Which ones are you thinking of, Pill?
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Nice video, thank you.Yes sir, thePill is correct. At least to the extent that it came from the Cologne studio. I can't speak to the part about it being a rejected s550 design. Had not heard about that.
The Cologne studio, one of 8 Ford design studios worldwide, are the primary designers of the Evos concept. Of course part of OneFord is that these global teams work much more closely now so they had input from the entire design team.
You can see the Evos featured in this video from Ford showcasing the design studio.
Also notice how the grille here is different than the honeycomb one we saw in Frankfurt (below). Much more Fusion-like here.
Must say, I prefer the grille on the yellow Evos..................can easily imagine that with a 3-bar pony badge on the Cali Special ;)
Mriley
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I also had not heard about these being "rejected" s550 designs. Pill, got any other info on this?
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Like the C&D Red render and the group study on the Black one, which is what C&D based theirs off of, I'm not posting it because it's wrong.
Moray Callum led the charge on the EVOS and is currently attached to the S550 project so... Not to hard to figure out. Moray is the brother of Head Jag designer Ian and both idolize the Aston Martin (as any Brit does and should). Mays likely selected Moray due to his Jag and AM influence...
J's two favorite personal cars are the Boss 302 and DB9 (or Vantage, I can't remember)... and I will just put this out there and hopefully you get the idea...
This is J's master piece and he is fully expecting "Best in Show" awards like his previous concepts.
He knows very well that these just won't do it...
More or less... Thanks for playing Asia/Europe/AU, but we got this...
Moray Callum led the charge on the EVOS and is currently attached to the S550 project so... Not to hard to figure out. Moray is the brother of Head Jag designer Ian and both idolize the Aston Martin (as any Brit does and should). Mays likely selected Moray due to his Jag and AM influence...
J's two favorite personal cars are the Boss 302 and DB9 (or Vantage, I can't remember)... and I will just put this out there and hopefully you get the idea...
So.... Until you see a super sexy, sports coupe with beautifully balanced hips and shoulders and the perfect Mustang face, rear and profile... All previous renders/concepts are null...
This is J's master piece and he is fully expecting "Best in Show" awards like his previous concepts.
He knows very well that these just won't do it...
More or less... Thanks for playing Asia/Europe/AU, but we got this...
Hope you're right Pill..........and I'm sure you are. I have faith.......as none of the "that's close" renders have been "stunning" in my opinion. Nice, sure, but not stunning.
WE NEED STUNNING
WE NEED STUNNING
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Icy
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I agree the white/orange render is just not cutting it but it does look distinctly more American, like an Americanized version of the Evos. Since the design teams work so closely now is possible we see something like this? But I have faith they'll do more with it.
Ford and its competition have really upped the ante with design in recent years. IMO it would be a mistake to put out this pretty mediocre design even for a base model.
Ford and its competition have really upped the ante with design in recent years. IMO it would be a mistake to put out this pretty mediocre design even for a base model.
shelby1k
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Yea, it's got to be. I would say the best design so far for Mays has been the Fusion, and I know the Fusion SELLS, but if Mays cares at all about leaving a legacy, he must know the best way to get a feature page in the history books at Ford is to totally nail it with the 50th anniversary Mustang.
MustangDizzle
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I'll give his Aston Martin the #1 best design spot. Two totally different cars, but there is no competition there. The Aston DB9 is a complete win on all levels.
Ricky35
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Fusion has definitely been his crown jewel so far but can you imagine designing a winning Mustang design. We're talking about a muscle car icon compared to a mid-sized sedan. So I'm sure he knows how much legacy he could leave for himself with a successful Mustang. Luckily we'll be the beneficiaries of that
Vickstang
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Would be great looking if it had rear fenders and roofline like this. :love:
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BlueVenom
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He's had tons of winners already... concepts Shelby GR-1, Jag F-type, MKC, etc. All "stunning" cars if you ask me. I'm not sure he NEEDS the mustang, but that would definitely be his legend if he gets it right. At least in the minds of enthusiasts.
Melino
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Just to go back to the mad max concepts, 2b2 over at FIN did a quick chop of the Simon Brook concept for it and had a few good insights... it does seem like a lot of the 2015 mustang chops seem to share a lot of the cues of this early concept.
As he noted and I agree with him....
- large wheelarch bulges
- 'new' slim headlites
- the exaggerated lower "C" sculpting
- unusual fastback
- 'different' scoop grille
even the upper part of the combo B-pillar/side-scoop looks like CAMO over a hidden back side-window to me now!!
As he noted and I agree with him....
- large wheelarch bulges
- 'new' slim headlites
- the exaggerated lower "C" sculpting
- unusual fastback
- 'different' scoop grille
even the upper part of the combo B-pillar/side-scoop looks like CAMO over a hidden back side-window to me now!!
KZStang
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I prefer the yellow Evos overall to the one they showed in Frankfurt. Much easier on the eyes IMO.
Speaking of Moray Callum, Complex Rides interviewed him back in 2011 to ask about the design of the Evos concept. Link here. They asked him directly whether the Evos would influence the S550. He was vague on details as to be expected, but it's clear the Mustang will have at least "subliminal" cues from the Evos without being an outright clone. The relevant part:
BTW, you can tell how closely these studios work together. I wouldn't put too much into the fact that a design comes from the Europe or U.S. studios. They don't work completely independent of one another and they are in good hands with people like Mays and Callum overseeing the efforts.
That said, the Cologne studio has and will continue to be spearheading most of the designs for Ford's passenger cars, while the American design studios focus more on trucks and SUV's, for obvious reasons. So it would make sense that a lot of the global vehicles share some cues.
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BlueVenom
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I'm sure that isnt talking about ALL passenger cars. The mustang has to be an exception to this since all the others don't need to look very "American" designed. Mustang is as 'Merica as a pick up truck round these here parts.
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