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Old 10-06-2012, 08:37 PM   #57
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Ok lets talk trash about foreign cars then, how bout that Kia you drive smartass?

I will help you! The Kia I drive is not by choice. I was in a serious car accident 2 years ago and lost my mustang to it. My wife was prego at the time and she had purchased this KIA right before we met. It was her car. Well, having a baby we needed to get a nice family car, so I used my mustang insurnace money and we got our Equinox. However that means I am left with the KIA because I am a good husband and i let my wife drive the new and SAFE Equinox.


We can talk crap about my KIA all day, i hate the damn thing. But I need to drive it until Equinox is paid off and i get a new car for myself.
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Old 10-07-2012, 09:54 AM   #58
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These threads really bring out the best in this forum

Complaining about Mustang copying Camaro

Complaining about Ford ripping off Aston Martin

You guys do realize the Camaro only exists because the Mustang started it all and Aston used to be a subsidiary of Ford? You may want to check out the names of the designers from Aston who started that look and those employed by Ford. Some of you would hate this car if it was a rolling Sara Underwood that made you sandwiches and gave you a back rub with a twin-turbo v10 under the hood. Grow up.
Oh stop with all your sensical talk. You are prohibiting everyone's freedom to bash Ford about something.

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Old 10-07-2012, 11:49 AM   #59
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Well this thread went down the crapper.

The comment about the Camaro being a rip off of the concept mustang is totally ridiculous. The new Fusion does have similarities with the Aston Martin. But a rip off?? I say who friggin cares. Its an attractive regular family car for once...stop your whining.

Bunch of children on here I swear.

I also think that 34 MPH out of an ecoboost 4 is really not much if any better than Ford could get out of a direct injection V6 in a lighter mustang. They are getting 31 now...direct injection and lighter weight should equal another mpg or two on top of that.

But then again 300+ HP is still higher than stock power average for most 4 cylinder turbo cars, so maybe a version tuned more conservatively could get higher MPGs than that.
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Old 10-07-2012, 12:53 PM   #60
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I don't think you guys picked up on the point of my post. I was pointing out the ridiculousness of the whole "they ripped someone off" comment. You guys should know me well enough by now to know I am not a brand humper. Maybe I should have thrown up a few more pictures so that it didn't look like I was picking Ford. Here are 3 other strikingly similar cars.




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Old 10-07-2012, 07:55 PM   #61
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I will help you! The Kia I drive is not by choice. I was in a serious car accident 2 years ago and lost my mustang to it. My wife was prego at the time and she had purchased this KIA right before we met. It was her car. Well, having a baby we needed to get a nice family car, so I used my mustang insurnace money and we got our Equinox. However that means I am left with the KIA because I am a good husband and i let my wife drive the new and SAFE Equinox.


We can talk crap about my KIA all day, i hate the damn thing. But I need to drive it until Equinox is paid off and i get a new car for myself.
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Old 10-07-2012, 09:49 PM   #62
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Oh come on its not my daughter's fault. Yanno what's funny is she hates the Kia too. LOL
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Old 10-08-2012, 12:20 AM   #63
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Oh come on its not my daughter's fault. Yanno what's funny is she hates the Kia too. LOL
I'm sorry….

...did your daughter get your wife pregnant?

JK also I'm not surprised about her hating the Kia.

Funny story though..

I was walking to the bar with my friends and we walked in front of this kid in a Kia. The traffic was at a standstill but, regardless, he decided he would rev his Kia to try and sound tough.

I looked back at him laughed, made a I can't hear you gesture and then yelled "Hey dude if you're trying to scare someone bring the big boy toy not a lawnmower…"

Needless to say high-fives ensued….
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Old 10-08-2012, 11:18 AM   #64
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No V6, eh? Interesting.
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Old 10-08-2012, 11:25 AM   #65
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No V6, eh? Interesting.
With the rumor mill indicating an eco-boost 4 cyl for quite some time, I figured there would be no v6 option... If the rumors are true with a 310hp 4 cyl, where does the v6 fall into play?

300hp 4 cyl, 375hp v6, 425hp+ v8? Given the options, if I didn't want the base 4 cylinder I would go straight for the v8.

Less engine options = Less cost into the development of the car = more profit... More so if the same 2 engines can be utilized across the entire fleet. It only makes sense.

It will be interesting to see what Chevy offers for the 6th gen.
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Old 10-08-2012, 06:35 PM   #66
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I'm sorry….

...did your daughter get your wife pregnant?

JK also I'm not surprised about her hating the Kia.

Funny story though..

I was walking to the bar with my friends and we walked in front of this kid in a Kia. The traffic was at a standstill but, regardless, he decided he would rev his Kia to try and sound tough.

I looked back at him laughed, made a I can't hear you gesture and then yelled "Hey dude if you're trying to scare someone bring the big boy toy not a lawnmower…"

Needless to say high-fives ensued….
Epic win.
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Old 10-09-2012, 05:43 AM   #67
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The sad part is that the new mustang will look just like every other new ford product instead if looking like a mustang "only" not every other car in the fomoco lineup.
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Old 10-09-2012, 05:52 AM   #68
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Disagree. If that is what it looks like, it will sell. IMO, the "retro" theme is starting to wear out.
I think it is interesting that the "retro" Mustangs have been around longer (2005-2013 and 2014), than the original Mustangs they were styled after (1964 1/2 - 1970). I don't mind the retro look, nothing wrong with maintaining a classic shape IMHO.


That said, I kinda like that concept picture, I would instantly peg it as a Mustang.
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Old 10-09-2012, 02:30 PM   #69
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Yeah, I am not seeing a Camaro in that. I do see Aston Martin in the silhouette and proportions though.





wow the silhouette is surprisingly similar. The Aston is of course a 2011 model, whereas the Mustang concept is 2005.

As for the new design, it's the right way to go. Anyone who likes the retro design has already bought it. It's time to attract the new Gen-Y crowd. The Baby Boomers have had their fill, and if you don't understand that then that's probably why you're not in marketing.
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