2010 Ford Mustang early debut
November 18, 2008 by George Skentzos
After an exhausting stretch of teaser images, Ford has finally unveiled its new generation 2010 Ford Mustang Coupe and Convertible.
Ford actually broke their own embargo by accidently publishing the first official photos of the new Mustang on its dedicated micro site before releasing the remaining content as a result.
The exterior is an obvious evolutionary take on its predecessors while incorporating elements of the modern muscle car established by the new Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro.
“We understand Mustang’s heritage and iconic status it has in the world and as a symbol of Americana,” said Peter Horbury, Ford’s North American executive director of Design. “We wanted to create a face that is more muscular but unquestionably, unequivocally Mustang and carry that spirit through to the entire car.”
Special attention has been paid to the interior trimmings which have raised quality issues in the past, with Ford boasting a mesh of “world-class materials and execution” for the new model.
“That’s the difference between good enough and exceptional,” said Gary Morales, Interior Design manager. “We wouldn’t accept anything less than leadership design and world-class craftsmanship.”
The drivetrain and suspension components of the 2010 Mustang have been largely carried over from its predecessor, although with some improvements made on the V8 GT model.
The 2010 GT retains its 4.6-litre V8 engine which now develops an unremarkable 235kW and 440Nm, while the 4.0-litre V6 engine has been carried over unchanged.
The new 2010 Ford Mustang will go on sale in the US by early 2009 and will be available in three body styles: coupe, convertible and a glass roof model.
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CB you miss understood if the mustang cost as much as say an aston martin or BMW it would be a no brainer but over in the states it cost like nothing compared to them i would rather spend 25,000 on a mustang than 150,000 on a aston martin or 50,000 on a bmw.
Im guessing not many have driven leaf sprung rear end cars let alone modernday ones.
as Escort says you can get decent handling out of an old school/basic rear end.
I read a review some years back where the falcon ute was pitched as a better handler than the equivalent commodore ute, and as it still stands, there is nothing in it between the 2.
wheelnut,
The Stang running on the FG Platform.
Ford OZ’s RWD Global platform isnt being used yet, from what i understand it could be 2 years away, unless the stang gets it before the falcon which could be possible. but either way, the FG platform isnt the global platform.
Andrew M – I was just alluding to the fact that the Suspension on the FG as well as its track/wheelbase and almost perfect weight distribution make it handle a lot better and deal with 300Kw+ really well…. more like a sports car nstead of a family sedan.
Which is why I think the sooner Detroit should have used the Falcon platform for the 2010 Mustang particularly if it wants/is to compete against the new generation of sports cars from both Europe and Japan that are invading the USA with better handling better performance.
Who knows the decision to delay using the Falcon Platform and Ford Oz RWD expertise could possibly see the end of the iconic American Sports car
I wouldnt say the live rear axle is bad.. its just the set up in this mustang. The EL falcon (noteably the XR6) was considered one of the best handling live rear axle cars in the world. Those of you in the know will know an EF falcons are very twitchy in the rear, tickford fixed that problem in the EL by moving the watts-link 20mm lower making it awesome. V8supercars use wattslink and adjust the roll in the rear by adjusting the height of the watts-link. If you look carefully this mustang doesnt have a watts link so in heavy cornering the axle will move sideways. They’re missing technology that the falcon had back in 1984!! just copy Australia, Yanks!!.
thanks for that info Minnow.
I doubt the mustang would get any more movie gigs if it wouldnt slide easily around corners :)
imagine if someone went to throw an american bit of muscle around a corner and it actually turned in and hugged the road…….
FG chassis and turbo engine would make this twice the car!