Sherminator98 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 https://www.motortrend.com/news/2029-ford-mustang-mach-4-sedan-future-cars Generally what I expected (yeah its an AI/Photoshop image) but that two tone roof makes it look awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Handler Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 “Mach-4” 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Ford missed their chance with a RWD Continental twinned with a Ford sedan, I feel like this keeps rearing its head to satisfy people that want to see it but maybe not buy? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 3 hours ago, jpd80 said: I feel like this keeps rearing its head to satisfy people that want to see it but maybe not buy? The Mustang Coupe won't be able to survive with a V8 if CAFE goes the way its supposed to go an the sales numbers aren't exactly setting the world on fire either. A Sedan would help with both things and would be "affordable" and not boring at the same time. If Ford can sell both products on the same platform and sell about 120-150K a year, that will be a win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang84isu Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I'd rather just seem them do a Thunderbird, Falcon, or whatever you want to call it. Maybe it is just the way this MT rendering was done, but the Mustang roofline and Mustang front / rear end don't adapt well to a sedan. Ford has done so many great concepts like the 427, Interceptor, and Forty Nine that were restrained and thoughtful...it doesn't need all the busy bodywork and design cues, IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 3 minutes ago, mustang84isu said: I'd rather just seem them do a Thunderbird, Falcon, or whatever you want to call it. Maybe it is just the way this MT rendering was done, but the Mustang roofline and Mustang front / rear end don't adapt well to a sedan. Ford has done so many great concepts like the 427, Interceptor, and Forty Nine that were restrained and thoughtful...it doesn't need all the busy bodywork and design cues, IMO. The Mach E is pretty well done for a CUV Mustang. I don't have an issue if it looks similar to this, but I'm expecting a completely new body style for the sedan and coupe if this comes about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 3 hours ago, Sherminator98 said: The Mach E is pretty well done for a CUV Mustang. I don't have an issue if it looks similar to this, but I'm expecting a completely new body style for the sedan and coupe if this comes about. I wonder if they'll go the charger route where the two door and 4 door and identical designs and dimmensions to keep costs down. Or if the coupe and sedan will have their own unique sheet metal. More expensive, but that's the more exciting option 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 5 hours ago, DeluxeStang said: I wonder if they'll go the charger route where the two door and 4 door and identical designs and dimmensions to keep costs down. Or if the coupe and sedan will have their own unique sheet metal. More expensive, but that's the more exciting option Remember with the Mustang coupe, rear passengers sit between the wheel tubs a sedan usually requires three across rear seating forward of the wheel wells. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 If they are two different models, they could engineer it to share the same front clip like the Porsche Boxter and the 911 did when the Boxter was introduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 13 hours ago, Sherminator98 said: The Mustang Coupe won't be able to survive with a V8 if CAFE goes the way its supposed to go an the sales numbers aren't exactly setting the world on fire either. A Sedan would help with both things and would be "affordable" and not boring at the same time. If Ford can sell both products on the same platform and sell about 120-150K a year, that will be a win. I'm doubtful, but it'd be cool if we got a Lincoln version too. 11 hours ago, mustang84isu said: I'd rather just seem them do a Thunderbird, Falcon, or whatever you want to call it. Maybe it is just the way this MT rendering was done, but the Mustang roofline and Mustang front / rear end don't adapt well to a sedan. Ford has done so many great concepts like the 427, Interceptor, and Forty Nine that were restrained and thoughtful...it doesn't need all the busy bodywork and design cues, IMO. The main point of this is two-fold: to keep development costs low by pairing/re-using as much as they can of Mustang coupe/vert and to build something under the Mustang sub-brand umbrella. Doing a completely unique body undoes the main point of the approach they're taking (and also is an argument against the idea of a Lincoln version). 7 hours ago, DeluxeStang said: I wonder if they'll go the charger route where the two door and 4 door and identical designs and dimmensions to keep costs down. Or if the coupe and sedan will have their own unique sheet metal. More expensive, but that's the more exciting option I'd be surprised and disappointed if they did that. 1 hour ago, atomcat68 said: If they are two different models, they could engineer it to share the same front clip like the Porsche Boxter and the 911 did when the Boxter was introduced. I never realized that first gen used the same front end.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzach Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Out of all the renders I have seen this is by far the best. I agree though the two tone for the roof can go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 48 minutes ago, rmc523 said: I never realized that first gen used the same front end.... Me either. I always thought the 996 911 looked way better than the 986 boxster until the 981 boxster in 2013. Quote The Boxster was released ahead of the 996. The 986 Boxster had the same bonnet, front wings, headlights, interior and engine architecture as the 996. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Take the government mandated spy gear out of it and I’ll buy a V8 manual on launch day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 21 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Take the government mandated spy gear out of it and I’ll buy a V8 manual on launch day Good luck with that.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 3 hours ago, jpd80 said: Remember with the Mustang coupe, rear passengers sit between the wheel tubs a sedan usually requires three across rear seating forward of the wheel wells. True. It's my hope that if they both to give each car unique proportions and packaging, that they give each car its own unique design as well. A stretched mustang coupe wouldn't be ugly, but it would be a bit derivative. I'd rather see a future where the coupe and sedan are differentiated in terms of styling. I've often said if we're gonna get a mustang sedan and keep a mustang utility, both of which have much better rear seat practicality than the coupe and will, in theory, appeal to mustang buyers who want a usable backseat far more than the coupe does. I wouldn't mind a future where that meant the coupe becomes a 2 seater and they used that new packaging flexibility to give the coupe more seductive proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 45 minutes ago, Sherminator98 said: Good luck with that.... Which is why I’ll never own one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurus SHO Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Take the government mandated spy gear out of it and I’ll buy a V8 manual on launch day Is this what you're talking about? No, Your Car Isn’t Getting a 'Kill Switch' in 2027 - Consumer Reports Sounds like it's not going to be required anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, DeluxeStang said: True. It's my hope that if they both to give each car unique proportions and packaging, that they give each car its own unique design as well. A stretched mustang coupe wouldn't be ugly, but it would be a bit derivative. I'd rather see a future where the coupe and sedan are differentiated in terms of styling. I've often said if we're gonna get a mustang sedan and keep a mustang utility, both of which have much better rear seat practicality than the coupe and will, in theory, appeal to mustang buyers who want a usable backseat far more than the coupe does. I wouldn't mind a future where that meant the coupe becomes a 2 seater and they used that new packaging flexibility to give the coupe more seductive proportions. IMO, removing what little practicality it has by taking out the rear seat will shrink already low sales even further. You're also making it something it's never been. Look at it the other way, that'd be like adding 2 seats to Corvette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Which is why I’ll never own one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 5 minutes ago, akirby said: Yep. That and the less Electronic nonsense getting involved with anything, the better. KISS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Just now, fuzzymoomoo said: Yep. That and the less Electronic nonsense getting involved with anything, the better. KISS. I guess you're stuck with a 1970 boss 302 then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 25 minutes ago, akirby said: I guess you're stuck with a 1970 boss 302 then. Poor me, that sounds awful 😂 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Poor me, that sounds awful 😂 When you flood it when you start it or it won't start because its so cold out etc.... The past is always viewed through rose colored glasses No one wants to deal with stupid shit old cars have as an every day driver. But then again I guess its the sort of the same backlash that EVs have now with gas powered vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted yesterday at 06:46 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:46 AM On 8/5/2026 at 3:49 AM, fuzzymoomoo said: Poor me, that sounds awful 😂 Retiring at the end of the year, I have a ‘91 Fairmont 5.0 in the shed with fresh engine think RWD V8 that looks like a Taurus… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted yesterday at 08:05 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:05 AM (edited) 16 hours ago, jpd80 said: Retiring at the end of the year, I have a ‘91 Fairmont 5.0 in the shed with fresh engine think RWD V8 that looks like a Taurus… Congratulations! Enjoy retirement. Edited 12 hours ago by Hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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