9secondko
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LolIt's about fast and performance, not futuristic, space age, or any of that.
I got news for you, the Mustang is a blast from the past et al. Every redesign has had some homage or nostalgic edge to the past in one way or another. It's just that simple - period.
If you don't do this, then you might as well remove the "Mustang" or "Mach 1" name.
It doesn't have to be about space age.
But it doesn't have to be some old nostalgia trip either.
As far as your "all mustangs took their cue from "teh oldness," 1987-1993 would strongly disagree with you.
And no one ever wanted a Prob front wheel drive, 4 or 6 cylinder to replace the mustang.
That kind of foolishness isn't what we are talking about here.
The probe wasn't Mustang dna.
And Misysng DNA doesn't equal OLD anymore than your grandkids with your DNA. Sometimes the grandkids look like the grandparents and sometimes not.
We've seen enough retro. We had 10 years of it.
And now we still have a strong influence. The current s550 design itself has enough retro influence. We dont need even more. Especially with the Mach 1.
Seriously, just admit nostalgia is your own personal preference. But don't try to say that "old" equates to "Mustang" or "Mach 1" and that if it isn't oldified, then it can't carry the name. That's just ridiculous. Again, the 187-1993 examples and even the New Edge which barely had any old cues (save for a nice modern for its time interpretation of the double jump dash and c scoops) disagree with you. The 87-93 and new edge were examples of a modern and future forward looking car. And they carried the "Mustang" and "Mach 1" names quite well. That Mach 1 did add some nostalgia as the market was ripening for it right before the dedicated entirely retro generation hit for the next decade.
This market isn't that market. And people are getting burned out on the whole retro thing.
So the Mustang needs to stay fresh. Innovate new things. Don't just also on some old stuff and hope everyone thinks it's cool.
The gt350 borrows nothing from the old car. And the updated cobra badge is pretty dang sweet. Perfect design for modern times. Even the gt350 lettering has been highly modernized. The retro cues in the gt350 are inherent to the s550 design which is more than enough.
From there, the thing takes on a life of its own in a fresh, modern, new way without alienating people.
That's the kind of thing we should see in a Mach 1.
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