Well said. I was thinking the same thing...from shark to catfish. I wish I had 5 or 6 more 11-14's sitting in my garage. First cars I've seen since 1970 that were actually worth spending big money on a re-paint
Well said. I was thinking the same thing...from shark to catfish. I wish I had 5 or 6 more 11-14's sitting in my garage. First cars I've seen since 1970 that were actually worth spending big money on a re-paintI don't care for the front end at all. Looks too much like a cat fish. I thought they should have stayed with the 05-14 look a little more. Thank goodness by the time this body style is out the 11-14's will be more reasonably priced for me. So buy 'em up so I can get its predecessor.
No...but muscle cars did pre-'72 like the post saysMustangs haven't had hood scoops , fake or otherwise, since 2004.
Isn't the 2015 the first Mustang that does NOT have fake scoops, etc? I don't see a lack of power either, the cheapest / least powerful one comes with a 300HP V6 - the 99 - 04 GTs started with 260HP... It looks to me their doing the opposite of what happened back then, making a car that is actually faster than it looks, and it looks pretty fast!
Pre-'72 muscle cars certainly had functional scoops, like the post says...."All 3 American manufacturers are responsible for ending the classic muscle car era in '72 with low horsepower, fake scoops and big clunky smog cars with redundant tachometers". Just trying to make a point (taking full context of the statement) about sell-out trends, like the copy-cat body styling, which is obvious all over the 2015.Mustangs haven't had hood scoops , fake or otherwise, since 2004.
Yeah...you're right about the gov regs. But emission changes in 72 didn't amount to much...and I can't really blame the gov for trying to do something about smog because it was killing people in big cities(Ozone depletion wasn't even an issue then) . I always had a problem with across the board laws though...I thought it would have been fine to regulate daily drivers/family cars and leave performance cars alone.I completely get your point , but he said that its the fist mustang not to have fake scoops, and that is just wrong. I think the blame for ending the muscle car era lies more with the government then the car manufactures. They were handcuffed in both styling and performance by the severe changes in emissions and safety regulations that the gov't forced on them .Throw in rising fuel prices and skyrocketing insurance premiums for high performance cars, and it was game over for the American performance car.
I agree wholeheartedly. You know...it really says something in the first place when people are debating about whether a car is ugly or not. I remember my Dad and uncles arguing about the looks of the Edsel, when Ford tried to pass that off on the public as modern and sleek...but at least it was a new design, not a re-design of a classic. Lots of folks tried to convince themselves and others that it was graceful; just like now, with the '15 Mustang. The entire car looks like crap to me...like the design team was just trying to stick as much copycat Euro-Jap junk here and there as they could; I mean seriously: Very sedan-ish...long and skinny and bulky at the same time, with pointy features everywhere...like something out of a 60's Godzilla movie. I'd say more Japanese than Euro. I don't think it has to do with whether people like change or not....but if you are going to change a really good thing; at least make it better and try not to get all weird. Dog Ugly!I had my reservations about it so I went and took a look at it over the weekend at the local ford dealer. I have to say that I am not impressed at all. They had it parked right next to a fusion, and it looks very similar on the front end with some extra Euro swoop flourishes. It is obvious that Ford is trying to get all of their cars to have that same "oh!" front end. I was ok with it until I walked around the back. The rear end on this car is absolutely hideous. That upper lip deck lid sticks out way too far, and they just ruined the lines. Awful. Just awful. It might be ok if they put a serious spoiler on that thing, but as it is without the spoiler, that just looks like someone whacked it off and didn't finish it. I am really disappointed. I had hoped for something sexy, but that is just a hemorrhoid.
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