I'm still surprised they didn't release any info at all at Detroit after bringing out 5 cars. Thats pretty unusual. I hope this is all being done to drop a bomb on the competition.
If can't see anything being released at another auto show. IMO the only way we get anything before NY is if it...
So which decision came first, the carryover engine or the carryover transmission? Mutual decision to stick it out until refresh '18 when both get upgraded?
I'm going to assume with a car like the Mustang at its price point by "high strength" he is referring to high strength steel in the chassis. He did mention "several" different materials but that would pretty much exclude any heavy use of aluminum judging by his answer.
Woulda loved to see...
Unfortunately this ^^^^ has very little to do with the Mustang. Not a lot of aluminum was used on the S550 body so whatever weight it loses, if any, will have to come from punching holes in the chassis. Nothing I have seen of the car both interior and exterior makes me think it lost any weight...
You can't be serious about the Prius reference can you? I definitely see more of the 365 GTB.
But to me i see most of the design coming from older mustangs, just a modern take on it.
Stop screwing around Ford. Give Ken the keys and let him show the geeks at CES some shit in the parking lot. You know, if you care about publicity and all :D
Saw this article with a few choice quotes:
Is the Mustang always going to be considered Retro if it retains some of the usual Mustang cues?
Who knew it is LESS modern than the CURRENT Camaro. :crazy:
Harder to keep under wraps once it becomes more final and suppliers and the media start to see it. Then chazcron renders it for us :p
At least we'll always have conspiracy theories to keep the surprise going even if it leaks. Ah I kinda miss those. ;)
From the PRI write up I just posted elsewhere.
One thing I can confirm from sticking my head under the S550 rear fenders is there appears to be a large amount of extra room inside the rear fenders for more tire width. This S550 at PRI had some optional 20" wheels (apparently the 20x9" wheel...
I found this great writeup on the underside of the S550.
Here you can see what appears to be an all aluminum 8.8" center section for the IRS rear axle. Lots of control arms going willy nilly, but the geometry might actually work this time. This IRS replaces the tried and true solid axle...
Where are you getting that there are acres of cheap hard plastic on the S550? or are you talking about the current car?
Construction and material quality is said to be a leap forward. I would be very surprised if it weren't better than the BRZ's. We won't know until we touch it for...
The C&D one is a little meaner looking mainly because of the position of the headlamps making it look like a face with a permanent scowl. It's not bad and I do like the headlights but the nose is too droopy and what Ford came up with looks much more like a Mustang to me. It still has a shark...
There is no such thing as the 3.7L TT, unless you know something crazy you'd like to share with us.
Let me just say I think the best argument i have heard that the 5.8L will not make its way into the next GT350 or 500 is that the Trinity engine is at its heart based on 10+ year old research and...