The original Shelby was the best Mustang in my opinion, it was a basically a warmed over Falcon loaded with performance upgrades. The backseat delete with the spare in the back just looked cool.
Can't decide what I hate more, the Mustang II or the new SUV crossover Mustang
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Name recognition. The other 99% of the population that aren't "car guys" will all immediately recognize the name, and that's something that wouldn't be happening if they had named it almost anything else.
Should have named it the GT40e.
It looks better than any Tesla made. So there's that, anyway.
I think Ford is smart to do whatever they need to do to win this electric transition and ensure their long term survival. If it means some hurt feelings of the classic Mustang enthusiast, so be it. Calling it a Focus or Fusion or Taurus isn't going to command 40-60k and doesn't communicate performance the way the Mustang name does. They're trying to leverage every tool they have to remain relevant and that includes brand names like Mustang.
I think Ford is smart to do whatever they need to do to win this electric transition and ensure their long term survival. If it means some hurt feelings of the classic Mustang enthusiast, so be it. Calling it a Focus or Fusion or Taurus isn't going to command 40-60k and doesn't communicate performance the way the Mustang name does. They're trying to leverage every tool they have to remain relevant and that includes brand names like Mustang.
I wish Ford had used a different name. But then they are in the business of selling cars and trucks and SUVs.
Hey dont knock the Mustang II, it was in the original Charlie's Angels.
May the UB 40.
Years ago, either Tom or Ray Magliozzi (Car Talk Guys) made a comment I'll never forget. Essentially saying every Ford model with the Roman numeral II after it was a POS.
My very first driving lessons were on a '77 Cobra II, white and blue. Dad was a Ford guy. I remember it as having really flat and uncomfortable seats and sliding in them during cornering, combination of Dad's using some slick treatment on the seats and me being young and thin... The CII was replaced by a 1982 Mustang w/ the 2.3l(IIRC) and a 5 speed. The manual transmission was the cars only redeeming attribute. At the time a friend's family had a 320i...little different, and I was sold.
The Mustang II's look better now, at least to me.
The Mustang II's look better now, at least to me.
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I vote for the mach e is the worse of the two. It commits two mortal sins against the Mustang heritage. Number one it's a crossover not a coupe. Number two it has four doors making it not a coupe. The Mustang 2 at least qualifies as a Mustang. The Mach e is just an electric edge in my book. I don't have a problem with such a vehicle outside of that I don't like crossovers, I just have a problem with it being named Mustang when it's not even remotely it mustang. If Ford wants an electric Mustang, then build a variant of the Mustang with an electric powertrain. Don't call an edge a Mustang!
The Mustang 2, like most Detroit cars of the era, was just poor execution. The eMustang is blasphemy. The marketing department that thought that one up is going to H E double hockeysticks.
This, coming from a guy who's rear view mirror has the inscription "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. Except Mustangs".
This, coming from a guy who's rear view mirror has the inscription "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. Except Mustangs".
Hell, Ferrari has an SUV! Enzo is spinning in his grave!
Don't forget those Porche SUVs.
A family member has a Mustang E top-of-the-line GT something package.
He is submitting to invoke the New York State lemon law and get his money back because of battery issues.
However, with that said he liked it enough that he bought another one top-of-the-line Mustang E GT something package and is OK with that one.
He also has a new Tesla. I’m not sure what model.
He is submitting to invoke the New York State lemon law and get his money back because of battery issues.
However, with that said he liked it enough that he bought another one top-of-the-line Mustang E GT something package and is OK with that one.
He also has a new Tesla. I’m not sure what model.
