Who says they won't?  A small truck may be the first vehicle we'll see built off the CE1 platform, but I'm sure it won't be the last.  Look how versatile the C2 platform has proven to be.

I'd also argue you could make the hood on an EV a little shorter, offering more rear passenger space, while still letting it look right. 

Who says you need an engine at all? Just use this new CE1 platform, it's designed to be low, small, light, all great attributes for a car like this, and you don't have to worry about emissions regulations or CAFE averages, a car like this would only help ford there, being an EV and all.    Keep the normal coupe as a V8 higher end two seater to compete with the 'vette make the EV something young people can more easily afford. You got the gas, the electric, the two seater, the four seater, the more expensive, and the more affordable versions of the mustang.

If I remember correctly, the people who attended a recent dealer meeting where the RTR Ecoboost was first shown said it was targeting a sub 40k price point. If that turns out to be true, it'll be pretty solid value for sure. 

The only way to make it significantly cheaper is to make it a Miata clone (smaller, lighter, no back seat) which requires a new bespoke engine.      To make the current one cheaper would require a new bespoke engine (probably a longitudinal 2.0eb) and would accomplish absolutely nothing.

It’s a no brainer especially since they already had the Ecoboost performance packs.

4k a month is pretty decent and in the spring with convertibles it’s probably more like 6K.  It’s an icon so numbers are meaningless.

I’m surprised mustang is still around. Low sales, dedicated platform, and its own factory? Any other vehicle and it would be gone a long time ago. Most dealers around me don’t even stock mustangs anymore, and if they do, it’s only one or two. 

Ford had issued a door recall on 2020 and 2021 Escape doors.  Some spot welds on the door attachment point can fail.  I think I got a letter in the mail in May sometime, don't recall for sure.  Had a busy summer and didn't get mine in for the brackets to be added.  Guess what?  In August, my spot weld broke on the drivers door.  It's now January, Ford still hasn't shipped any replacement doors!  My dealer had 4 doors waiting when I came in.  He now has 8 failed doors.  No ETA or anything from Ford.  Anyone have the weld fail and get a new door?   So if you haven't done the recall yet, get it done ASAP.   What's happening right now is our door won't open all the way.  I'd say 75% and something with the arm inside the door stops you.  Other times it's fine.  Just clunks when closing it.  Also, when we brought the window down, it must have hit that arm piece that's broke.  Small scratch in the glass now.  It's up near the mirror where you don't notice it.  But now we don't roll that drivers window down in fear it'll break the window.   https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2023/INCLA-PE23013-13839.pdf

Absurdly sad considering buyers control the deck, or should be in control.  Maybe too many buyers don’t care, don’t know, or else can’t connect the dots.  It’s like everyone wants a clean environment but have no clue what the real cost is.  And when they find out, suddenly they don’t want to pay it.