MUSTANG EDITION # 500

I hope Dodge wises up and builds the Charger to compete.

Ford really knows how to beat a dead “horse”

Does anyone know when the Mustang is up for redesign? If Ford was smart, they would evolve the “retro” aesthetic pretty soon: in my mind, the Camaro and the Challenger are New Mustang 1.0 clones, and moving the Mustang beyond the look that all three will now share could trump those two from a marketing perspective by suddenly making them look dated.

Sorry but this teaser image isn’t teasing me at all. Why send out a teaser of the bullit when it just looks like a 2005 Mustang v6?

I’m sick of these dark “teaser images”. First Subaru with the ugly-ass STI, now this… I wonder if the purpose of these “teaser images” are to lessen the shock of a disappointing look?

Why does everyone get on Ford for “edition #500″ or whatever? I think it’s cool that they offer so many variants! Who wants their car to look like everyone else’s, anyways?

YES finally a LSD! It’s about damn time.

If you don’t want your car to look like everyone else’s, don’t buy a Mustang. Problem solved.

Gone in 60 seconds

This will be the 14th model of the Mustang on sale at the same time. That must be a record. Ford needs to focus on building new cars people want instead of spending time coming up with a 15th version of the same car.

imagine if they actually painted the side mirror plastic?!!

Show me to the Bullitt Challenger.

The Bull****t Mustand or what was it?

BRENDINO i can not tell tell the difference anymore, they all look like riced out mustangs, sorry my opinion offends you but damn how many varients are there, the only good one is the gt500 and unless i see the badge on the side it looks like any of theese other mustangs.

Mustang variant #5748, Zzzzzzzz…..

Reality check to Ford: The Mustang is ****, Ford North America is ****, you have NO good cars, outdated technology, and the blind running your design studios. Just give it up because you can’t compete with Hyundai, much less established European and Japanese brands and a resurgent General Motors.

Did they actually say they’re altering the suspension, or am I having another coma fantasy?

And I kind of agree with seanm415. I like the new Mustang, but I keep seeing previous generation Mustangs and I can’t help thinking it’s still a pretty cool looking car.

Why not spin-off another model from the Mustang? Use the same basic architecture, but give it more modern styling, a wider variety of engines (4 cylinder turbos, maybe), and rear or all wheel drive. Probably just wishful thinking on my part. I guess I still really like the Mustang for one massive reason: for all intents and purposes it’s one of the coolest cars one can buy at its price point.

The Ford Bull****t Mustang. I think its a good name for the 14th Mustang version to go on sale in 3 years. At this rate Ford will be announcing another Mustang version in February. I wonder if the next will be the Harley-Davidson Mustang or the Heritage Edition Mustang.

The Bullitt Mustang will appeal to those of us who grew-up in the Steve McQueen era. It is the no bull**** version—like McQueen himself. I am proud to say that the Mustang is an American automobile worthy of true legacy with the history to prove it. Remember, the movie Bullitt was released 1968, and I was young enough to start my love affair with automobiles, but with no driver’s license. The American car manufacturer’s had a lot to be proud of in the way of vehicles and it showed in so many models worth owning in that era. What happened after that era was a dilatory malaise to blandness. If you want to see the driving for that era rent the movie Bullitt or Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof.

The Bullitt version of the last Mustang was that versions best. I don’t know why, but I really like the current model, and have been looking forward to this edition. Love to hear it has no spoiler. Spoilers are so gay on most cars, especially the Mustang. Hope they have those gray-center/polished lip wheels too. If this thing looks great, I may get one…sick of waiting for the goddam Camaro already.

Why does Ford and so many others make so many versions of the original American pony car-
because they sell.
And it supports the biggest aftermarket of any single vehicle.
That’s why.

I seriously think auto manufacturers should consult THIS panel before making any large decisions. This feedback is priceless

Driven: I thing Ford has the Gran Turismo disease

f451: It should have a small emblem on the side that says 289.

here’s something for you QT fans

http://www.angryalien.com/0605/pulpfictionbuns.asp

golf4me: “Spoilers are so gay on most cars, especially the Mustang.”

I agree that spoilers are gay, but at least the mustang has sports-car pretensions. Gayer is a spoler on a minivan, a Camry or an oldsmobile intrigue.

I still prefer the camaro

lucklaster: good point

Hmmmm. A lame Mugen Honda Fit or a hot Ford Mustang GT plus a few grand in change … WW1115D?
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that’s “What Would 1115 Do” for those with no clue.

He’d drop to his knees, and ….

Oh, yoU probably mean, what would he do car-wise

Hmmmm gee how many of you posting are stupid….. O’ that’s it. ALL UP YOu ****HEADS. Thank you for proving to me once again that you are all ignorant no nothings. This got old years ago, but you all still keep getting stupider. Or is it est????

Regardless of how many versions of the Mustang they have out, it will be interesting to see this in detail. I’m usually somewhat anti-Ford, and I don’t care for the V6 Mustangs, but the V8s are pretty cool.

OMG I CAN’T WAIT!!!! I EVEN HAVE THE MOVIE!!!! sorry to sound like a screaming idiot, but I’m just so excited about this!!!

For how often some of you mention 1115, particularly 1115 doing certain activities, when he has not even posted on a thread…well, lets just say that while I did not major in psychology, it seems as though several of you have a Freudian erotic-obsession for 1115.

Ford makes 283492387 different variants of the Mustang because, apart from their trucks, the mustang is about the only thing keeping Ford from going under.

Bring on the Funkmaster Flex Mustang! Might as well go all the way in destroying the name equity.

the 99-04 bullitt was kinda cheesey. I expected more than just a green stang

Cyclone’s clearly jealous of 1115.

And it’ll still lack an IRS, still be heavy, and still have a 70’s interior. When’s the next generation?

Golf4me and Jackjimturkey:

Spoilers are STRAIGHT, not gay. They obviously go in a straight line across the back of a trunk. And generally speaking, minivans tend not to appeal to the gay market.

As for the Bullitt Mustang, the original movie and Mustang in it were both cool, but it’s unlikely that the current Mustang’s demographic has the slightest idea of either.

Ok ok ok, Buenos, spoilers are STRAIGHT but they make the car look GAY.
Fair enough?

I agree that their is too many types of mustangs, however torque master i have to disagree with your comment on the interior. I was only in one of the new mustangs, it was a V-6(boring), but the interior impressed me the most. It was so classy.

buenos: in F1, where the spoiler might make a difference, not gay. elsewhere, gay

Maybe I am just used to a higher performance car. I rented a Mustang GT-H on a trip and that thing floated down the road like a Buick. The suspension was soft and the car had horrible handling. The front weight bias was obvious – not good for a RWD car. The brakes were as soft as the suspension. I thought its a mediocre engine in a heavy body with no performance creating a boring drive. I just don’t see what impresses people about this car other than it has a decent retro design.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang/browse_thread/thread/853653a455a55002

still the same old Ford CRAP

They didn’t kid you when they said the image was meant to be a teaser! I don’t enjoy being teased btw.

To almost all of you…

What’s the matter with having 7 or 8 variations of the same car? I don’t like my vehicle to be the same as all the Mustangs, let alone any other car. There are so many options and customization packages to choose from, suspension packages to make it tighter around the track, V-6 superchargers to give it 50 more hp than the V-8 stock, appearance packages and now they’ve been coming out with past names to showcase their packages.

The Mustang is a wonderful vehicle, hands down it has a very nice interior (it was also the first thing that impressed me), and everything works fine. Good reliability, and great performance in a straight line. The power is another thing that impressed me, from start to finish you could really feel it! Yes, the suspension was too soft, and the weight of the car too high, but it was very comfortable.

I don’t see alot of difference on this car from the rest of Mustangs, atleast not on this teaser. I would have thought they would show a side profile, because the Bullit had side vents and a wider grill, which would be shown off. I see the larger grill, but I can’t say anything else than that.

Children,
The Mustang and in this case the Bullitt Mustang is not supposed to be your Civic or your Mother’s Camry or even your wet-dreamed about Nissans. It is an Iconic vehicle – like it or not. It was racing the boulevards before most of you were thought of and long before any of your treasured -with two you get rice- car dishes were even a jap thought.
It has survived every fad and new guy on the block. It has created a whole aftermarket that cannot be rivaled and hundreds of companies that depend on it for their existance. It has race series named after it, clubs all over the world and more websites devoted to it than any other. It has been copied and honored and honored again.
It is admired even by those that would deny it. It created a whole new way of looking and thinking about the automobile. It has emerged and evolved and except for a blip in the 70s has never lost it’s way.
And boys- it won’t even blink because some of you don’t understand it.

That’s a retarded teaser image.

lucklaster: Shut up, stop playing LLN dad. And don’t say “jap”, ****in stupid.

Lambowhatever-
you are an idiot, stupid.

Lucklaster- No need to say “and boys”.

LamborghiniZ- I’m suprised. Not only are you calling other members stupid, you haven’t realized your own immaturity. Sorry, calling other members stupid doesn’t make you any smarter.

67_L-88: I love old body styles, just not old interior styles. I guess your namesake is okay, tho: http://corvetteactioncenter.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1923/cat/6039

jayjc08,
Point taken.
Did not really mean collectively. It was more pointed than that.
And you nailed the rest of it.

jayjc08: I don’t believe anywhere in my post I claimed to be smarter than anyone, and yeah, I am calling other members stupid, because, surprise, other members ARE stupid. As to my immaturity, since you have no concept or idea of who I am, I don’t think you’re the best judge of that. Lastly, if someone is going to use derogatory, prejudiced slurs, then yeah, that’s stupid.

lambowhatever-
you are the derogatory, prejudiced queen of this site.

Really? The company is failing miserably and the best you can do is release another tweaked version of the same car? I’m sure the people that wanted Mustangs already have one. I can’t imagine a Mustang buyer out there who was holding out for the Bullitt edition. This is just dumb. Pretty soon we’ll have the Johnny Depp 21 Jumpstreet edition, and the Gone in 60 Seconds edition and …..

So…boring…can’t…stand…more….Mustangs….

In terms of looking more like the original than the previous generation of the Bullitt, sure. In terms of looking much different or better than all the other current-generation mustangs, not so much.

I have a feeling that the price of this thing will far outweigh the few boltons Ford has thrown at it.

**** ALL OF THESE DAMN MUSTANGS.

Look, the current gen Mustang is a huge improvement over its predecessor, which I will openly say was a god awful vehicle. The Mustang GT is a good deal and a fun ride. HOWEVER, I am really starting to despise all of these limited edition Mustangs, be it in the form of the Shelby GT500, Shelby GT500KR, Shelby GT, Bullitt, a possible Mach 1, blahblahblah etc. They are milking this retro bull**** to within an inch of its life, churning out new variants of old school symbols left and right, and basically making the originals lose their cache.

This is a Mustang with $1500 of aftermarket work. And they will charge a good $10k over the regular Mustang for it, no doubt. Yay, Ford.

Boring. Why did they delete the inner headlights?

I personally think it looks great! Straight from Ford: 7,700 units to be produced this year only. Built in Flat Rock, Michigan. Hit lots early 2008. MSRP is $31,075.

Ford sales are tanking, gas will be at $4/gallon in some locations very soon, and their response is “a new upper grille and badge removal.” Brilliant!

looks cool but is still a **** car full stop

Why most of you sound like you have a baseball bat up your buts. It’s just a car; you could at least try to enjoy it.

Momma always said “if you don’t have thing good to say, then don’t say anything.”

The Mustang is my favorite car, not because it’s the best, because I enjoy it the most. My dad and I have a personal connection with the car and we have been looking for old 60’something model to work on.

What’s life if you can’t enjoy it?

There just isn’t anything special about this Mustang. For the same amount of money there are much better and of course better quality sports cars for the money. This version of the mustang just shows how lame and desperate Ford is to get more sales. They think by adding a unique title to the car makes it a completely different car lol. 4.6 V8 producing less power than many V6 engines is pathetic and those “performance” brakes look like a joke. This is just another wortless marketing attempt by Ford and only a few fools will fork over their hard earned cash for a cheap car with a “special” badge and title.

Personally I’m not an Mustang fan, more of a GTO,Camaro,Vette guy but, seeing that they came out with this, and I figured it was only a matter of time before they did, I’m not that impressed. They should of at least added the fastback panels over the rear quarter windows, Then it’d look alot closer to the fastback that McQueen drove. However alot of Baby Boomers will probably buy this. And just like the Shelby GT350, GT500, and GT500KR’s including the Bullitt, these are instantly going to be collector cars. Probably the only reason if I had money to throw around why I’d buy this. But I don’t and I wouldn’t.

These guys can add tires, suspension, plastic kits, interior upgrades,automatic butthole wiper and they still don’t get it—-”IT’S THE POWER STUPID”. 15 hp upgrade just don’t get it done.

Wow. A cold air intake.

Car looks great, it really looks like the put a lot of time and effort into the design… so why not give it some extra heft under the hood? How about something a little more than a cold air intake, which any average moron can buy and install for $200 bucks? How about tweaking the engine so that it at least SOUNDS different from other mustangs?

I love the fact that it is devoid of badges other than that Bullitt. This allows the actual styling of the car to speak for itself. The whole package is well done making a great daily driver.

How about a BOSS 500hp Mustang?

uhhhh…still a piece of junk.

Despite the fact there are too many mustang variant, I have to say this is the only one I would consider owning. Toned down, stealthy looks, and a much improved interior, for less $$ than the garish cobra = a win for me. Plus with the limited run, it may hold its value better. The only problem is that damned center console, GAH wanna scratch my eyes out.

****box

Where’s the Ford REDNECK mustang edition?

Oh yeah, and only a 5 speed manual in 2007?

nice car….for me to poop on

Mustangs are sweet and always will be. No exception here. Bang for the buck, they are the best ride on the road…period.

yeah, why does the Mustang, especially in 2007 still have a 5spd? closer gear ratios?

They could have done a little better but I still like it.

Man – I just watched a clip of the 10 minute chase seen – after 40 years I still get chills.
gbb- I like it too.

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Shouldn’t be mocking ford for ANOTHER mustang gimmic??

Get this. 50 years ago ford’s largest marketing effort was to sell unique and creative versions of the mustang in addition to finding more and more fuel efficient pich-up trucks. It’s 2007….any question’s as to why some of us aren’t exactly “enthused” about ford products?? Do the math, then think about it.

Let’s see we’re closing in on 2008. the $30,000 mustang gimmic? Or the all new Mercedes C-Class with more torque, better brakes, safer chassis, better street cred, better reliability, Nurburgring track tested for $31,000. Hmmmm…. let me ponder just a bit.

Looks unfinished.
the Bulitt its just not working on this model.
Looks cheap without the GT foglights.
Seems like the stylist were told to do another “Bulitt” version
and no one knew what to do.

It’s SPARTAN.

I silver really in right now? The dash is SUPER UGLY. I definitely wouldn’t buy this car. And while the hood has a powerful look the way it curves down the rest of the Mustang looks very plain to me. There are other versions of the Mustang, especially the Shelby Mustang that looks tremendously better.

How about Mustang biodiesel/hybrid instead this bull****! When Al Gore will be the president this **** will be in deep ****!

It’s said that the Ford stylists went thru the film frame by frame to capture the subtle look of the original with todays materials. That’s why it has this look. This will be a big hit with the collectors and performance crowd.

It’s steve mcqueen’s allright, but global warming makes this bullit like a bull****. Give me 35 mpg mustang! then i still ride my x-trail.

Why don’t they put Reflex’s diesel hybrid in the Mustang’s current model instead. Some people in Ford just aint smart enough to read what the customers have in mind.