http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/ Autoblog Comments for Ford Mustang rumors for 2009 and 2012 http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/Sep 20th 2006 4:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/Sep 20th 2006 4:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/Sep 20th 2006 4:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/Sep 20th 2006 5:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/
If it stays the same forever, why buy one? When you style it like a 68 Mustang, what's the next step? A retro 1972? A (horrors) retro Mustang II?

The current body is nice, and it's helped Ford tremendously, but it can't, and shouldn't last forever.]]>Sep 20th 2006 5:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/
http://www.mustang-svo.com/
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Go Mustang! Kick a Camaro to the curb with no respect!]]>Sep 20th 2006 5:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/
http://www.themustangnews.com/tech/st-0706_ozirs.htm]]>Sep 20th 2006 6:15PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/2) Make it lighter, not more horsepowerish. Lighter: Better acceleration, better handling, better mileage. More HP: Better acceleration. (worse mileage?)
3) Kill the live axle. It's not 1922 anymore. It's not a truck (see point 1)

Oops. Sorry, this is a "muscle car". We're not supposed to care about those things.
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Ford has been building vehicles for over 100 years. That's lots of retro to choose from - imagine a retro Model T or Model A and all their variants. Me, I'm holding out for a cool retro Pinto Pinata.]]>Sep 20th 2006 6:48PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/Sep 20th 2006 10:23PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/Sep 20th 2006 11:28PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/
I'm waiting for the retro Cougars and Barracudas. Lincoln is supposed to be building a Mustang-based coupe.]]>Sep 20th 2006 11:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/20/ford-mustang-rumors-for-2009-and-2012/
Ford isn't playing around about the Mustang, nor should they. They're not going to lose the market they created. We've all seen in the past what happens when new challengers arrive....Buh bye Camaro, Firebird, Charger, Challenger, GTO, etc etc...to name the big boys. All scrapped and the Mustang remained. Ford's going to be proactive about this...there's going to be a million Mustang options/variants. The platform will continue to evolve as Ford pumps cash into it and I seriously doubt the crown will be taken away.


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This only a problem with cars whose only attribute is the styling. What do you do with a PT Cruiser now? Or an HHR? The only thing they have to recommend them is retro. On the other hand, the Mustang would be a fun car under any name or style. V8 touring cars work.

On the other hand the current mustang is selling great and there is plenty of room for improvement without throwing out the current styling. It wouldn't hurt them to play with the details (like improve the engines and interior) until the retro exterior styling has run its course.]]>Sep 21st 2006 9:05AM