Next Mustang to be a sportwagon

vanMould · November 16th, 2006, 10:48 AM

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Next Mustang to be a sportwagon!

Fords classic sportscar Mustang will get a new skin in 2010. It will get less retro, thougher and more modern, and it comes as a coupe, cabrio and - wagon!

The german site auto und motor sport which has information about the next generation Mustangs from a "usually well informet source". The information claims that it will be recognizable as a Mustang even from a distance, but the design leans less towards the iconic features from the sixties. It will get more forwardlooking, with, among other things, new age high-tech headlightcomplexes.

The long bonnet and the big grille will be more or less kept, but not as emphasized as before. The grille will be wider, but lower.

Now that GM has confirmed that the Chevrolet Camaro concept from this years Detroitshow will go into production spring 2009, Ford is expected to give the present Mustang a facelift before then. And it wouldnt really surprise if the new face gives a good idea of the next, brand new generation.

Our colleges on the german site also consider themselves knowing that the new Mustang will come in four different shapes: the classic coupe, as a soft-top cabrio and as a "halfwagon" with a big hatch on the back. Persistant rumours also speak of a completely new model: a sportwagon with an extended rear end, shooting brake-style - with plenty of room for at least two golfbags.

The Mustang will naturaly have rear wheel driva, but a accordning to some sources with a powerplant from australian Ford Falcon. The engine lineup will go from a 3.5 l V6 producing 280hp to a V8 with about 400 ponies.
And of course there will be a Shelby Mustang GT 500

Drawings can be found here (didn't manage to rip them though):
http://www.auto-motor-sport.de/news/...ion.132359.htm
The text in swedish can be found here:
http://www.automotorsport.se/nyhetsm...?version=41569

fbc · November 16th, 2006, 10:51 AM

A wagon?!?! Surely not.

And are they suggesting the next Falcon is getting a 3.5l V6?

KaJuN · November 16th, 2006, 1:20 PM

The fastback version looks pretty sweet. It would be a nice throwback to the 60's cars.

The wagon version is just....weird.

gtrietsc · November 16th, 2006, 4:24 PM

That wagon design, if it were to come true (which I am sure it wont, at least with a Mustang badge) would surely herald the End Times.

Blind_Io · November 16th, 2006, 6:35 PM

Hang a new front end on it at least.

Someone call John Wayne, all these mustangs are becoming pests.

wingnutsc · November 16th, 2006, 9:40 PM

i must say that if it is indeed like the drawings, i don't think i'd mind it that much. thats was an aston martin kinda looks like anyway

mautzel · November 16th, 2006, 10:05 PM

I like the idea of a Mustang wagon.

Get used to it. images/smilies/smile.gif

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/7933/1965mmustangwagonwm8.png

SL65 · November 17th, 2006, 5:01 AM

I hope they keep the shape largely the same as the current one, but more muscley. And they better do up the chassis because it's not good unless you get one of the modified versions.

bone · November 17th, 2006, 7:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mautzel

I like the idea of a Mustang wagon.

Get used to it. images/smilies/smile.gif

is this factory build? or done by some coachbuilder?

mautzel · November 17th, 2006, 8:47 AM

As far as I know it's a one off or at least made in very small numbers (like you could get the Jaguar XJS as a wagon from a British coachbuilder [Lynx] as well)

Phila · November 17th, 2006, 8:51 PM

the ultimate hot hatch! images/smilies/wacko.gif

I like it

No Boss · November 17th, 2006, 10:50 PM

This just goes against everything I knew growing up.

jetsetter · December 15th, 2006, 4:10 AM

This would be sweet. I have no problem with a rear wheel drive V8 powered wagon with some driving dynamics. As long as they keep the coupe around I'm all for it.

VR6 · December 15th, 2006, 4:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jetsetter

This would be sweet. I have no problem with a rear wheel drive V8 powered wagon with some driving dynamics. As long as they keep the coupe around I'm all for it.

Are they trying to copy the Dodge Magnum? Is that car selling well btw?

jetsetter · December 15th, 2006, 4:38 AM

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Originally Posted by VR6

Are they trying to copy the Dodge Magnum? Is that car selling well btw?

The Dodge Magnum has been selling very well.

mautzel · December 15th, 2006, 7:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VR6

Are they trying to copy the Dodge Magnum? Is that car selling well btw?

Don't think it hs to do anything with the Dodge Magnum - think of it as a competitor for cars like the Z3 / Z4 Coupe.

Devon · December 15th, 2006, 9:14 AM

Ford should stop milking the mustang...

'CruiserMan · December 15th, 2006, 10:25 AM

The nameplate is getting on a bit, isn't it? Yet the same argument could be had against the Falcon. Interestingly, I don't ever remember the Mustang being sold in showrooms here, so prehaps the next one will make an apperance in Australia.

That smaller engine, supposedly sourced from Ford Australia... this makes me think that Ford isn't going to send the next-gen Falcon after the Commodore this time, I think we may find a more economical Falcon going up against the Toyota Aurion. I mean, Mitsubishi Australia is packing it's bags as far as manufacturing and Ford might see a better chance for the Falcon against the Aurion.That 3.5, 280 Hp...208 Kilowatts. I smell an Aurion challenger.

Peter

matt2000 · December 15th, 2006, 11:15 AM

WTF a musang wagon. oh please no! how ugly would it look. the current mustang is boxy as it is, without a huge rear end. that is something ford does not need. and we won't want. if i wanted a sporty wagon i would go for a scooby any day.

RoamingGnome · December 15th, 2006, 10:15 PM

According to Ford - "No way Josè"

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/15/...rss_topstories

November 16th, 2006, 10:51 AM	#2
fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,774 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 130	A wagon?!?! Surely not. And are they suggesting the next Falcon is getting a 3.5l V6? __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com Last edited by fbc; November 16th, 2006 at 10:55 AM.

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KaJuN Disco Inferno Joined: Jul 31st, 2006 Last Online: 9:50 PM Location: American in Okinawa Age: 24 Posts: 5,494 Car: Suzuki Swift, Honda CL50 Benly Rep Power: 357	The fastback version looks pretty sweet. It would be a nice throwback to the 60's cars. The wagon version is just....weird. __________________ D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ This post was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers.

November 16th, 2006, 6:35 PM	#5
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gtrietsc Joined: Dec 14th, 2004 Last Online: 10:50 PM Location: Lewisville, TX USA Age: 33 Posts: 1,367 Car: '06 BMW X3, '07 Ford F-150 FX4 Rep Power: 55	That wagon design, if it were to come true (which I am sure it wont, at least with a Mustang badge) would surely herald the End Times.

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mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: January 4th, 2010 Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 29 Posts: 2,461 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 26	I like the idea of a Mustang wagon. Get used to it.

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SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: January 25th, 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 9,302 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 50	I hope they keep the shape largely the same as the current one, but more muscley. And they better do up the chassis because it's not good unless you get one of the modified versions.

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mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: January 4th, 2010 Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 29 Posts: 2,461 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 26	As far as I know it's a one off or at least made in very small numbers (like you could get the Jaguar XJS as a wagon from a British coachbuilder [Lynx] as well)

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No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: February 10th, 2010 Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 24 Posts: 6,859 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 88	This just goes against everything I knew growing up. __________________

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jetsetter Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 10:55 PM Location: Most Serene Republic of California Posts: 6,164 Car: 1992 Toyota Pickup Rep Power: 111	This would be sweet. I have no problem with a rear wheel drive V8 powered wagon with some driving dynamics. As long as they keep the coupe around I'm all for it. __________________ "I saw myself founding a new religion, marching into Asia riding an elephant, a turban on my head and in my hands the new Koran I would have written to suit my needs." - Napoléon Bonaparte

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Devon Joined: Jun 18th, 2005 Last Online: March 13th, 2010 Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 2,958 Car: 2008 MY09 Subaru Impreza RX Rep Power: 36	Ford should stop milking the mustang... __________________

December 15th, 2006, 10:25 AM	#18
'CruiserMan Joined: Dec 8th, 2006 Last Online: April 8th, 2009 Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 341 Car: Toyota 80 Series Landcruiser 4.2 diesel LFS Status: Rep Power: 14	The nameplate is getting on a bit, isn't it? Yet the same argument could be had against the Falcon. Interestingly, I don't ever remember the Mustang being sold in showrooms here, so prehaps the next one will make an apperance in Australia. That smaller engine, supposedly sourced from Ford Australia... this makes me think that Ford isn't going to send the next-gen Falcon after the Commodore this time, I think we may find a more economical Falcon going up against the Toyota Aurion. I mean, Mitsubishi Australia is packing it's bags as far as manufacturing and Ford might see a better chance for the Falcon against the Aurion.That 3.5, 280 Hp...208 Kilowatts. I smell an Aurion challenger. Peter

December 15th, 2006, 11:15 AM	#19
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 11:04 PM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 6,144 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover LFS Status: Rep Power: 138	WTF a musang wagon. oh please no! how ugly would it look. the current mustang is boxy as it is, without a huge rear end. that is something ford does not need. and we won't want. if i wanted a sporty wagon i would go for a scooby any day. __________________ "Just driving my new Toyota Prius. Can't stop. Chat later"

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RoamingGnome Joined: Feb 13th, 2006 Last Online: March 17th, 2010 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 255 Car: 01 Grand Cherokee V8, 97 Thunderbird Rep Power: 17	According to Ford - "No way Josè" http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/15/...rss_topstories

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