09 Mustang Spy Shots

[chuckstang]

http://www.stangnet.com/Ford-Mustang-News/2009-Ford-Mustang-Spy-Shots-070119.html


Looks like Ford will be using that stupid Italian based Mustang as styling influences.
I like the wheels though!

 

[Boomer v3.8]

It was the LA Autoshow not SEMA that it debuted...

Also..notice the lines and the grille.

Lines are VERY similar, however with where the fogs are located, it seems that the grille opening is closer to what we have now, not the Italian Stallion..

Best guess...take the current car... apply hips, front, rear onto the current car... and you'll have it.
It's gonna look hot.

Look at the idea behind the Guigiaro...not the overall package.
Its a HIGHLY stylized version.

 

[03gobluecobra]

I think it will only get a couple influences from the Italian car. Doesn't look drastically different from what we have now.

 

[Stripe Delete]

Looks like the future GT will have the same design as the GT500 but with a pair of fog lights in the grill.

 

[trance_in_miami]

I hope that the new design does not get UGLIER than what it is already.

 

[SlowSVT]

Calling the SN-197 "ugly" is a bit of a stretch. Some of the lines on the car are pretty nice.

I would like to see Ford ditch that high hood line and Myers plow like grill :xpl: and make the car more streamline:thumbsup: "Deep 6" the retro stuff and shorten the Lincoln LS like wheelbase :rockon:

In other words; Make a New Edge retro epper:

IMO

 

[FBMphil]

I saw that damn thing last week in the exact same vicinity where those shots were taken. About 100 yards from the Ford experimental vehicle and wind tunnel buildings.

Edit - AND people have been seeing Aussie Falcons with MFG tags around these parts, so you know what that means Some kind of V8 sedan in the near future...

 

[CobraRed01]

The top edge on the "new" front fender doesn't match anything on the back of the car. The backend has got to tighten up and sweep down a bit to match. If you're going to re-design it...re-design it. No bandaids, thanks. The Giugiaro Mustang was a good start.

Wider...lower...meaner...more modern, please.

 

[FBMphil]

According to sources at another board, it's just a mockup mule for the new engines hitting the stangs, and they need a representative front end from the upcoming redesign to see how well it cools...

 

[SKMCOBRA]

I like the Italian design much better than the 05-07 model myself.

 

[PowerWheels]

Why the hell do you need Italians doing designs? It's American. The back looks like shit.

 

[chuckstang]

that itailian made stang looks like gay puke

 

[CobraRed01]

that itailian made stang looks like gay puke

"Gay puke"???...that's a good one. LMAO. Here's my own variation on the Giugiaro theme ....better heads lights, more aggressive grill, Cobra R hood...more Muscle Car feel.

Hey, the Giugiaro is just a start. "Italian Job"??? Figure Ford's an international company and if they want to get away from retro they might think internationally. Might make sense considering how many in here tout the virtues of European marques. The final upgrade is going to be a compromise anyway and Ford won't do anything that is "Un-American". BUT, Ford's going to have to push-the-envelope to keep up with the new designs for the Camaro and Challenger...which ARE wider, lower and meaner than the current S197 body style.

 

[tw0scoops]

Well the new Giugiaro mustang doesn't look that much different from the '05 concept car if you think about it:

Just has some hips on it.

I think once (IF) it goes into production, then will make the curves more subtle, probably not as low to the ground, basically turn it into a production car. And it will be HOOOOOT. And even more so, I can't wait till the next cobra comes out on that body. Hopefully they'll use a lighter engine the next time around.

 

[sonicsensation]

looks kinda like the camaro thats coming out?

 

[chuckstang]

adding hips is good, just like the cars in the 60s!

 

[CobraRed01]

adding hips is good, just like the cars in the 60s!

Good point. Actually, the current S197 was based on the '66 Mustang, while the re-design might pickup cues from the '67/'68 and '69/'70 styles, which had a more distinctive "hip" and curve on the rear quarter panel. Giugiaro's design picks that up. The original Mustang concept was board-straight...

...except for the nice shallow curve front to back...and the impossibly low roof line and 24"("? wheels.

 

[SKMCOBRA]

Why the hell do you need Italians doing designs? It's American. The back looks like shit.

The back of the car in the pics in this post are of the existing car! It appears all they did was change the front clip, thus why only the front is covered up.

 

[Black86]

The Guigaro Mustang doesn't have hips, it has bumps, hips are supposed to be wide, that's one thing they got right on the Camaro concept, the hips don't just rise up, they flare out, making the rear look wider, and more aggressive. Plus it gives you more room for wider tires, I saw an old 280Z the other day and the first thought that ran through my mind was the Guigaro concept.

Ford should leave the design up to us, I've never liked anything that guy has come up with, have you seen the Vette he did?:xpl:

 

[CobraRed01]

The Guigaro Mustang doesn't have hips, it has bumps, hips are supposed to be wide, that's one thing they got right on the Camaro concept, the hips don't just rise up, they flare out, making the rear look wider, and more aggressive. Plus it gives you more room for wider tires, I saw an old 280Z the other day and the first thought that ran through my mind was the Guigaro concept.

Ford should leave the design up to us, I've never liked anything that guy has come up with, have you seen the Vette he did?:xpl:

The Giugiaro's got min hips for sure. The design would look even meaner with wider rear flares/fenders. His current design is understated, but a lot more aggressive than the current Mustang. Not familiar with his Vette design, but that's not on the table here. I'm reacting to what I see. I think it's a step in the right direction. I haven't seen any other concepts yet to comment about. Where are the America designers???

I really like the new Camaro design and that's why Ford has to kick-it-up a notch. It's a really cool edgy design that modernizes all the old cues. The big hips are pretty radical. The only thing the bugs me about the Camaro is that big-ass, S-eating ("S" as in S197???) grin of a front grill. But it's growing on me. Maybe it's the curve up at the ends that does it. The Challenger is really too original retro for me, but very clean looking. Maximum hipless.