vanMould
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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/fotoshows/ford_mustang_die_naechste_generation.132359.htm
The text in swedish can be found here:
http://www.automotorsport.se/nyhetsmall.asp?version=41569