2015 Mustang Conceptualized Below is Said to Look Like "The Real Thing"

[GoCougs]

86 Taurus was a game changer and for several year the Taurus was the best selling car in the US. 

The first years of the Taurus were ~25+ years ago, which sorta proves my point, but in a different way. Just as Ford mismanaged the Taurus (and Escort, and Ranger, and Explorer) by not moving the needle every ~5-6 years to keep ahead of competitors, so too with the S197 Mustang, letting it sit on the shelf for 10 years, to be out-shined by the Camaro.

None of these concepts move the needle and would likely remain playing second (sales) fiddle to the Camaro. That doesn't mean one isn't the real deal however, as Ford has a legacy of marque mismanagement.

[Cobra93]

Yep, it's that legacy of marque mismanagement that made me decide to buy a new GM car. I've narrowed my choices down to either a Pontiac GTO or an Oldsmobile Cutlass. 

[Byteme]

Yep, it's that legacy of marque mismanagement that made me decide to buy a new GM car. I've narrowed my choices down to either a Pontiac GTO or an Oldsmobile Cutlass. 

Not me.  I'm heading for either the nearest Saturn or Plymouth dealership.   

[GoCougs]

Yep, it's that legacy of marque mismanagement that made me decide to buy a new GM car. I've narrowed my choices down to either a Pontiac GTO or an Oldsmobile Cutlass. 

Ford has the largest brand mismanagement failures in of the last ~30 years - Escort, Ranger, Explorer and Taurus were ALL game changers and HUGE sales leaders, yet Ford ruined each and every one. It's a shame.

[Atomic]

Good Morning!! Yet Another Rendering of the VERY SOON to be Revealed 2015 Ford Mustang...

Another 2015 Ford Mustang Rendering Surfaces Online

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013 CATEGORIES: FORD, FORD MUSTANG, FORD SCOOPS, SCOOPS

We'll concede to being excited for the reveal of the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang, that has just been reported to take place in the month of December (or next week, if you're a selected/trusted member of the mainstream press).

As time goes by, the image of the new 'Stang grows ever clearer, and after recent a so-so rendering we recently posted, we came across upon one that's of higher quality – it's more polished overall, though it keeps true to the forms that have already been highlighted via spyshots and videos.

The rendered car you see above is the work of Josiah LaColla, and it's the artist's way of saying he was not pleased with what had been rendered up until the present moment.

His interpretation has a bit more depth to it, and you can start to see the flaring of the wheel arches better, as well as the design of the front bumper, which was not hard to make out in the latest batches of shots that have been circulating the web.

What do you think, is it getting any closer to the real thing?

[Eye of the Tiger]

I was hoping for something more like a modern day Probe.

[Tave]

Festiva

[MX793]

Ford has the largest brand mismanagement failures in of the last ~30 years - Escort, Ranger, Explorer and Taurus were ALL game changers and HUGE sales leaders, yet Ford ruined each and every one. It's a shame.

Saab
Pontiac
Hummer
Saturn
Oldsmobile

Not models run into the ground, entire brands.  And then of course you have the individual models themselves.  Toronado, Cutlass, 88, 98, Bonneville, Grand Prix, GTO, Firebird/Trans-Am...  To name a few of the most storied.

[MX793]

Good Morning!! Yet Another Rendering of the VERY SOON to be Revealed 2015 Ford Mustang...

Another 2015 Ford Mustang Rendering Surfaces Online

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013 CATEGORIES: FORD, FORD MUSTANG, FORD SCOOPS, SCOOPS

We'll concede to being excited for the reveal of the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang, that has just been reported to take place in the month of December (or next week, if you're a selected/trusted member of the mainstream press).

As time goes by, the image of the new 'Stang grows ever clearer, and after recent a so-so rendering we recently posted, we came across upon one that's of higher quality – it's more polished overall, though it keeps true to the forms that have already been highlighted via spyshots and videos.

The rendered car you see above is the work of Josiah LaColla, and it's the artist's way of saying he was not pleased with what had been rendered up until the present moment.

His interpretation has a bit more depth to it, and you can start to see the flaring of the wheel arches better, as well as the design of the front bumper, which was not hard to make out in the latest batches of shots that have been circulating the web.

What do you think, is it getting any closer to the real thing?

Now that looks pretty good.

[12,000 RPM]

The first years of the Taurus were ~25+ years ago, which sorta proves my point, but in a different way. Just as Ford mismanaged the Taurus (and Escort, and Ranger, and Explorer) by not moving the needle every ~5-6 years to keep ahead of competitors, so too with the S197 Mustang, letting it sit on the shelf for 10 years, to be out-shined by the Camaro.

None of these concepts move the needle and would likely remain playing second (sales) fiddle to the Camaro. That doesn't mean one isn't the real deal however, as Ford has a legacy of marque mismanagement.

The only person who doesn't consider the Mustang an equal to the Camaro is you Cougs. Sales don't mean shit. The Corolla was the best selling compact car for years despite being nowhere near the best car in its class. And the reasons for cars being best sellers in different segments vary wildly, so the idea that "the best sells the most" is ridiculous.

[GoCougs]

Saab
Pontiac
Hummer
Saturn
Oldsmobile

Not models run into the ground, entire brands.  And then of course you have the individual models themselves.  Toronado, Cutlass, 88, 98, Bonneville, Grand Prix, GTO, Firebird/Trans-Am...  To name a few of the most storied.

None of those had a sliver of the success of the Escort, Ranger, Taurus and Explorer. Each of these four cars came out of nowhere, to lead its class, change its class, or create a new class all together. That is Ford's sin - something no automaker in the last ~30 years has committed - From hero to zero for no other reason than complacency and awful management.

[GoCougs]

The only person who doesn't consider the Mustang an equal to the Camaro is you Cougs. Sales don't mean shit. The Corolla was the best selling compact car for years despite being nowhere near the best car in its class. And the reasons for cars being best sellers in different segments vary wildly, so the idea that "the best sells the most" is ridiculous.

Jesus, your Internetry gets worse by the day, which is quite a feat.

Since April of 2009 the Camaro has outsold the Mustang. In the ~35 years prior, the Camaro (+ Firebird) maybe outsold the Mustang 3 years. This brings to a close your "outshined" education.

[GoCougs]

Guys, those are all idiot fanboy renderings.

Thank your gods they're not representative of the real thing. They're awful.

[Tave]

Yes they are all hideous and dated.

[12,000 RPM]

Jesus, your Internetry gets worse by the day, which is quite a feat.

Since April of 2009 the Camaro has outsold the Mustang. In the ~35 years prior, the Camaro (+ Firebird) maybe outsold the Mustang 3 years. This brings to a close your "outshined" education.

Like I said already, the better selling car isn't necessarily the better car. So citing Camaro sales as superiority is pretty stupid. Yet, I'm sure you will respond to this with more Camaro sales figures

[SVT666]

Jesus, your Internetry gets worse by the day, which is quite a feat.

Since April of 2009 the Camaro has outsold the Mustang. In the ~35 years prior, the Camaro (+ Firebird) maybe outsold the Mustang 3 years. This brings to a close your "outshined" education.

Not true.

[SVT666]

Camaro outsold Mustang 7 times by itself and then had another 6 where it was within 10,000 units. I haven't looked for the Firebird sale, but I would pretty much guarantee with the Firebird sales the twins outsold the Mustang at least 17 times.  I will look for them tonight when I get back home.

[GoCougs]

Like I said already, the better selling car isn't necessarily the better car. So citing Camaro sales as superiority is pretty stupid. Yet, I'm sure you will respond to this with more Camaro sales figures

Awful.

[GoCougs]

Camaro outsold Mustang 7 times by itself and then had another 6 where it was within 10,000 units. I haven't looked for the Firebird sale, but I would pretty much guarantee with the Firebird sales the twins outsold the Mustang at least 17 times.  I will look for them tonight when I get back home.

True. It was all of six years, not three, of 35 that the Camaro outsold the Mustang, and the totals from '67 - '02 were 6.6MM Mustangs vs. 4.9MM Camaros. However, since MY2010, the Camaro has been the better seller and gotten more attention courtesy of the aforementioned sales coup, that it led GM's comeback (or the first of the successes) from the brink of insolvency, and to a lesser extent because of the ZL1 and Z28. The new Camaro has outshined the Mustang by any measure. None of these fanboy renderings would change that IMO.

[SVT666]

True. It was all of six years, not three, of 35 that the Camaro outsold the Mustang, and the totals from '67 - '02 were 6.6MM Mustangs vs. 4.9MM Camaros.

Not 6, it was 7 and that was just the Camaro by itself.  I can't find actual production numbers for the Firebird for some reason, but I found on an F-Body forum a guy posted that the Camaro/Firebird duo outold the Mustang 19 years not including the new Camaro.

[Atomic]

The Latest Renderings of the Next Ford Mustang Due Out for MY15







Test Mule "Spy Shot" of 2015 Ford Mustang Serving as Inspiration, Below

[Atomic]

A Coupe of Questions

(1) Do any of you recall FMC once saying that the next (meaning MY15) Mustang would move away from its current retro design theme and become more contemporary?

(2) Any thoughts to that (^) after seeing the renderings and Ford's very own Evos concept? 

Thnx! Atomic

[S204STi]

Based on that camo'd unit, it looks less like a major departure, and more of a blending of the old shapes with their new design language.  I like it.

[Cobra93]

Saab
Pontiac
Hummer
Saturn
Oldsmobile

Not models run into the ground, entire brands.  And then of course you have the individual models themselves.  Toronado, Cutlass, 88, 98, Bonneville, Grand Prix, GTO, Firebird/Trans-Am...  To name a few of the most storied.

That's all irrelevant. The Camaro is outselling the Mustang. Huzzah!

[Galaxy]

Car and Driver has a 360 deg render of what they claim is almost definitively the next Mustang.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2015-ford-mustang-leaked-360-view-and-full-details-news

Look very good, except for the side profile, with the cut off front end. Bun then most new cars have that. 

[MX793]

I have mixed feelings on the C&D rendering.  Taken in a vacuum, it's a nice-looking coupe.  That said, I'm not sure it has enough visual impact to turn heads like the Camaro.  The rear-end treatment suffers from the same awkwardness of the current model.  That's really my biggest criticism. 

The whole design looks more evolutionary than revolutionary to me.  Looks like they took the current car and threw in some more curves around the haunches and drew the sheet metal a bit tighter, squeezing the headlights in the process.  Sort of like what they did with the 2010 refresh.  That's not necessarily a bad thing, just my observation.

While I suspect this rendering is pretty close, I hope that the rear fascia and tail lamp treatment is different/better on the real deal.  Something more like the Evos.

[12,000 RPM]

Looks like a Genesis. Looks like they took an E90 -> F30 approach. Really not what I was hoping for. The only saving grace will be if it's smaller, which will make it look a lot better in the flesh. In isolation it's pretty clean. There are a lot of nice details. This is how the car should have looked in 2005. The theme is getting long in the tooth though and unlike the 911 or 3 series the Mustang's "classic" looks are kind of tired.

I was seriously hoping for a resurgence of the Fox body look + proportions. This would have been big for the Mustang's penetration in Europe, but I guess they figured since Europe is dying anyway they might as well cater to the Americans.

[Catman]

Was hoping for something a little more edgy but this looks good.

[SVT32V]

Why would you buy a 420 hp model when a 500 hp model is going to be there by the end of the year? They should at least use the boss intake manifold and bump up power on the intro GT. NA 500 hp and 7000 or more rpm is awesome, the fruits of DOHC/VVT and no doubt DI.

[MX793]

I find a 500 HP GT to be unlikely unless they intend to push the price up to GT500 or Corvette levels.  Maybe for a new Boss or Mach 1 edition, but not the standard GT.