helll no do not make this car do not ruin the mustang name what the heck is ford thinking its bad enough they offer it with a six cylinder already

 

Tell me it ain't so.

Geez...What is Ford thinking...got their heads planted deep up their A@@

Whats next, bring back the Ford Pinto....

 

That's just silly!

Have you seen this story in any of the car mags? I doubt it.

I'm not so sure CNN is the place to get the scoop on things like this. They are grabbing your attention though.

 

It's true, unfortunately.

It was the first of the "On The Line" items in Autoextremist.com, with the entry written by Peter M. DeLorenzo himself:

Here it is (Needless to say it got three "down arrows"):

"Publisher's Note: Autoweek is reporting on its website that the Ford Motor Company's future product plans include developing "a bold strategy to take the legendary Mustang mainstream. Ideas include both sedan and wagon variants of America's original muscle car, with those cars joining the traditional coupe when the sixth-generation Mustang arrives in U.S. showrooms in 2011." Ugh. What part of this idea did anyone down at Ford think was good? It's one thing to develop cool, performance offshoots of the rear-wheel-drive Mustang platform in the interest of expanding the product portfolio - as long as you don't call them Mustangs. The Mustang is an icon, pure and simple. It survived the ill-fated Mustang II period and the reduced horsepower era, and it lived to run wild again. But a sedan or a wagon variant would be absolutely devastating to the brand, in no uncertain terms. A little history lesson for everyone over in Dearborn - way back when John Z. DeLorean took over the reins of Chevrolet, he attempted to end the "exclusive" arrangement for Corvette. He wanted to build it as an offshoot of the Camaro and thus save a ton of production cost and make him look like a genius. He even thought about making a 2+2 version. Fortunately, the True Believers became outraged, and cooler heads prevailed within GM and his plan went nowhere. Memo to Ford: A cool, high-performance rear-wheel-drive sedan and wagon would be an excellent addition to your product portfolio. Go to the well and pull out some of the great names from Ford's past (you have plenty of 'em), and then build those cars. You need them desperately. But leave the Mustang out of it, or you'll destroy the legacy - and the future - of the one passenger car you have that has instant name recognition for everyone in America."

 

I kinda like it, just don't put the Mustang name on it. My momma wants a Hemi Magnum, maybe if Ford introduces this she'll end up in this instead.

 

What's next, a Mustang/Econoline? Can someone photochop that please?

MR

 

Not interested.

Now if they did come out with a Mustang minivan I could go for that.

Some of us have been emasculated or otherwise require having a minivan.
The Mustang minivan would allow us to just say we drive a Mustang and leave it at that.

And we could join the cool mustang sites, just never post any pictures.

 

Copied from http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/15/...dan/index.html

Ford: No way we'll make four-door Mustang
Company denies reports it is considering making Mustang variants.
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer
POSTED: 3:53 p.m. EST, December 15, 2006 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ford Motor Company released a statement today calling reports that the company would make four-door variants of its Mustang sports car "not true."

"The Mustang is an icon and will continue in its current form: a unique two-door, rear-wheel drive, 2+2 performance car," the statement says.

The term "2+2" refers to a car, like the Mustang, with small back seats.

The current issue of the auto enthusiast magazine AutoWeek includes a report that Ford was considering making four-door variants of the next-generation Mustang, possibly including a wagon.

"We are standing by our sources for that story," said Bob Gritzinger of Autoweek, acknowledging that the company might have changed its mind.

Ford's statement does not mean that the company would never manufacture a vehicle using the fundamental engineering or even some design cues from a future Mustang, Ford Brand Communications Manager Alan Hall said.

But the Mustang name will only be attached to the classic Mustang-style car, Hall said.

"You have to appreciate that we treat the Mustang as one of our crown jewels," said Ford marketing spokesman Jim Cain, "and you don't wear them to every party."

Ford will unveil a concept car called "The Interceptor" at the Detroit Auto Show in January. That car will be based on the Mustang's rear-wheel-drive architecture but it will not be a Mustang, the company emphasized in its announcement.

There are currently no production plans for that vehicle, the company said.

 

Can anyone one say Mad Max.

 

Thank the Lord that was fake.

Adrianspeeder

 

I hope they don't do it and ruin its legacy...hell, they need to just design some other car that'll sell...put a 4.6 in wagon and call it the 460GX or something...

 

They did so well with the bronco II, why not have a pinto II.

 

Take it mainstream? WTF? Is Sara Lee going to take apple pie mainstream next?

 

It's mainstream already, duh.

 

1 million units sold in 18 months, 2.2 Million sold in the first 6 years and the Mustang isn't mainstream?