Mossberg said:Amazing how the 05 is nowhere near their predictions.
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351CJ said:The real '05 has a pony in the center of the grille, just like M/T's prediction.
Isn't that close enough for you nit pickers?
98StangRidah said:It looks very European.
WaltA said:An interesting side note, is that the production 2005 Mustang is actually more Asian. The head of the S197 Mustang design project, was born and raised in Vietnam.
So, he actually brought to the design, his own outsider impressions of what an "American" sports car should be.
From war-torn Vietnam to driver's seat of Mustang
WaltA said:
shatner saves said:The guy has lived in th US for 29 of his 37 years. Hell, I would imagine he's probably even a citizen. At what point does his impressions stop being those of an "outsider"? If this guy immigrated from Europe in 1975, no one would even notice.
He did an excellent job IMO.
WaltA said:Well, it is a cultural-roots thing, and would be the same if he/she did come from Europe or any other non-USA place for that matter. It really doesn't matter how long he has been here, nor if he is a citizen. It is where he was during his "formative" childhood years. That, by itself, doesn't make this impressions good or bad; just different.
What the hell does that have to do with anything?WaltA said:Would you characterize the Japanese designed Mustang (aka the Ford Probe) as embodying the best of what it means to be a Mustang? It doesn't mean the Probe was a bad design; it just wasn't a Mustang.
He joined Ford in 1988 and soon was assigned to work with the Newman-Haas racing team on the CART open-wheel circuit. The job allowed him to refine his area of expertise: chassis engineering.WaltA said:If I picked the person to head a total redesign of the Mustang, I would pick someone who grew up in the pits of a race track or drag strip. Someone who knew how to speed-shift before they could walk. Someone who teethed on a torque wrench.
If you have a problem with the styling, that would be a complaint for the individual who actually styled the car. That would be Jay Mays, not Hau Thai-Tang.WaltA said:Maybe the 2005 Mustang design will grow on me over the years. It is hard to exactly place what is wrong with it, but it just doesn't seem quite right. Instead of retro, it kind-of reminds me of the "look" of a 40+ year old guy wearing a lime green polyester leisure suit. It doesn't make him look young again; just odd.
shatner saves said:If you have a problem with the styling, that would be a complaint the individual who actually styled the car. That would be Jay Mays, not Hau Thai-Tang.
WaltA said:Instead of retro, it kind-of reminds me of the "look" of a 40+ year old guy wearing a lime green polyester leisure suit. It doesn't make him look young again; just odd.
Mossberg said:Did anyone else notice it has side and rear exhaust? What's with that?