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Speaking of Wagons ...
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:04 pm
by WRXWagon2112
How 'bout a
Mustang wagon?!?!
CNN article
A Mustang wagon?!? Say it ain't so
Magazine reports that Ford could make four-door versions of its next-generation Mustang.
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer
POSTED: 1:28 p.m. EST, December 14, 2006
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Would Mustang Sally drive a station wagon? Maybe she'll get the chance.
The next generation of the Ford Mustang could include some previously unthinkable variants including a four-door sedan and a station wagon, according to a report in the magazine AutoWeek.
"To a Mustang purist, this is blasphemy," said Bob Gritzinger, AutoWeek's senior editor for news.
Mustang has become a strong brand name, perhaps even stronger than Ford's famous Blue Oval, the magazine story says.
Key Fords of the future
You can measure that by price. Introduced for the 2005 model year, the current version of the Mustang still sells for close to full sticker price, according to Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com Website.
AutoWeek attributes its story to a "prominent automotive industry consultant familiar with the Ford plan."
"It's a case of reaching out to the men or women who keenly identify with the Mustang, but for various reasons - whether it be family, recreational or other - need a more versatile car than a coupe," the source is quoted as saying.
The planned 4-door Mustang may be foreshadowed by a Lincoln sedan to be shown at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show.
The 4-door Lincoln uses much of the current Mustang's engineering, according to the magazine. The Lincoln car will have independent rear suspension originally developed for the Mustang but scrapped as too expensive.
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--Alan
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:07 pm
by chicken n waffles
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:16 pm
by Mr Kleen
I hope for the sake of Ford that they don't dilute the Mustang brand like this. it just recovered from the Fox platform...
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:16 pm
by Sabre
Why not just throw the Nazi shaped shuriken right into the heart of America! Blasphamy!
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:18 pm
by Mr Kleen
Sabre wrote:Why not just throw the swastika shaped shuriken right into the heart of America! Blasphamy!
fixed
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:22 pm
by snaab
Now, now, the
swastika can be peaceful.
But down with Ford! This plan is ludicrous.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:31 pm
by Sabre
Ok, so I've been a bit out of it b/c work is a little busy... but I'm a tard for not putting swastika still though....
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:44 pm
by complacent
snaab wrote:Now, now, the
swastika can be peaceful.
But down with Ford! This plan is ludicrous.
I was hoping that someone would catch the Buddhist relationship to the swastika.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:57 pm
by snaab
complacent wrote:snaab wrote:Now, now, the
swastika can be peaceful.
But down with Ford! This plan is ludicrous.
I was hoping that someone would catch the Buddhist relationship to the swastika.
It's a shame that the Nazi's destroyed the symbol for most people, altough it was quite a powerful piece of propaganda.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:40 pm
by Mr Kleen
synchronicity alert
I spent my spare moments this morning (we were slow till
right after lunch...) reading up on
Ganesha for an art project.
so being that this is an
A r t project,
iconography is pretty important.
which leads to our old
old friend, the
Swastika ("good fortune" or "well-being"
).
good vibes were in the air.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:26 pm
by Libra Monkee
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:32 am
by WRXWagon2112
Hey yeah, wasn't this supposed to be about a Mustang wagon?
--Alan
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:58 am
by Mr Kleen
WRXWagon2112 wrote:Hey yeah, wasn't this supposed to be about a Mustang wagon?
--Alan
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:43 am
by Cereb Daithi
ahh... american ingenuity....
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:00 am
by chicken n waffles
so what have we learned in this thread, kids? well, the nazis are hard at work creating a mustang wagon. oh the huge manatee.
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:54 pm
by WRXWagon2112
On second thought ...
Ford say "No way" to the Mustang Wagon
CNN article
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: 2:39 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.
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--Alan
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:01 pm
by Mr Kleen
sounds like somebody in a marketing meeting took the brainstorming session a bit too seriously. but then again the Probe was destined to be the new Mustang right up until the last minute.
never underestimate the US auto industry's ability to shoot itself in the foot.
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:20 pm
by Sabre
I'm guessing they released that rumor to see what the response was... I'm guessing it wasn't good at all!
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:37 pm
by Cereb Daithi
Introducing the new mustang: suppository edition!
