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What will the next generation Ford Mustang look like? Expect that the styling cues of the current generation model will find it is way to that vehicle which must hit the market sometime in 2014. However, rather of relying solely on it is U.S. design team to craft what will be the golden anniversary model, the Ford Motor Company will be soliciting input from designers around the world, keeping in line with it is current exercise of formulating cars suitable for most any market. Global Design A radical modify may be coming for the Ford Mustang if international design input holds sway. Expect that the next generation pony car to be littler and lighter, making use of an EcoBoost four and optional V-6, perhaps losing it is V-8 engines completely. That’s to be expected given that Ford and other manufacturers are facing stiffer EPA fuel economy regulatings come 2016, with fleets expected to intermediate 35.5 mpg. No Mustang comes close to that magic number right now, but future models may achieve what is presently not possible. Ford Mustang fanciers may be shuddering at the thought that their beloved pony car might be eviscerated. That thinking is untimely and likely inaccurate: the U.S. design team will still spearhead development, with global designers providing their input according to Automotive News. Lighter Mustang What seems likely is based on personal speculation, but the future prospects or potentials include reducing the Mustang overall size by a foot, losing assorted hundred pound and, gasp, switching to front-wheel-drive. That latter chance may be anathema to the ‘Stang, but it isn’t the firstborn time Ford badly considered making that move. In the late 1980s, the FWD Ford Probe almost substituted the Mustang, but the pony car was rescued from sure doom by Dear born faithful. Instead, Ford sold both models before the Mazda-built Probe was discontinued. Expect that at least one version of Ford’s EcoBoost engine will find it is way underneath the hood of the next generation Mustang. A 2.0-liter four sounds small, but with direct fuel injection and turbocharging working in tandem, the power derived from this motor may surprise enthusiasts. Four cylinder engines have been used in the Mustang before, but those earlier engines were weak and for the most part ineffectual. An EcoBoost four would deliver V-6 equivalent power and four cylinder fuel economy. A similar V-6 EcoBoost might likewise be considered for those drivers demanding V-8 equivalent performance. More Speculation One radical idea for the Ford Mustang would be for it to lose it is pony car status altogether – along with it is rear seats – and take on the Nissan N370Z directly. That means the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger would be left duking it out, 2+2 models with more prominent engines, heavier bodies and styled to invoke memory of the best of the sport coupe lot. |
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Ford To Take Lincoln Global
Posted by Eric Weeks
on October 10, 2011
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