What's old is new again. I get it, a lot of the people on this site who were in their 20s and 30s when crossovers were a new thing, and all everyone wanted, I understand why people with those experiences believe crossovers will always be the most dominant type of product in the industry, because they have been for the last several decades. But what I'm seeing is the desire to make crossovers more car like, sleeker, lower, with more curves, has essentially turned some crossovers into hatchbacks essentially. You're seeing wagons starting to be seen as cool again.    According to ExplorerDude, the mustang raptor was a shooting brake design, at least at one point, who knows if that's something that actually makes it to the final car. There's some sort of new "addition to the stable" coming this year, it's logical that we'll see whatever that is next week at Detroit, best time to reveal it. 

It's difficult, because as much as I'd love to see that, I also understand the arguments against it, it would be pretty expensive to develop, it wouldn't sell in six figure digits annually like a truck/suv, etc. My thought process is we've talked a lot about maximizing return on investment, and trying to get the most out of your resources. A car that only consumes lets say 25k units worth of resources a year be it in terms of planet capacity, parts, what have you, yet can command a price tag of 60 grand or more all day long, that doesn't sound like a terrible investment.    But it's not gonna happen, it's too much of a risk. I even thought about how if Ford was already planning on making an ecoboost hybrid, how a high output of that would work really well for something like a new RS 200, and sharing those parts would obviously make it more cost effective. But you still have the issue with creating the rest of the car. 

I think the Mustang will need to reinvent itself too not be just a niche player in the future. Of course the coupe and convertible should always be retained, but other variants are needed.    1. Hatch or shooting break 2. Off-road version like the Huracan Sterrato or 911 Dakar 3. Bring back a Shelby above the Dark Horse 4. The "Mustang sedan" should be its own model. Call it Falcon, Fairlane, whatever. However, it would likely need a wagon model to increase global sales for the model. 

Brings back fond memories- The Louisville was the only low price truck that didn't feel cheap.

hopefully you get enough young buyers, because I’m not buying that. No thanks!

I would take that in a heartbeat!  We can call it the PT for public tourer for us less affluent.  Seriously though, I would love to have something like that at the Corvette C8 price point.

I believe you can but you need another trailer kit that includes the relay and sensors.  I really wish Ford would make it so you didn't need to buy another relay.  Ideally they would have a relay in the rear bumper and you would just need to buy more sensors.

To add, supposedly Toyota is talking about bringing the Celica back, and somehow I believe Honda followed suit with saying they might bring the Prelude back.  If I remember correctly (since my friends in HS had these vehicles), the reason they bombed in the 90s, was mainly the price.  A Celica and Prelude back then could hit 25-28K, whereas a Mustang GT could be had for even less.  Now here we are 30 years later in a declining segment of vehicles, and they still think they can pull it off...If that's the case, bring out the Probe?   

Here me out, there are a lot of enthusiasts vehicles where there's a market, but it can be hard to justify developing an all new vehicle just for that segment of the population, the crowd wanting a smaller, cheaper mustang fits this description. What if flexible architectures like CE1 help to address this? A future where brands offer more models with a more targeted audience, selling in lower sales numbers, but riding on the same platform to make it economically viable.      The Tesla model 3 is kinda the closest thing my generation has to an affordable dream car, but I see a lot of potential here. What if Ford offered a compact electric mustang, maybe with hatchback practicality, something with 200-250 hp with a starting price of 25-30 grand. Lots of factory backed aftermarket accessories from the start.    A muscular affordable EV with a ton of opportunities for visual customization from the factory would be unlike any other EV being offered. I don't know if that would be a hit or not, but it's worth a shot. There's this narrative that my generation doesn't want sports cars, and how an affordable sports coupe doesn't sell. But most of the existing affordable coupes are horrifically compromised. They take the small thing too far, like the Miata or gr86, they have horrific reliability, or they aren't actually cheap once you spec them with anything desirable.    Edit: Different brand, but something that looked like this, but smaller would appeal to a lot of younger buyers if they could find a way to sell an EV like this at a reasonable price. 

To be clear, I presumed Ford needs and will have a new inline six for various vehicles, not just Mustang, similar to the one they were studying before BEV mandates killed some new engine projects.  Completely agree Mustang volume is too low to justify a dedicated engine.  Whether Ford resurrects I-6 R&D due to slow BEV sales is anyone’s guess.   Correct, it’s sad to see the original pony car’s bang-for-the-buck and “fun” concepts abandoned.  Original Mustang was so much more than 0 to 60 or quarter mile times.  It was really cool to own a Mustang, even when it had under 100 HP and or a 3-speed transmission.  Potential Mustang market is broader than just performance IMO.