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2006 FORD MUSTANG - Wallpapers, Reviews, Photos and Articles WHAT FORD HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS CAR: Source: Ford Motor Company With 39 years of storied automotive history, 8 million customers and legions of fanatic fans to satisfy, Ford introduced two all-new Mustang design concepts at the 2003 North American International Auto Show. The Mustang GT convertible
and coupe concepts arrived ready to take enthusiasts’ breath away
– three design-generations after the original made history in 1964.
The latest legends of the American pony car are contemporary automobiles
that capture the essence of Mustang’s design and performance heritage.
“These Mustang concepts are thoroughly modern automobiles that point to a bright future for Mustang,” said J Mays, Ford Motor Company vice president of Design. “Their powerful stances, smooth surface language and ultra-modern interiors set new standards for muscle cars. Above all, these concepts communicate the soul of Mustang: a classic, cool and quintessentially American muscle car.” Introspective and Extroverted The Mustang GT concepts draw on the very elements that have made Mustang the definitive American sports car for nearly four decades. Their exterior designs are clearly inspired by some of the extroverted Mustangs of the past and have been created by a design team that took an introspective approach to updating a classic design. The designs are modern, crisp and reveal the true character of what Mustang means to so many people. The original 1964½ Mustang actually evolved from the racing-inspired, two-seat concept car called the Mustang 1. After reviewing archived files, Mustang’s modern-day crafters were struck by how the original design embraced the same inspirational cues that communicate performance. The design team looked beyond production models to the Mustang 1 concept for modern inspiration. Much like the Mustang 1 and the later Mustang Mach 1 show car in 1968, the Mustang GT concepts are rare, radical designs that will appeal to everyone. “By melding the true character of Mustang into these fully modern offerings, we’ve ensured that even the uninitiated will instantly recognize these cars as Mustangs,” says Mays. “We went beyond their exterior designs to truly understand the extent to which Mustang has embedded itself in American culture.” New Design The Mustang GT concepts are instantly recognizable as Mustangs, yet they stretch the design far into the future with a distinctly modern look. Like the Mustang 1 concept, the GT concepts are two-place sportscars: one a coupe and the other a convertible. Both cars started out with a significantly modified Ford Thunderbird rear-wheel-drive architecture. The platform was sectioned to achieve the proper proportion. The front-end geometry is all original – customized to accommodate the signature Mustang MOD 4.6-liter V-8. In concert with plans for the all-new Mustang, due in 2004, the exterior and interior designs of the Mustang GT concepts were penned by designers in Ford’s Living Legends Studio in Dearborn, Mich., and Ford’s California Design Center in Southern California. The concept design execution was done exclusively at the California Design Center. The silhouette of the car is unmistakably Mustang. The coupe conjures images of 1967 and 1968 Fastbacks while the convertible brings back cues of the early Shelby Mustangs, especially in its “show bar” and wide-element tail lamps. Inside, there’s
no mistaking the no-holds-barred Mustang classic cues. The cockpit is
dramatic for the driver and passenger with lush red and charcoal leather
accented by billet-aluminum hardware. They’re reminiscent of another
era yet, inside and out, the Mustang GT concepts are thoroughly modern.
OUR TAKE ON THE 2006 FORD MUSTANG: The 2005 Ford Mustang is at the forefront of the Muscle Car era in a much more fitting time where technology can fuse with timeless styling. Added to that is the current trend of aftermarket tuning and exterior styling accessories making the Mustang one hot item. The new Ford Mustang takes on a bold new look that is both modern and stiking, yet borrows styling cues from past eras of the mustang culminating in a complete transformation of all that the Mustang has created over the years RELATED ARTICLES, REVIEWS AND SITES:
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