re the mustang petebre elof iit edu brenta peterson writes jmh hopper virginia edu jeffrey hoffmeister writes jmm h virginia edu the bald runner writes i just have got to remind all of you that this is it yes that s right somtime this fall ford the granddaddy of cars will be introducing an all new mega cool way too fast for accord drivers mustang it s supposed to be streamlined looking similar to the mach iii concept car ford came out with around january i can t wait anyone out there hear anything about it recently if everything i ve read is correct ford is doing nothing but re skinning the existing mustang with minor suspension modifications and the pictures i ve seen indicate they didn t do a very good job of it the new mustang is nothing but a re cycle of a year old car gee is it already yes it will still be on the fox program chasis anything that will be differe nt on the new car as far as mechanical s is unknown the suspension will most likely be changed as well as the drive drain from what has been printed on it there is no clear idea of what will be done as some say it will have the modular v and others the current small block just have to wait and see also is far as styling goes from what i seen is good a return to tradition c scoop on the sides and roof line much like a or fastback you know i m a ford fan i must say so i m looking forward to the next mustang i have faith that it will be a fine product more desireable than the camaro is now you know that s mho the differences these days between ford and gm are not so much the quality just the philosophy it used to be quality and philosophy gm is barely catching up but they have more room for improvement that can only be made up in time stss still come off the assembly line with screwed up paint stripes and poor trunk door hood panel alignments it s those year old plants and the latest gm products still come with the standard equipment rattledash tm but like i said they re getting better and making the move in the right direction they beat ford to the market with the camaro firebird but really only in words production of these vehicles will be limited until the end of the year keeping selling prices above msrp for the most part since there are so many twitching camaro fans out there i wouldn t press ford to hurry the mustang since the final wait could be worth it besides no bow tie fanatic is gonna buy the mustang anyway i do not put much stock in the mag rags inside information or even ford rep quotes the taurus was pretty much a surprise when it was finally disclosed in it s entirety inside information had the taurus with a v and rear wheel drive at one point i wouldn t look for a simple re paneled mustang folks you may be cheating yourself if you do there s a lot of potential ford hasn t released a new car without a wheel is in years the mustang project has been brewing for at least right a wheel is could happen those modular v s are out there too in the interest of cafe and competition don t rule those out either your ignorant if you do and there are so many spy shots and artist renderings out there who really knows what it ll look like the mach iii doubt it highly the next mustang will be ford s highest profile car it attracts way more attention than the camaro firebird because it s heritage is more embedded in the general public don t lie to yourself and believe ford will forfeit that i submit that the mustang will be a success enough to elicit defensive remarks from some heavy camaro fans here you know intelligent critical spews like the mustang bites man some of you are already beginning i predict that the mustang and camaro will be comparable performers as usual i predict that the differences will be in subjective areas like looks and feel as usual the camaro is still a huge automobile the mustang will retain its cab rearward styling and short pony car wheelbase the camaro still reaches out to the fighter pilot while the mustang will appeal to the driver the camaro will still sell to the muscle car set while the mustang will continue to sell to the college degreed muscle car set both will be more refined i do think the camaro is there will be no clear winner unless the ford gets the v hp romeo you don t seriously believe that it was designed for the mark viii only do you regards brian bqueiser magnus acs ohio state edu i am the engineer i can choose k department of engineering mechanics ohio state university columbus oh
