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Old 12-05-2013, 02:21 PM   #344
nUcLeArEnVoY
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It's a good looking car, and I'm sure it'll grow on me. However, it does hold a bit of shock value to it, since the styling is a pretty significant departure from the retro inspirations of yore. It's worst for me since I loved the retro fad.

The rear on it is amazing with the big shoulder hunches and the tail lights are a nice touch. They're probably the only nod I see to the Mustang's traditional styling cues. In fact, if you look at the car from the back, it looks just like a 1969 or 1970.

I don't like the greenhouse (aka the side window) at all. It's the part I hate the most about the car. It looks just like every other sporty coupe now. Every damn car on the road is using that side window design. Keeping the distinct quarter window and body color b-pillar is something I was hoping for, or at the very least shaping it akin to the 1969/1970 Mustang greenhouse if they were desperate to switch it up.

Front end is nice as far as the grilles are concerned, but the headlamps are a little offputting with their heavy Import/Euro inspiration. The gill slit/lights in them, however, are real nice.

The interior is pretty damn sweet, not gonna lie. Nice balance of new and what we're used to.

All in all, it's a fair evolution of the car in my opinion. You can tell they exercised a lot of caution in designing it, thus why it can be compared to the 2014 Mustang in many ways. I just wish it retained some more of its traditional bold and rugged American styling cues. Oh well, the retro fad was bound to die off eventually. My main concern is what'll become of the Camaro. Ford always leads the market with these kinds of things...

Some potential alternatives to fix that greenhouse:
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