Thoughts on a Car

[Rich46yo]

Its beautiful. Its a 2015?

Its been quite a ride hasnt it? This is what i drove in High School

I think the Mustang is THE iconic American car.

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Note the two inch wide flattened area around the circumference of the wheel well. All cars have that now and for some reason it really irks me. Probably because all cars have it.

I think it is supposed to give it a more aggressive look, but that is subjective.  For example, look at the difference between an Audi A4 and the S4 or RS4.

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[Tank-Ace]

It does have an IRS...

Then see the first item.


Along with that, if the owners could scale back the pretentiousness  ?

[Blinder]

It's the natural order of things. They went retro in 2005 and the Mustang looked really good. It brought back a lot of memories for the classic stang boys and Ford sold a lot of them. Now it is 10 model years later and we are seeing the evolution progress. It's cyclical in nature. Before long the Mustang will look like this again:



Then it will eventually bottom out sales by looking like a high performance version of whatever the standard sedan of the day is at that time. Then Ford will go retro again and the cycle will continue. Humans have short attention spans and even shorter memories. The auto industry plays on that trait.

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Then see the first item.


Along with that, if the owners could scale back the pretentiousness  ?

Camaro owners are either complaining or complimenting the tail lights on my Stang.  I believe its because that is the part they see the most.

I would like to own a 2015 Mustang, but alas no one does yet....

[Skuzzy]

I like the new stang.  I wish they would have defined the grill a bit more with some recess, but I get why it is that way.  Makes it a bit more aerodynamic.

[Tank-Ace]

Camaro owners are either complaining or complimenting the tail lights on my Stang.  I believe its because that is the part they see the most.

I would like to own a 2015 Mustang, but alas no one does yet....

If you're going fast enough that the top speed will matter, let me know where you are, because I would love to do 150+ without getting nailed by the cops. Because just FYI, sitting in a traffic jam in front of a Camaro doesn't count.

[Skuzzy]

If you're going fast enough that the top speed will matter, let me know where you are, because I would love to do 150+ without getting nailed by the cops. Because just FYI, sitting in a traffic jam in front of a Camaro doesn't count.

He is in Germany.  Autobahn.  No speed limits.

A co-worker of mine lived there and I got to ride in his BMW 7 series at 155 for quite a ways.  He got flashed by a Porsche, which flew by us like we were sitting still.  FUN!

[FLOOB]

I think it is supposed to give it a more aggressive look, but that is subjective.  For example, look at the difference between an Audi A4 and the S4 or RS4.

Ah, so it is indeed fashion. Booooo.
Now I dislike it even more.

[Stampf]

Ah, so it is indeed fashion. Booooo.
Now I dislike it even more.

It's always fashion.

We tell our kids, "Cars today are all the same"

They always are!  60 and 70's were broad flat front fender tops, high shoulders and flat deck lids.  ie: coke bottle

All the same...Every manufacturer.

Same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

PS: I hate the styling too.

[morfiend]

It's always fashion.

We tell our kids, "Cars today are all the same"

They always are!  60 and 70's were broad flat front fender tops, high shoulders and flat deck lids.  ie: coke bottle

All the same...Every manufacturer.

Same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

PS: I hate the styling too.

  Agreed!   I think ford is doing a branding look with a Euro feel to it,the japanese manufactors started this a few years back when Lexus pushed to get the beemer owners in the showrooms.

   I saw a camero convert the other day,roof was up.....UGLY.....   Why wouldnt they use a convert hardtop is beyond me....oh ya no room in the trunk for it!



   

PS: my fave stang is the 66 fastback.

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He is in Germany.  Autobahn.  No speed limits.

A co-worker of mine lived there and I got to ride in his BMW 7 series at 155 for quite a ways.  He got flashed by a Porsche, which flew by us like we were sitting still.  FUN!

 

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If you're going fast enough that the top speed will matter, let me know where you are, because I would love to do 150+ without getting nailed by the cops. Because just FYI, sitting in a traffic jam in front of a Camaro doesn't count.

I have eclipsed 300 KPH a few times... but I don't do it regularly.  The car isn't setup for that kind of speed but it does have the power to get there.  FTR, I have not held the throttle open long enough to see what it will do. 190 MPH is fast enough. 

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Ah, so it is indeed fashion. Booooo.
Now I dislike it even more.

It's trendy with the manufacturers me thinks.  Except the French automakers.. they don't get it. 

Wide and low stance projects a powerful image with sports cars.  Again, it may not be for everybody but obviously, the marketing departments aren't stupid