for designing the Aston front end, is also the designer responsible for the current Fusion/focus/fiesta etc... front end. This new global face they are slapping on all the cars has pretty much always been owned and designed by Ford.

Anyway. That is where the similarity comes from. Although, I did read somewhere a while ago, that the designer himself denied that they were so similar. ( I don't know why? or... how you could deny it? ) but there you go.
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