Just saw the leaked photos of the '05 Mustang...... I'm not too excited....
Like many of you, I fell in love with the concept. Leave it to the American car companies to take an amazing design and water it down to the point where it more resembles cars from 5 years ago.
What turns me off??
1- The rear end - What happened?? The concept really looked like a bad-*** car from behind. Those big taillights have been sized down and now the car looks a lot tamer.
2- The interior - Once again, it seems like the American mantra is to make something new with last year's parts. The one positive is that I actually really dig those old-school gauges - I think they're pretty cool. But the rest of the interior is shite. Same crappy-looking heating controls - same crappy-looking stereo - seats, door panels, etc. look like they came right off the rental lot. And if anyone from Ford is reading this message - PLEASE NO CUPHOLDERS (or at least hide them)!!! THIS IS A MUSTANG, NOT AN SUV!!!
3- The front end seems like it wasn't changed too much from the concept, but there's something that I can't put my finger on - something subtle has been done to it since the concept. Foglights aren't too bad, although they don't excite me too much.
4- What happened to the new horse logo from the concept?? I thought it looked pretty cool as a step into the future - looked really fresh & cutting edge. But it looks like Ford has decided to scrap it & keep using the old pony.
Seems like the car has been "softened around the edges" and it lacks the "cutting edge" appearance of the concept. Why did Ford do this?? I was getting ready to put in my order for a 2005 Mustang GT, but I'm going to step back until I really see the finished product. I may decide to get something else...
Maybe the photos we're seeing is of the basic 6-cylinder entry-level Mustang - I'm hoping that's the case, and that the GT & Cobra versions will look more like the concept.
Holding my breath.....
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