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Originally Posted by The_Blur
The worst part of this disaster is that the Mustang, no matter how much the rest of us prefer Camaros, is part of a trend to de-Americanize our cars. To sell globally, some old men in an office somewhere have decided that we have to copy someone else. To sell globally, those old men decided that we have to do what they do. We aren't monkeys in a lab, mimicking the motions of scientists. We have preferences, and our preferences are slowly disappearing from the automotive marketplace, not because of some political agenda or because we aren't buying it, but instead because a company like Ford has decided in their greed to pursue a global product to destroy in the Mustang what makes the Mustang.
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This so much it causes me physical pain. If I wanted a European car, I'd go buy a damn European car. I've owned three Mustangs for the sole reason that they are unabashedly American.
I can understand why GM made the Corvette more European, and I can understand why Ford did the same with the Fusion; sports cars and sedans are found in all markets in the world. What is NOT found in every market is American Muscle. That's our thing dammit, and it shouldn't have been compromised.
I don't want the Mustang to become more refined, I want it to become LESS refined. I don't want it dressed in a suit, I want it to be the drunken uncle that shows up late to a wedding sporting a denim jacket and a bad haircut. That's why we buy these cars, and the fact that Ford forgot this is incredible.