Following last week's lonesome Mustang hood story, another MustangForums.com member walked into a 2010 Mustang photo opportunity. It seems Ford is taking a grassroots marketing approach to promote the 2010 Mustang teaser microsite by parading a heavily camouflaged prototype at what appears to be a street fair in an unknown American city. From the 2010 Mustang microsite, countdown to the full unveiling at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November has already begun. Stay tun
2010 Ford Mustang Spied at Street Fair
2010 Ford Mustang Spied
By Brian Potter
September 5, 2008 4:00 PM
Filed Under: American, Ford, Spy Photos
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audidood
September 5, 2008 4:51 PM
looks like a poopra with the camo on it ass
Nurchus
September 5, 2008 6:08 PM
The production model better look like this:
http://www.thetorquereport.com/la_auto_show_036.jpg
Otherwise, based on what I see, especially from Torque Report yesterday, this car is a rehashed POS as the current model out now.
Tuner_Mad
September 5, 2008 6:13 PM
Looks good. If only I could see new mustangs... that aren't in Motorshows.
IpsesNipse
September 5, 2008 10:34 PM
It cant have any handling ability. After all its only American
Nurchus
September 5, 2008 11:40 PM
Mustangs have always been known to handle like crap on circuits. They were always tail heavy, even to this day. Will that change with this rehashed current version of the Mustang? I doubt it.
benz_man
September 6, 2008 4:40 PM
They're not tail heavy at all. The problem is that they're nose heavy, (big honkin V8 sitting high over the front wheel) with an archaic rear suspension design that is great for burnouts and drag runs, but awful in selective wheel control; (mostly) due to the designs inherent unsprung mass. The current Mustang platform is a rehash of the S-Types and is a solid (enough) piece. It's just severely handicapped by its "posterior" mounted live axle.
ti-max525
September 6, 2008 1:25 AM
heyy nurchus where do you live and have you never drive a mustang ,I'm sure you have a traction and you don't know whats a real american v8 LOL 5.0L and something like 350 or 400HP nicee!!!!!!!!ownnn camaro ownnnn and its ls3
Car_Nut
September 6, 2008 10:51 AM
No Mustangs handle well, even when you push them hard around corners... So do a few other American cars I've driven. One I was quite impressed with – close to a Focus handling levels – (as I took a tight-radius, circular motorway slip-road, with a posted max speed of 30 mph onto the I25, at 70 mph, just to see how fast it could do it!!) (Had my mechanic with me, 'You trying to kill me?", he literally screamed!)
In fact sometimes I feel American cars get a bad and unjustified press about their handling. Conversely, many (Euro) Toyotas I've driven (with a few exceptions) are much, much worse, but no one ever mentions anything about that!
Car_Nut
September 6, 2008 10:55 AM
Oh yes, Clarkson, Hammond... I do like their show and their humour...
BUT, lets face it, they are two of the most lousy drivers you can find, with the best motoring job in the world! Who said life was fair?
AE86
September 6, 2008 9:26 PM
Mustangs were never ment to handle well, once drove one for a week and had a lot of fun doing it.
Car_Nut
September 7, 2008 11:57 PM
The current Mustang was launched in 2004, and built on an all new platform. As Ford wanted to sell it as the cheapest performance car on the market it utilized an archaic, non-independent, solid live-axle rear suspension, incorporating 3 links and a Panhard rod for better control.
Plus, a stronger bodyshell, a 31% improvement in chassis rigidity, the front axle being moved forwards (improving the front-rear weight distribution to almost 52:48), and the wheels being pushed further apart, all improved stability, handling and ride.
Thus, at the limit, it corners with great confidence (unlike its nervous predecessor), thanks in part to the Panhard rods which keep the rear wheels firmly planted to the road, and the rock solid chassis. In fact, the live-axle is more refined than expected and on a smooth road, you’ll be hard pressed to tell which suspension it uses. It may not have the agility of the very best, but it's not far off.
My friend has a 2005 model and complains about the ride. I used a 2008 model but did not agree with his findings.
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