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I just got my Motor Trend yesterday and read that article. If you (on the link provided above) look at the spy pictures, notice the slant of the headlights in the front....looks a lot like the GT500 or the Giugiaro concept. Also the rear bumper was beefed up as well.
The article went on to say; " Don't expect any changes in today's 4.0 liter V6 offering, as it's prime purpose is motivating base and rental-fleet Mustangs. But the GT's V8-currently a 4.6 liter, SOHC, three valver-is likely in for a bump."
The front bumper is different as are the lines for the rear. My guess is that from the front the car wil be noticably different as the hood slant looks a little different with less roon for the grill. This could lead to smaller fog lights and a more agressive "look" out of the front.
The rear looks like the Lights may be shaped differently than the current model. the rear bumper does not seem to stick out as much as the current one.
the car as a whole looks a bit stretched. I'm not sure I like the new line that was added over the rear windows.
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I love the new "hips". It also appears too have GT500 type foglights... I like it alot. I had been planning on getting one but wasn't sure. If this picture is fairly accurate, and they do indeed release a 5.0 my decision has been made. I'll still with black though....
I love Black but it slowly deteriorates faster than any other color. Mine for example is beautiful but the hood and front bumper and even the roof looks like it has been beaten with a chain.
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Yeah, I hear ya. I thought about he dark alloy color for that exact reason. I only keep my cars about 2 years at the most anyway and put about 5k miles on them a year so I don't worry about it too much. It is a MASSIVE pain to keep clean but it's worth the trouble (imho).
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I wonder who's going to offer the first 2010-style body kit to fit our cars. If the new front and rear looks a lot better than the current car, I will consider a swap.
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The profile shows no antenna! Unfortunately, the mule photos show one on the passenger side rear. Instead of moving it to the back of the car why can't Ford put it in the windshield like most other manufacturers? If they really move it beside the trunk the least they could do is make it a power antenna.
I like the shoulder on the rear quarter. Never really understood why they gave the current style the slab side. Now all they need to do is take another look at a '67 to refresh their memory and ditch the tacked on wing.
Let me tell you what Melba Toast is packin'''' right here, all right. We got 4:11 Positrac outback, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bored over 30, 11 to 1 pop-up pistons, turbo-jet 390 horsepower. We''''re talkin'''' some f**kin'''' . . . muscle.
VERY nice picture. love the talk about the ole 5.0 coming back too. Finally people talking more about horsepower rather than oh save the trees. Cars are not meant to be eco friendly they just need to shut up and do what they can for the base models but keep beefing up the big v8's for guys like us who truely appreciate cars:)
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I love Black but it slowly deteriorates faster than any other color. Mine for example is beautiful but the hood and front bumper and even the roof looks like it has been beaten with a chain.
Not true. Silver/gray is the fastest fading/deteriorating color by a long shot. Black merely shows more imperfections than any other color. But they are flaws in the clearcoat, not the actual paint itself....
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Ehhhhh... I think it's ok looking.. but I honestly was never a huge fan of the S197's body style to begin with.. I think I'll stick with my Mach for now.. If I came across a 71 Mach or Boss 429 that's a different story.. LOL I LOVE the fastbacks.. (can't remember if they still made the boss 429 in 71.. I know the first year was 69 but that's off-topic.. lol )
All told, if it's anything like that artist rendering, it'll definitely be a sick car.. I'd love to seem them bring back the 5.0 too.. one of the things that gave mustang it's reputation to begin with.. For anybody that's ever been to a really big street race before, it's funny watching ppl yell "5-0!! 5-0!!" when the cops start showing up, even though they're driving impalas, crown vic's and in some cases chargers now.. LOL
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