2015 Ford Mustang - General Discussion

[Slash]

That's probably a good thing given the weight of the car, and the fact that it will improve low speed driveability.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I just thought I would pop back in this thread with this article link. It says that the new Mustang won't come with LRA Suspension at all, not even as an option.
http://blog.americanmuscle.com/2015...k&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fbpost262014

 

[Slash]

I want to know why they are reporting that when Ford made it very clear it was an option.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Source?

I, for one, am glad they didn't compromise the chassis and rear suspension to be able to handle both SRA and IRS. The Cobras had a very compromised IRS because it had to install as a unit into a body made for SRA. Now that the chassis is made for IRS, I doubt an SRA unit, as the article explains, could be feasible without extensive modification.

Edit: Found a 'gem' of a post from the article's commentary section.

Ford lost THIS loyal Mustang fan. Since when does a Mustang need to be anything like a Porsche? If I liked Porsches (I don't), I suppose I'd buy one. My 07 Mustang will be my last, unless Ford brings BACK the Mustang. So sad... when you live the Mustang lifestyle and this happens, you just feel lost.

I feel sorry for the engineers behind projects like this. You can't win. If you fight everything within your engineering mind and create something intentionally old fashioned, you can somehow keep fans like this. If you set out to make the best possible car you can, a genuine world class machine that can theoretically challenge the best from 'the Continent,' you lose fans of the Mustang Lifestyle, whatever the hell that is...

 

[Slash]

Source?

I, for one, am glad they didn't compromise the chassis and rear suspension to be able to handle both SRA and IRS. The Cobras had a very compromised IRS because it had to install as a unit into a body made for SRA. Now that the chassis is made for IRS, I doubt an SRA unit, as the article explains, could be feasible without extensive modification.

It's a body-in-white car technically. Maybe the chassis is designed to accept both. It's not out of the question I don't think.

http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2013/...y-in-white-2015-mustang-with-solid-rear-axle/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/f...axle-special-body-white-edition-2015-mustang/

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Well, there's actually a couple articles that say something along the lines of the Solid Real Axle being an option for it.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/17/2015-ford-mustang-to-offer-solid-rear-axle-sort-of/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/f...axle-special-body-white-edition-2015-mustang/

Edit: tree'd
well sort of tree'd, my article sources are different.

 

[Slash]

Yeah, there's more than those 3 as well. Tons of articles.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I see a lot of 'rumor has it' and 'an unnamed employee' in those articles and nothing conclusive or legitimately cited.

 

[Slash]

I may have recalled it slightly incorrectly. At the time of posting, I remember there was mentioned from a potential employee that it was sticking around.

 

[RocZX]

Mustang sedan?

Ford Mustang Sedan by Theophilus Chin, on Flickr


Ford Mustang Sedan by Theophilus Chin, on Flickr

 

[homeforsummer]

It's like a less attractive Dodge Charger...

 

[Tornado]

I think that backend works better with the car that long, though.

 

[Slash]

If they put that on the market I will change to GM.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

I... quite like it.

 

[Adamgp]

I kind of like it.

 

[eSZee]

It's like a less attractive Dodge Charger...

I didn't think that was possible.

 

[Slash]

It's kind of funny to watch the "car people world" differ from the "normal people that don't care about cars" world, especially when it comes to this car. Personally, I think you have some interest in cars if you buy a Mustang. I was just scrolling through Facebook and there was a post saying "How about some love for the V6 crowd?" First comment: "They should all be destroyed".


Well then.

 

[ildd]

Wait, I thought the 4 door Mustang was already in production? Doesn't it go by Fission or something?

 

[YSSMAN]

Well, I got to get up close and personal with a pre-production convertible they had at the auto show here in town. Overall, the car seems substantially lower than the outgoing model, much more like a sports car. The downward slope of the front nose is much more pronounced than I had thought, and the rear does stick out more than I expected, too. Still, it is a very good-looking car, inside and out.

I didn't realize that the trim around the base of the GT was painted, and not plastic. I do wonder if that will change or not once it goes to production. Still, if you could get that matte paint on other trim pieces to bring the details together, that'd be great.

 

[Tornado]

Wait, I thought the 4 door Mustang was already in production? Doesn't it go by Fission or something?

The word you're looking for is "Rapide"

 

[xNEVER-ONEx]

I would straighten out the roofline a bit more for the sedan.

 

[TheCracker]

Mustang sedan?

I'm holding out for the 5-door coupe SUV (diesel) version due in 2017.

 

[Omnis]

Mustang sedan? GTFO.

 

[Zenith]

And then we can split the car into two models, one with two doors, one with four doors.

And then we can make a special Grande Tourino version of the two door model which will be a four door version.

In all seriousness though, just because the Germans do something doesn't mean everybody has to.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Exactly, so we can add a "Ranchero" version as well

 

[Badasp5.0]

Source?

I, for one, am glad they didn't compromise the chassis and rear suspension to be able to handle both SRA and IRS. The Cobras had a very compromised IRS because it had to install as a unit into a body made for SRA. Now that the chassis is made for IRS, I doubt an SRA unit, as the article explains, could be feasible without extensive modification.

Edit: Found a 'gem' of a post from the article's commentary section.



I feel sorry for the engineers behind projects like this. You can't win. If you fight everything within your engineering mind and create something intentionally old fashioned, you can somehow keep fans like this. If you set out to make the best possible car you can, a genuine world class machine that can theoretically challenge the best from 'the Continent,' you lose fans of the Mustang Lifestyle, whatever the hell that is...

Knuckle draggers LOL. I am a hardcore dragracer (or used to be till I had kids) and damn the IRS is good news. You will never be able to please everyone.

 

[ND4SPD]

Hah, let's call it the Mustang Gran Coupe.....

 

[niky]

"They should all be destroyed".

That's more to do with them being cavemen than anything else.

While it would be silly to settle for anything less than the V8 if you had the budget for it, the new V6 is no slouch. It doesn't sound anywhere near as sexy, but it is a sweet motor.

 

[Slash]

Hah, let's call it the Mustang Gran Coupe.....

Wouldn't mind seeing the return of the Grande model.

That's more to do with them being cavemen than anything else.

While it would be silly to settle for anything less than the V8 if you had the budget for it, the new V6 is no slouch. It doesn't sound anywhere near as sexy, but it is a sweet motor.

It's definitely no slouch, but people always seem to associate anything less than a V8 to bad performance, and lets face it, for the last 50 or so years, at least for American's, that's how it's been. Only now are they beginning to become somewhat performance oriented. They will be shadowed by V8's for a long time.

 

[MrWednesday]

There were performance-oriented American V6s in the late 80's. The SHO V6*, the supercharged 3.8 they put in the T-bird...


* Yeah, I know, it was designed by Yamaha, but it was built exclusively for the SHO.