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Leaked: This is (Almost Definitely) the 2015 Mustang!
car and driver ^ | 8/27/13 | jens meiners

Posted on 10/29/2013 9:32:36 AM PDT by central_va

In a nation obsessed with the right now, few things have held up over the past 50 years as well as the Ford ­Mustang. The first pony car debuted at the 1964 New York World’s Fair and instantly became a tent pole of Americana. Before the model officially turns 50 on April 17, 2014, Ford will celebrate its lasting ­contribution to the postwar-boom culture with a brand-new, much anticipated Mustang.

But the times, they are a changin’ (yep, a song also released in 1964). Ford’s American icon continues to gain offshore admirers. The Blue Oval plans to sell the next Mustang globally, and to appease overseas buyers, the car will need to be lighter and more efficient. But that’s not to say that traditional fans will be disappointed.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Hobbies; Travel
KEYWORDS: automakers; ford; fordmotor; mustang
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It's ok, but no longer retro.....
1 posted on 10/29/2013 9:32:36 AM PDT by central_va
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To: central_va
Style is leading it into McCar territory.
2 posted on 10/29/2013 9:34:10 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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3 posted on 10/29/2013 9:34:13 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Meh.


4 posted on 10/29/2013 9:35:33 AM PDT by Salamander (Blue Oyster Cult Will Be The Soundtrack For The Revolution.....)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

The front end is not mustang at all. It is a Mustauris.


5 posted on 10/29/2013 9:35:40 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

310 hp 4 banger...that’s robust...light front end...improved handling....promising news from the blue oval.


6 posted on 10/29/2013 9:37:17 AM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult; central_va
exterior dimensions will shrink ever so slightly

Thank God. The current one is the size and general shape of an M1 Abrams tank.

7 posted on 10/29/2013 9:39:06 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (You can keep your doctor - if you lock him in your basement.)
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It’s not the size it is the weight.


8 posted on 10/29/2013 9:41:57 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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would prefer a straight 6, Overhead Cam, belt driven with a six-pack and turbo charged. But a 4 cyl with 310 horsepower isn’t too shabby.


9 posted on 10/29/2013 9:42:09 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
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Not sure it is a good idea to try to 300 + HP out of a 4 banger.


10 posted on 10/29/2013 9:42:59 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Yep, lose the snake eyes...


11 posted on 10/29/2013 9:43:19 AM PDT by Errant
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To: nascarnation

Nothing will ever replace the sound a big V-8 with old fashion 4 barrel carbs, headers, and good sized cam.


12 posted on 10/29/2013 9:44:33 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: central_va

With electronics you have good control over detonation and temperatures. If things get rowdy you quickly back off the turbo boost for a while.


13 posted on 10/29/2013 9:45:00 AM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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The whole shape is pretty close to a Taurus.

My wife has a 2013 Taurus and it has a lot of *stang* looks to it, now they are giving the *stang* a Taurus look, WTH?

Design team getting lazy??

14 posted on 10/29/2013 9:45:25 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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To: Errant

Looks like they grafted the front end of a 2013 Fusion...


15 posted on 10/29/2013 9:45:27 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

That’s the look Ford adopted from when they owned Aston Martin last decade.


16 posted on 10/29/2013 9:47:12 AM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Looks like they grafted the front end of a 2013 Fusion...

Making it a Ford Musion?

17 posted on 10/29/2013 9:47:43 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

They fused it with a Fusion!


18 posted on 10/29/2013 9:49:55 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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"The front end is not mustang at all. It is a Mustauris."

I do see that, but overall I still think it's pretty nice, including the snake eyes that others don't like.


19 posted on 10/29/2013 9:50:14 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Fords always appear to me to all have the same front end. One reason I don’t like Ford.


20 posted on 10/29/2013 9:50:24 AM PDT by sheana
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