Next Gen Mustang

[MikeMike]

people keep saying GM is going to be late to the party, but what will Ford, and Dodge, for that matter, do to stay at the party? its not easy to take an old school design and change it to still look retro, they cant just completely redo the car, GM has a vehicle design that is futuristic enough to be able to last and have many redo's that still retain the shape, but dont kill the car. Ford and Dodge will have very little room to modify the car, what, are they gunna make the Stang and Challenger look like 80's models next??

ok, more clearly: What can ford and dodge do to the next models of their "current" (challenger isnt out) cars to compete with GM when the Camaro is released? id like to hear some thinking because i feel that the Retro is a downward battle when talking about a high volume market. how do you pull out of the retro style expecially on the mustang?

 

[Ktulu]

I really don't see how the Challenger or Mustang could be updated for future generations without completely redesigning from the ground up.

 

[meltdown75]

it seems like they did pull out of it for a while, and now they are emphasizing it more and starting to bring it back (in reference to Stangs).

i like the 5.0L hatchbacks from... i think it was 1992. the last year they had that certain style. those cars also sounded very cool.

 

[Rudee]

Your better off to take the $40-$50k that these retro "redos" cost and buy a REAL classic muscle car from the 60's early 70's and restore it. At least you will have an investment that actually appreciates over time. Not to mention that the real classic car will turn more heads then the redone modern version and you will have more pride of ownership then the crap they are pumping out now.

 

[GTJoe]

The 'stang is already a retro car. The current generation (released last year) took it's styling cues from the 60's mustangs. There isn't much of a redesign in prossess. Besides, the 80's and 90's mustangs were the worst looking mustangs in history, why would they want to go back to a terrible looking car?

Joe

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: GTJoe
The 'stang is already a retro car. The current generation (released last year) took it's styling cues from the 60's mustangs. There isn't much of a redesign in prossess. Besides, the 80's and 90's mustangs were the worst looking mustangs in history, why would they want to go back to a terrible looking car?

Joe

thats what im referring to...

 

[MasterAndCommander]

Originally posted by: GTJoe
The 'stang is already a retro car. The current generation (released last year) took it's styling cues from the 60's mustangs. There isn't much of a redesign in prossess. Besides, the 80's and 90's mustangs were the worst looking mustangs in history, why would they want to go back to a terrible looking car?

Joe

I'd say they were the 2nd worst...the 1st worse has to go to the Mustang II era - 1974-1978

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: GTJoe
The 'stang is already a retro car. The current generation (released last year) took it's styling cues from the 60's mustangs. There isn't much of a redesign in prossess. Besides, the 80's and 90's mustangs were the worst looking mustangs in history, why would they want to go back to a terrible looking car?

Joe

Worse than the Mustang II of the 70's? That's harsh.

I guess the next retro Mustang will have to be the Mustang II.