Mustang: Yee-haw nae more?
While the Mustang's recent resurgence can be attributed to a retro styling approach that plays well with afficionados of 'good 'ol boy' motoring, Ford's next generation muscle car will take a more contemporary tack.
2014 is the Mustang's 50th anniversary, and Ford wants to turn its globally iconic muscle car brand into a global sales success. To that end we already knew that the next-gen Mustang (due that same year) has been promised proper rear suspension, but now it seems the currently cartoon-ish styling could go the same way as that much maligned solid rear axle.
We know this, because Ford's head of design J Mays has let it slip that the new car currently approaching design 'lock down' will not follow in the tracks of the 2005/2010 models but "will look to forge ahead with a new design that can bring the brand forward".
We reported back in 2009 that Ford was pondering various options for the Mustang's configuration, ranging from a repeat of the V8-powered muscle car to a turbocharged technology-fest like the Nissan GT-R.
Presumably they've made their minds up by now, but we can't imagine Ford being brave/foolhardy enough to drop the 5.0 V8 option - even though a modern V6 is now part of the current line-up. Maybe cylinder deactivation and stop-start though?