Ford developing a 4 door Mustang?

[svtfocus2cobra]

The Kia Stinger is in that segment and looks great. As ugly as it is, the new Accord has a fastback look to it too but its FWD.

Look at the rear closer. The AMG GT and the Panamera have hatches instead of the usual luggage lid that makes them a 4 door coupe as opposed to a sedan. The Stinger and Accord still have luggage lids and so does the Mustang, so in order for a 4 door version of it to actually fit that segment I believe they might have to revise it to a hatch. I'm really not sure. It's a weird segment that I dont think has a lot of set rules, but more what the manufacturer wants to claim so their car doesn't seem redundant.

But on the other hand, the Mustang has always been a fastback/coupe though so the luggage lid on it is a coupe design element so adding two doors should still allow them to claim that segment.

Im wondering if Ford is exploring this route, in taking after the Europeans, in order to help bolster sliding sales in Europe as well?

 

[2KBlackGT]

Look at the rear closer. The AMG GT and the Panamera have hatches instead of the usual luggage lid that makes them a 4 door coupe as opposed to a sedan. The Stinger and Accord still have luggage lids and so does the Mustang, so in order for a 4 door version of it to actually fit that segment I believe they might have to revise it to a hatch. I'm really not sure. It's a weird segment that I dont think has a lot of set rules, but more what the manufacturer wants to claim so their car doesn't seem redundant.

But on the other hand, the Mustang has always been a fastback/coupe though so the luggage lid on it is a coupe design element so adding two doors should still allow them to claim that segment.

Im wondering if Ford is exploring this route, in taking after the Europeans, in order to help bolster sliding sales in Europe as well?

Interesting, I've never paid that much attention to notice that difference. If ford offers a four door RWD sedan with a V8 I'd be interested for sure. IDC if they call it a Mustang or something else, they just need to get into that segment imo.

 

[BlksvtCobra01]

No! Call it something different Falcon, Galaxie, or make it a Lincoln Mark VIIII. I thought I heard some where they decided already not to call it a Mustang? Any insight @SID297


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[svtfocus2cobra]

I dont care either way, but if they used the design cues of the Mustang but called it a Falcon or Galaxy then maybe that would be okay. Everything is changing so much that I feel a lot of nameplates might have to go this route to make it the next few decades.

 

[cj428mach]

So basically a v8 swapped Fusion. I mean Fusion = S550 right now.

Ford is such garbage now, I'm kind of excited to see the company tank for making some of the decisions they have.

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

So basically a v8 swapped Fusion. I mean Fusion = S550 right now.

Ford is such garbage now, I'm kind of excited to see the company tank for making some of the decisions they have.

It literally wouldn't be anything like the Fusion. The only thing the Mustang and Fusion share is a "likeness" in the front end.

 

[offroadkarter]

It literally wouldn't be anything like the Fusion. The only thing the Mustang and Fusion share is a "likeness" in the front end.

No man, a similar design language due to being made by the same company = it's literally the same car, even if they don't actually share any platform parts.

Nevermind the fact the SN95 came from the fox platform days which actually shared parts with the LTD II and fairmont lol

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

No man, a similar design language due to being made by the same company = it's literally the same car, even if they don't actually share any platform parts.

Nevermind the fact the SN95 came from the fox platform days which actually shared parts with the LTD II and fairmont lol

Lol, I cant understand how someone could use a blatantly untrue statement to hate the brand. Ford is doing a lot of things bad right now but the Fusion and S550 Mustang have proven to not be one of them. Those successes belong to Mulally so we have yet to see how the furniture salesman's plans pan out. I'll give him credit if he can essentially make a new lineup out of the Mustang and have it be successful.

 

[offroadkarter]

Lol, I cant understand how someone could use a blatantly untrue statement to hate the brand. Ford is doing a lot of things bad right now but the Fusion and S550 Mustang have proven to not be one of them. Those successes belong to Mulally so we have yet to see how the furniture salesman's plans pan out. I'll give him credit if he can essentially make a new lineup out of the Mustang and have it be successful.

I will be honest and say I do not expect good things from the furniture salesman, I wish Ford could get Mulally back or someone like him.

However, I never understood the sheer outrage that people have had for years now that the S550 platform shares some standard design language features with another ford product. When has this been anything new? The four eye fox looks like a LTD II, the 87-93 looks like an escort, the 94-98 has the same soft, rounded features as a gen 2 taurus and "new edge" was literally the late 90's design language that went beyond the mustang.


Honestly, I think boomers are just outraged that the 60's retro fad has simmered down again.

 

[Revvv]

Interesting, I've never paid that much attention to notice that difference. If ford offers a four door RWD sedan with a V8 I'd be interested for sure. IDC if they call it a Mustang or something else, they just need to get into that segment imo.

How about calling it a Falcon, Galaxy, Crown Vic, etc?

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[L8APEX]

I'm with everyone else in not calling it a Mustang. Ford has so many historic names for 4 doors that would fit better.
Even if all they did was aside from the 4 doors is change the running horses to a blue oval even if they kept the exact same front clip and rear end it would appease a good percentage of the Mustang purists.
Hell the originals were built from the Falcon's parts bin... why not build it as a new Falcon, give it a fancy bird logo (like the Thunderbird had) that separates it from the Stangs, and run with it?

 

[HISSMAN]

Torino would work for me. It fits just as much as the current Charger being called a Charger.

 

[offroadkarter]

How about calling it a Falcon, Galaxy, Crown Vic, etc?

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the name "crown vic" will never come back, it was an internal joke at ford with how out of date that car became.

I do agree though, a 4 door sedan with the name mustang is retarded, they have plenty of other much more fitting names they can choose from.

 

[BlksvtCobra01]

the name "crown vic" will never come back, it was an internal joke at ford with how out of date that car became.

I do agree though, a 4 door sedan with the name mustang is retarded, they have plenty of other much more fitting names they can choose from.

Marauder?


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[offroadkarter]

Marauder?


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Quiet you! Mercury is dead

 

[BlckBox04]

I'd be first in line to buy one.

I absolutely love my S550. And this is from a guy coming from a 2014 GT500. Give me a 4-door option, and she will have a sibling sitting in the garage next to her.

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Dude that ish is sick. That's the reason I want a gt350, because sex

 

[Klaus]

Well, per the article they are saying it will go after the Panamera and I assume the new MB AMG GT sedan so a 4 door Mustang will have to utilize the fastback look to match those two cars.

I can't think of anyone who is building the "4 door coupe" outside of the premier auto brands so if Ford does it they will very much be by themselves in that segment and I am guessing they think the Mustang name and design is probably the only way to gain a foothold in that particular market.

Not that a potential Mustang would look as cool as these two cars but I think these two designs for a sedan look great! Especially that Panamera!

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A four door 911 is even more taboo than a mustang but slap a new name on it and it is all good. New Falcon?

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

A four door 911 is even more taboo than a mustang but slap a new name on it and it is all good. New Falcon?

I would love Falcon but I wonder how they would address the taillights? I think design-wise you stick with the full Mustang design, but the taillights dont belong on anything but a Mustang. Just let it slide?

 

[Coiled03]

Torino would work for me. It fits just as much as the current Charger being called a Charger.

 

[GT Premi]

... The Stinger and Accord still have luggage lids...

The KIA Stinger is a hatchback.