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If it had been paid off, I'd have kept my GT. I loved it, it just wasn't practical (it was fine as a daily just going back and forth to work, but when you did need to get larger items, it wasn't good lol), and I wasn't going to have 2 car payments lol.

Who is suffering? Just because you don't like it doesn't mean people are suffering. With Ford's announcements, I take a "believe it when I see it" approach because of how often their plans change. I doubt "never" is the real answer. But not soon. They also started with the 4-door, and removed 2 doors to offer a 2-door coupe.

unchecked the latest news section of all the sites I mentioned and didn’t see it anywhere. either way you’d think Ford would have something for Detroit…

eh, if this is all they have going, that’s not good. Wasn’t it a Detroit Auto show debut? Autoblog, motor1, motor trend, car and driver, even diarrhea of the mouth Ford Authority didn’t even report on this vehicle

Ford announcing an aftermarket company’s modification is ridiculous, IMO

Huh? Mustang has never been that form factor

Ok…..

Personally the GTD has never done anything for me and I’ve always thought it looks kind of ridiculous. I understand the performance though, and IIRC, they’ve been able to sell all they’re anticipating, no?

You realize markups get bigger the higher you go, right? So "overall profitability" on the higher end doesn't depend as much on higher volume. Yes. Because nobody has ever simultaneously been happy with their vehicle yet also wanted to upgrade it.........come on. Vehicles like Mustang and Bronco are poster children for doing modifications and have been for some time. So let me make sure I'm understanding.... Your theory is.....someone goes "I LOVE the Mustang. But they have that super cool one that I can't afford.....so I'm just not going to buy the version of the same car that I CAN afford because I'll feel inferior to that special model"??? If that logic were true, every vehicle would come in one single offering - no options, no trim levels, no specialty models, no halo model, one and done. Can't have the top of the line model with all the bells and whistles because someone that can't afford that trim it might not like it and feel bad!

So Ford should artificially limit themselves at the top end just so the low end can look the same? Nah. If anything, I see people with base models that start doing upgrades that make it look like the upper models (For example, I've seen plenty of Mustangs with body panels to make it look like a GT500.) I'm not advocating dropping low end models, just saying to limit yourself at the upper end just to not potentially "offend" base model buyers is ridiculous.

I absolutely agree Mustang (coupe/vert) sales would've been better with more incentives. So your comment backs up reports that supply was somewhat of an issue...

Nothing new lol.

Maybe they like their customers better lol.

2025 Tesla Model Y Debuts With Cybercab Looks And Turn Signal Stalks | Carscoops Funny, I had the idea for a reflective running light panel like that years ago and drew a few sketches of it.

Based on your description of the survey, maybe those plans became the Mach E Ralle? Who'd have thought they'd put Porsche branding on a Porsche? Having a brand design language isn't the same as naming everything "911 _____" I like that concept - never seen it before (I'm guessing it's just a rendering). Funny, I've drawn something very similar to it in the past...

911 is different from a Mustang family. Porsche doesn't slap a 911 badge on a Cayenne body and call it a 911. They may have 911 variants (coupe convertible, targa, etc) and special editions, but they're all the same core body/vehicle. Slapping the Mustang name on too many unrelated products (completely unique bodies) will backfire at some point if done too much.

They can overdo it too......we don't need 15 different Mustang models. Keep it about where they have it.....Mach E, coupe/convertible, sedan, and leave it at that (with a caveat for the "Raptor" version, which remains to be seen whether it's coupe/convertible with special treament, or a shooting brake type that was rumored). Expanding beyond that starts to harm the brand, IMO.

Supplier Issues Impacted Ford Mustang Sales In 2024 This article cites an Automotive News report that supplier issues affected Mustang sales. Who knows if that's actually true or just an excuse.........anecdotal evidence, but my dealer has had a whole row of Mustangs for some time.

Frankly, I don't understand the jacked up sports car trend like the Lamborghini or Porsche, and by extension, the talk of such a Mustang model.

It's crazy that Honda is selling so many CR-Vs and Toyota so many Rav4s Rav-4 - 475,193 CR-V - 402,791 Even if you combined Ford's efforts, you're still only at 271,560 Bronco Sport - 124,701 Escape - 146,859

BMW sold 42,608 units of 4-series this year vs. Mustang's 44,003........those 4-series numbers would also include the Gran Coupe, which is a 4-door/sportback kind of thing, which skews the numbers upwards.

Figured I'd lump sales figures for the competition into one thread since individual ones don't get much traction. GM: Stellantis/FCA: Toyota: Toyota sold 474,000 Rav4's last year - crazy.

I've said that for a while.....but with the new administration coming in, I doubt that's a real possibility (producing it at Flat Rock would be more likely, IMO)....but I'd advocate for a Mustang sedan and Lincoln counterpart first, even if bringing over Zephyr would be easier (I'd also bring over Evos for Ford to have an elevated offering). who knows? I know my dealer has quite a few sitting out front, so I don't think it's an inventory issue. I'd guess Maverick's slowdown is due to the changeover to the '25 refreshed model.

Hopefully Mustang sales rebound, but not a good sign on an all-new model

I think a few factors - namely 1) pricing being higher than ever in a market where people are tightening belts/not going for “fun” purchases and instead going for practical ones, and 2) I think the design is a step backward - the front is ok, but something has never looked right about the new rear. The interior is a new dash of screens with the rest of the cab being nearly identical to the old model. I think Maverick itself would do well in other regions globally, but I agree the process needs to be replicated in other segments globally (for both global and regional products).