Mustang (& Others) Photos and Videos from 2014 Detroit Auto Show

[DrProctor]

I wish they had the vert down off the platform so that we could get a good look at the interior a little better...

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[abie915]

Unfortunately no. The commoners such as myself had to stay off the platform

What did you think of the interior color of the magnetic car?

I was able to sweet talk the girl at the booth into letting me briefly sit in the gray convertible. I pushed and prodded every button on the dash, and checked out the interior materials to get a feeling of how well this car is put together. Here are my impressions of the interior:

The good:
* The brown leather seats look even better in person, they're a darker shade than the current brown interior (more coffee than tan) They feel soft and fantastic.
* Steering wheel is about the same size and looks and feels much the same as the one on the current Mustang
* The metallic finish on the dash seems to be a real metal overlay, it was cold to the touch like I'd expect metal to be. It has a fingerprint resistant satin finish.
* Turn signal stalk actuates with nice firm clicks, with no looseness or slack in the action.
* The row of toggle switches at the bottom of the dash are my favorite feature of the interior. They look great and have a nice firm feel.
* Plenty of leg and shoulder room (I'm only 5'7" and 150 lb though, even my Solstice has plenty of room as far as I'm concerned!)

The bad:
* Interior plastics still feel very similar to the current Mustang, with a mixture of hard plastics and soft touch surfaces

The ugly:
* The speedometer has the text 'Ground Speed MPH', which in my opinion just looks stupid.

Another criticism I have is that the car has very pronounced front and rear overhangs. Why couldn't they have proportioned it better by lengthening the wheelbase or something?

Anyway, on the whole I love the car. I'm not sure what pricing is going to be like, but if I can get a GT Premium with the track pack for less than $34k, I'm sold! Make mine victory red with the brown leather please :-)

 

[RedRex06]

That's a helluva first post, Abie! Sounds like alot of good stuff in the interior; the "ground speed MPH" is, from what I've heard, a reference to the P-51. I can never remember what the P-51 has to do with the mustang, I think its name, but there it is.

 

[GTsquid]

I was able to sweet talk the girl at the booth into letting me briefly sit in the gray convertible. I pushed and prodded every button on the dash, and checked out the interior materials to get a feeling of how well this car is put together. Here are my impressions of the interior:

The good:
* The brown leather seats look even better in person, they're a darker shade than the current brown interior (more coffee than tan) They feel soft and fantastic.
* Steering wheel is about the same size and looks and feels much the same as the one on the current Mustang
* The metallic finish on the dash seems to be a real metal overlay, it was cold to the touch like I'd expect metal to be. It has a fingerprint resistant satin finish.
* Turn signal stalk actuates with nice firm clicks, with no looseness or slack in the action.
* The row of toggle switches at the bottom of the dash are my favorite feature of the interior. They look great and have a nice firm feel.
* Plenty of leg and shoulder room (I'm only 5'7" and 150 lb though, even my Solstice has plenty of room as far as I'm concerned!)

The bad:
* Interior plastics still feel very similar to the current Mustang, with a mixture of hard plastics and soft touch surfaces

The ugly:
* The speedometer has the text 'Ground Speed MPH', which in my opinion just looks stupid.

Another criticism I have is that the car has very pronounced front and rear overhangs. Why couldn't they have proportioned it better by lengthening the wheelbase or something?

Anyway, on the whole I love the car. I'm not sure what pricing is going to be like, but if I can get a GT Premium with the track pack for less than $34k, I'm sold! Make mine victory red with the brown leather please :-)

I believe they said the steering wheel is actually a little smaller than the current one but maybe not small enough to be noticeable? It does seem like they fattened it a little around the 2 and 10 positions.

Anyway thanks for the writeup. I'd be interested in getting the impressions of everyone that's seen the car so far. I know we have a few on here that have.

 

[abie915]

Thanks RedRex! I've actually been lurking here for several months now and thought I'd pipe up.

GTsquid, I've only driven the current Mustang on a few occasions, so maybe that's why the wheel didn't feel different to me. Someone like you who drives one on a regular basis might notice it right away.

 

[Tony Alonso]

I was able to sweet talk the girl at the booth into letting me briefly sit in the gray convertible. I pushed and prodded every button on the dash, and checked out the interior materials to get a feeling of how well this car is put together.

Cool!

Ihe good:
* The brown leather seats look even better in person, they're a darker shade than the current brown interior (more coffee than tan) They feel soft and fantastic.

That definitely was my immediate first impression. This brown (and I am generally not a fan of that color) looked nicely color matched. "Coffee" is a good way to describe it; light roast of course!

 

[Cosmos]

...I can never remember what the P-51 has to do with the mustang, I think its name, but there it is.

Similarly, I have difficulty relating the vehicle name Suburu to 'The Sisters' star cluster aka 'The Pleiades'. :shrug:

 

[RBH]

Similarly, I have difficulty relating the vehicle name Suburu to 'The Sisters' star cluster aka 'The Pleiades'. :shrug:

You probably know this but Subaru is just the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster.

 

[Cosmos]

You probably know this but Subaru is just the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster.

Yes, as my inquiry suggests I'm aware of that but why name a vehicle after a star cluster? But on the other hand, why name a Ford after a WW II fighter...or a fish, or a snake, or a...? Oh well, forget it...Ford also had a Comet to keep The Pleiades company in the universe.

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