2018 Mustang Refresh (Prototype) First Look!

Toecutter said:

Nice find, but under all that camo I'm really having to use my imagination.

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I think that's the idea

Right on time.

Looks like it's Detroit folks

stanglife said:

Wheels are like old GT500 wheels.

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2010 called, wants its GT500 wheels back.

It's definitely looking more Audi'ish...the hood now looks like an current A5 like hood...clean, level, no more muscle car DNA it looks like with the big bulge.

stanglife said:

Wheels are like old GT500 wheels.

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I wouldn't doubt if they are old gt500 wheels. :lol:

Strokerswild said:

2010 called, wants its GT500 wheels back.

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Those are Roush wheels. Since this was likely a calibration prototype (thus the fuel purge and flanged exhaust tips), it has also spent a fair amount of time at Roush's facility for instrumentation.

1320' said:

Right on time.

Looks like it's Detroit folks

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I'm still hoping for an LA debut in November like the 2013 refresh just because I'm impatient.

Bullitt said:

I'm still hoping for an LA debut in November like the 2013 refresh just because I'm impatient.

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I think we could see that in LA for sure...with Detroit/Chicago more for the GT500 and possible Ranger or F-150 updates.

Sheesh they got winter tires on it already. The temp in Detroit is 60-80 degrees this time of year.

Seems the tri-bar in the headlights have a complete new look:

Ok so looks like the oval hid headlight portion has changed, similar to ford fusion. So we can assume similar headlights to a fusion except the tri bar leds seen in the pics. Front seems to have a reverse bottom splitter between a gt350 and ford fusion. The fog lights also come with a new chrome trim and the layout is a little different, not completely oval and sticks out a little. The front grill seems to be a little bigger as well. Rear headlights seem to curve at the edges.

looks like a conservative approach on the front end.

1320' said:

Right on time.

Looks like it's Detroit folks

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Yep. These are the VP builds for '18. They haul them away to their respective test locations in covered trailers. Now that the builds are complete you'll see more of these on the road. There will be fewer than the '15, as that was a clean sheet car, but still a very good number as there are a lot of updates in this MCA. Looks like the headlights and taillights are mostly the same, but certainly tweaked a bit (still appears to have tri-bar DRLs and 3D tri-bar tails).

John577 said:

Seems the tri-bar in the headlights have a complete new look:

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Nice catch there, those look awesome!

I wonder what suspension it has under it? Skyjacker or Fox? Maybe I'm too used to seeing mine lower.