2014 Mustang Rumors
01-20-2010, 04:59 PM
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2014 Mustang Rumors
Anxiously awaiting the day that you can stroll into your nearest Ford dealership, plunk down $30,000 dollars and drive away in a brand-new Mustang with an independent rear suspension? You've surely got a few more years to save your money, but the boys from Motor Trend are reporting that fully-independent salvation will finally show up for the Mustang's 50th Anniversary Party in 2014.
MT projects that there are a few ways the Blue Oval could go with its next-gen pony car in order to satisfy the demand for IRS, the most likely of which appears to be a significantly revised version of the current Mustang platform with the recently unveiled 5.0-liter V8 engine as the centerpiece. Other less likely options include downsizing the Mustang and powering it with an Ecoboost V6 engine or, least likely of all, taking the car upmarket to compete with cars like the Nissan GT-R.
One thing that MT speculates won't happen is the Mustang's next-gen architecture being shared with any other models under Ford's prodigious product umbrella – including the Australian Ford Falcon or a new large rear-wheel drive luxury sedan from Lincoln. Whatever happens, it seems that Ford has at least a few more years to mull it over.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/20/r...form-with-irs/
MT projects that there are a few ways the Blue Oval could go with its next-gen pony car in order to satisfy the demand for IRS, the most likely of which appears to be a significantly revised version of the current Mustang platform with the recently unveiled 5.0-liter V8 engine as the centerpiece. Other less likely options include downsizing the Mustang and powering it with an Ecoboost V6 engine or, least likely of all, taking the car upmarket to compete with cars like the Nissan GT-R.
One thing that MT speculates won't happen is the Mustang's next-gen architecture being shared with any other models under Ford's prodigious product umbrella – including the Australian Ford Falcon or a new large rear-wheel drive luxury sedan from Lincoln. Whatever happens, it seems that Ford has at least a few more years to mull it over.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/20/r...form-with-irs/
01-21-2010, 09:51 AM
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i thought that the comment about taking the mustang upscale was kind of stupid...they already have the GT500...unless they offer some special edition mustang supercar for the 50th...but are they really going to make a 100,000 dollar mustang? youd think that the hot battle between the viper and vette, that ford would want to get in on that...but i dont see the model line going to a higher scale.
01-21-2010, 10:10 PM
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I don't think ford can afford to go IRS unless they cheap out elsewhere...
mustangs are STILL bought because theyre cheap, fun, and easy to fix..the last one is a generally sort of thing,,,,
adding an independent rear suspension would almost certainly drive UP cost...that's a no no
mustangs are STILL bought because theyre cheap, fun, and easy to fix..the last one is a generally sort of thing,,,,
adding an independent rear suspension would almost certainly drive UP cost...that's a no no
01-22-2010, 08:28 AM
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I think everyone hit on key points. Mustangs are popular because of their pricing. If they add the IRS it will drive up cost. I agree that with business getting better to reconsider a top end Ford GT to beat up on the viper/vette. Heck the original did with a 5.4 blown motor. They could easily take their 6.3L and put a bigger blower or just do twin turbo's.