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So what's the bet on the transmission now that others are planning 8 and 9 speed transmissions?

Room for a V8 under the hood dictates a certain width to the engine compartment. Wonder how much room there is to go narrower? Will the weight savings come primarily from size reduction or advanced materials? What do you think?

I am not a RWD purist. In fact, I'm probably much more likely to consider a FWD car for a snowbelt primary car. A Mustang is a hobby car or second car. Our Milan or its eventual replacement (and yes I love the new MKZ) is the daily driver. There is a group of customers who judge luxury sport...

I had a gold 1998 Ford Taurus that did 160,000 miles plus of good service as a student car for first the family, then a daughter and then a niece. Good experience with the Taurus, a Cougar and a Focus ST motivated our current Milan. Ford has been very good to me.

Good business practices is to stretch multiple and distinctive top hats over shared expensive running bits. This is good for Ford as a car company, Mustang as a model (more volume) and Lincoln as a brand (new product).

I'm a Ford loyalist (though more Mercuries under my belt). My wife loves sporty Fords from Ford of Europe Capri, to Mustang and Thunderbird so given the nature of couple relationships, it's easy to like and advocate for the Mustang. I'd like to have a 2007 era Mustang (I liked the body) of that...

I don't think the new Mustang need repeat the retro theme or at least the retro references to 1965-1970. Proportions of long hood and short deck are important to say "Mustang" but the Evos carries that off well. I'm not enamored of the new Aston-like grill on everything Ford. It looks great on...