A Lesson in Aerodynamics
Just because the leading edge of the hood on the 05 protrudes more than the current Mustang has very little to do with the aerodynamics of the car. If you take a very close look at the grill and the headlights on the 05 you'll notice how much more flush everything fits together, unlike the current car. I know one topic of contention about the 05's grill was the number of blocked openings in the grill, the reason for these to be closed off is to reduce the size of the actual grill opening. As for the flush plastic lenses over the headlights they are there for a similar purpose, the way they are angled back away from the grill they direct air around the side and up over the hood rather than catch it like the classic stangs open lights did, or the HUGE GAPS over the Current Mustangs headlights. The profile of the 05 Mustangs front end is very similar to a BMW's if anyone hasn't noticed, and I believe BMW is very concerned with aerodynamics, as much as Ford is. I am an amateur designer and have studied alot about aerodynamics, as I got my desire to design in the height of the Aero Craze! It's alot more than how low the front end is, if anyone remembers the Audi 100 of the 1980s just take a look at it's front end, it looks much more square and Brick like than the 05 Mustang yet it had an industry leading CD (Coefficient of Drag) of .29. I'm confident that Ford has done their homework on this design, and that it spent numerous hours in the wind tunnel to achieve a respectable CD number. It's Funny how none of the car manufactures boast the CD numbers of their cars anymore. But they sure are making the Horsepower Numbers Known!