For mustang enthusiasts i'd think you'd know more about the mustangs past
The cougars of late 60's early 70's WERE mustangs with more luxurious interiors and, for the most part, bigger faster engines.
example... MY '68 Cougar GT (rare car, made in canada, its brother was the Eliminator made in the US, The eliminator was longer and weighed a bit more, and usually came with a smaller engine)... 428 Cobra Jet, it eats up EVERYTHING on the road, Canary yellow with black soft top. 4 speed that does wheelies with a minor timing change. You can compare that to pretty much any '68 mustang you want to, and you'll notice they are practically identical (only better
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Now we look at Capri's, which were identical to 80's style mustangs. (I owned one of each) The capri was a mustang, trying to be more luxurious, but it was the 80's and they had ****ty taste, so it failed... Plaid seats??? wtf???
Jump to 2000, the new Cougar was meant to appeal to the new crowd, it was a front wheel drive V6 (like my new car... a '91 Z34). The new cougar was meant to be like those ****cans of the 80's that were now immitating the Thunderbird (ever wonder why Turbo Cougars and Thunderbird Turbo Coupes have the same engine... whoda thunk it)
Jump to 2005, anyone with any car taste wants a retro car. The cougar is by far my favorite car, and is most peoples favorite car. It hasn't been made in 5 years, there are less of them on the road, whereas everyone and their dog has a mustang. If the cougar came back, i say it should be V8 or V10 (put that new 5.8 into use) Keep it with the same looks it has in that photochop(notice its the eliminator...
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My mom has already given my dad permission to buy "the" 2005 cougar, he also found that photochop and was in love. Then he saw the messenger which is most likely going to be the new cougar instead of the eliminator... and first thing he said was... guess ill be waiting a few more years for a new car. That ugly ass messenger thing should be used as target practice for the military. You should have seen how excited he was about that cougar concept! And then how he almost cried when he saw the messenger. (he hasn't owned anything other then ford and mercury his whole life, except for one 86 monte carlo SS, he was the original owner of the '68 GT)
I completely agree with him. Messenger looks like ****, Cougar makes my mouth drop and i get all tingly inside when i see it. I would buy a cougar 10 times over a mustang. The cougar is like the Saleen to the Mustang, it has more prestige.
If the 2005 Cougar comes out looking like that and NOT like the messenger, I would sell all my belongings to get one.