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Quote: Originally Posted by AMERICA 123 Nothing current in a car - that I'm aware of - because if for nothing else, they have all gone up for SUV side impact intrusion protection. That said, there are still useful variations. The Sable was / is able to provide all that in a different fashion due to the floorpan/ vehicle height and seat position relative to the door - and the beltline. Well the Sable at least in concept is dead. maybe not...

Quote: My understanding was that on the first go around 3.0L CVT/ Freestyle days it was more about a bunch of little things - and the powertrain feel, if you will. The second gen ( Taurus X ) was more about optioned up pricing, interior trim appeal and AWD FE ( later when fuel prices rose ) - is there something out there on the station wagon 'look' ? Purely on my anecdotal evidence from women (the T-X's target market), they...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pedal 2 Metal Nice try Ford... but I don't think so. . i have to be honest, with the exception of the late 60-early 70s fast backs, no mustang before or since has ever really conveyed a sense of high speed purpose to me. don't get me wrong, mustangs have always had that "all American youth" appeal but "fast" ummm no not really. they generally speaking, always struck me...

Quote: Originally Posted by doh I doubt dealers will get them in 9 weeks, The order banks are not open yet on the 2010 Fusions. I tried today to order some. They may prebuild the first orders but they would advise us as to what we are getting. interesting .. so the orderbanks are "open" but not really .. that is sad .. Igor

Quote: Originally Posted by nferr The prototypes had different names but the actual was car was still to be the new Corvette. It was just going to be mid-engine. I know, my point was there was an out cry from people to give the mid-engined 'Vette a different name and keep the Corvette as a front engine RWD set up. You might not have heard it, but I did.

Quote: As of late August, the company had about 3,900 dealerships. Since a dealership consolidation program started in the summer of 2006, more than 500 stores have been eliminated. As part of that consolidation, the number of stand-alone Ford and Lincoln Mercury stores has fallen, and the number of Ford-Lincoln-Mercury stores has risen. I still can't believe that they are seeking to consolidate Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships under...

I could never get past the grill on the Camaro. Never looked right. Stang looks far better. Camaro already looks old to me and it is not even out yet. Hey, I hear it will have the Bullit's better sound and stiffer chassis. Nice.

How about that! ^ Looks a million times better than the new Revised Ford Mustang!

Well, at least the platform will live on a while longer. From the perspective over here, its really the combination of high belt lines with the thick A/B pillar approach that has no appeal. Of the two, the pillars are the most annoying - the new Fusion for instance, doesn't appear to have that and in the world of belt lines isn't as raised up and 'glassed downed' as some - all good.

The base GT rims need to go, Also I hope the rockers will not be left unpainted as the current one has painted ones. It's nice to see painted mirrors finally made their way to the Mustang though.