Koons Ford of Baltimore 2015 Mustang Training First Impressions

[5.0GT]

Is magnetic close to sterling gray?

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[petraman]

While you feel closer to the ground the car is actually much roomier. I'm 6'4" 235 and had to actually move the seat up where its all the way back in my Shelby. The telescoping wheel is fantastic, no more banging my leg into the back of the wheel during quick shifts.

Thanks for that... I'm 6'7" and banging my leg on the steering wheel has always been an issue for me with the ST. I'm surprised people are changing their minds about guard... I think it looks great in pictures, but I'm finally seeing it up close on a Fusion today (first '15 on the lot just happened to have it) so maybe that'll change.

 

[DivineStrike]

Im a huge fan or red interiors. The Mustang version always looks very flat, boring and disconnected in the pictures I've seen. In person does it "pop" and is it as nice as the BMWs brick red interior?

I agree it does look a little flat in the pictures, and I hope it does pop a little more irl. I've asked the same question before but no one has answered. Either way imo it looks better than the ebony, I feel like they should have gone with a darker "black" than they did. Either way it's still a dark cockpit

 

[Fox9350]

Nice report thanks. if Looking at the front, the left seam along the hood/fender seems to suffer from a gap/misaligment issue, compared to right...Hopefully preprod issue.

Car looks amazing, but Ford really needs to get rid of the faux chrome plastic on the interior, it cheapens an otherwise stunning car. I don't mind plastic, but the faux chrome plastic just screams cheap to me. Maybe it would look too dull in another finish? I could definitely do without it.

 

[Allerick]

I got a chance to swing by today and see this car at Koon's. I was really impressed. This was the first time I had a chance to sit in one. I thought the redline was very tasteful. Some of the pics made it look super red, but in real life it is a bit more toned down. What a great looking car. I loved the driving position as well. The overall feel of the inside seemed much better to me than the outgoing model.

 

[Chlocli]

-The top of the doors have a soft touch plastic but there is still some hard plastic in places. I think my biggest disappointment was the plastic area around the shifter is still a hard plastic.

I think harder plastic on the transmission tunnel / shifter area is probably a good thing since any soft rubber would scratch quickly and look nasty pretty quickly.

 

[Horse]

Nice photos, thanks.

 

[mikeyjobu]

Are we sure that's a '15 Fusion in Guard, and not a Dark Side '14? I'm really conflicted about the colors - still like guard, but that doesn't look anything like the opening pictures in the guard thread. The red interior looks amazing with silver though...

 

[likeaboss]

Are we sure that's a '15 Fusion in Guard, and not a Dark Side '14? I'm really conflicted about the colors - still like guard, but that doesn't look anything like the opening pictures in the guard thread. The red interior looks amazing with silver though...

100% sure it's Guard as I read the window sticker and the sales manager brought it out to show me the color. He's a fan but I'm not.

 

[mikeyjobu]

100% sure it's Guard as I read the window sticker and the sales manager brought it out to show me the color. He's a fan but I'm not.

Cool - thanks - and thanks for posting..

 

[Tony Alonso]

Awesome but the Ford Logo windshield [already debunked) and trunk misalignment are just due to pre production.

I am not sure anything was "debunked". These cars are later builds than some of the other cars that have been seen previously with the pony. Perhaps this is a pre-production variation, but this might be what we are getting. As mentioned in another post, perhaps it's a variation for the EcoBoost vs GT, but I guess we will see soon enough.

 

[Tony Alonso]

Thanks for the photos! It's cool inside, isn't it?

 

[likeaboss]

Thanks for the photos! It's cool inside, isn't it?

Very much so, it makes my Shelby feel cheap inside.

 

[cbrookre]

Is magnetic close to sterling gray?

In my opinion, no. Sterling Gray is a very consistent gray color, where Magnetic is almost a black, gray, silver mix depending on the light and angle. Sterling Gray is not as reflective or dynamic as Magnetic, which might be good or bad depending on your opinion.

 

[DivineStrike]

Very much so, it makes my Shelby feel cheap inside.

Don't let it....your shelby is an absolute beast. I would have a hard time choosing a 15 if I found a really good deal on a 13 or 14 Shelby in black with gray stripes. But that kind of deal can't be found lol.

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