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Only 'seems' fake?Might be and I hope not.
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Might be and I hope not.
Saw this today. Seems fake.
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While not all wrong, you might be a bit harsh on the FCA twins. Formula is not totally flawed.Makes sense. James Hackett is cost-cutting like hell. Why invest in a new chassis for a vehicle which doesn't move all that many units? Thank FCA for that. All they do is keep freshening an old, heavy, poorly handling and substantially outdated chassis for the Charger/Chally twins and sales are increasing. I'm sure that didn't go unnoticed at Ford. It's good news for us because I don't think many of us care for an all-new watered down car when Ford could make some kickass special editions and make a series of incremental improvements to the existing car.
It’s Gonna Be Bigger
According to sources familiar with the strategy, but not connected to Ford, the CD6 Mustang replacement has been delayed by several years. When it arrives, it will be larger than the current car, closer to the Dodge Challenger in overall size if not girth.
The dimensional differences are significant. Based on its exterior dimensions, the Dodge Challenger is a full-size coupe, at 197.9 inches long on a 116.2-inch wheelbase, while the current Ford Mustang is 188.3 inches long and has a 107.1-inch wheelbase. Both cars’ widths are within 0.1 inch of each other, but the Challenger is taller, at 57.5 inches high versus the Mustang’s 54.4 inches.
Sources say that while the CD6 platform is designed to be highly flexible, there are certain components that can’t be scaled down as far as the current Mustang. Consider that the Challenger turned out to be as tall and long as it is because designers had to make the proportions work with the tall front cowl of its platform mates, the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300. A Mustang with a longer wheelbase also would give it more EPA fuel-mileage leeway, based on its larger “footprint.”
Agreed, it would be very cool to have 2 and 4 door variants built off the Mustang platform.Well FCA has Chrysler to share the Challenger / charger platform with the 300, and Chevy has Cadillac to share the Alpha chassis... seems like the clear answer is Ford needs to make a Lincoln coupe / sedan offering (even though the US as a whole is moving away from those, right...) to compete up-market and share the cost.
You should probably give him your allocation, its the right thing to do!
It’s hard for the mustang to share a platform when ford has chosen not to build any other car platforms at least domestically.