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Old 11-28-2006, 04:39 AM
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If ford designed like this, they would have no money problems at all.

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Old 11-28-2006, 05:01 AM
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i like it - the front looks a little bmw 6-series-ish which is good. i dont like the lambo doors but everything else is good
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Looks interesting - not as muscular but definitely more "sexy" (can a Mustang be called sexy?)...
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I'm not big on the taillights. Overall it's pretty good, but it doesn't make me want one. Giugiaro has always been very hit and miss with me.
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It's ok. The new retro styled cars are all starting to look so similar that this special design could have been labeled Camaro or Challenger as well.
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I have always swore off mustangs, but i think im in love here.... just wonder how reliable it would be cause soem of my SVT buds have had numerous troubles with their stangs
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Looks like they are all the same chassis.






Even the wheels look the same on those two.

Imagine a real trunk and roof on the Giugiaro Mustang and you get close.
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All of the "pony cars" used the same formula when they first came out, so it's no big surprise that the later interpretations would look similar, especially in silhouette. Long nose, compact cabin, short rear deck, everyone was on the same page.

I could see something like this as a follow on to the current production Mustang. There was some speculation as to whether Ford would follow up the current car with a 1970 repro or something else. A "something else" like this should keep sales numbers up while bringing the car forward in design. The fact that they used the current chassis is a plus for production. It would be a nice bridge to a more modern looking Mustang.
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Those seats are quite something, otherwise this design would lose its interestingness pretty quickly at the Mustang's typical sales volume. I mean all those V6 base coupes running around would surely spoil the cachet. The first few times I saw the G35 coupe I thought it was a beauty, but now they are as transparent as Accords, Camrys, etc.
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Kill the Lambo doors and I like it. Maybe too much greenhouse?


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