7m I think your last sentence would be more accurate if you delete..."a lower cost cost". True statement..it IS another gasoline conventional in class 6 and 7.  As to "lower cost", I  find that hard  to believe.

I don't think the designer understood what they meant by "angled toward the driver".....

Designing the UI for that screen had to be a total PITA!

I'd agree.  It seems like they're trying to jump back in time and sort of imagine where BMW design would've gone without the Bangle era (i.e. pick up where the '97-03 more boxy design left off).   The greenhouse seems a bit more upright than the last few models (at least in the latter half of it).   I hate this unresolved character line that flows into the middle of the mirror mount/doesn't match up with the belt line:     The front and rear are ok.   I also agree that the center screen inside is odd with the angled shape.   I absolutely DESPISE that hideous 4-spoke steering wheel....like WTF?  I get there aren't any gauges to look through, but it's just ugly lol.   I also do not like that backlit colored dash panel on the passenger side.  It looks like it's broken with how uneven/streaky it is.  I guess it's supposed to be "design" but it just looks bad, IMO.....it'd have looked better if they were a pattern or something more uniform.     haha, after thinking about it for a second, it actually made me think of that 90's cup design:      

If it carries the Mustang name, I think there will have to be at least one variant with a sub 5 second 0-60.

I could honestly see it mirroring Mustang pricing....   starting in the 30s and stretching on up in to the 60s, 70s, maybe more depending how far they go with any performance variants.

With rumors hinting that the mustang utility was gonna become gas powered, I thought that meant the days of the pure EV mach-e were numbered. But perhaps Ford is planning to give their next mustang crossover both ICE and EV powertrains?

I was mainly referring to 0-60 times. So I would expect it to be low to mid 5 seconds like the explorer st. I’m sure it will handle better. I also think the mustang name is more marketing than anything, just like the mach e was. As long as it’s faster than an average suv, they can get away with it. This allows them to keep price down so the vehicle has more appeal. They can sell a hell of a lot more of these at 45k with a 0-60 of 5.5 seconds then they would sell at 65k with a 4.5 sec 0-60.   

Other concerns aside - it overall looks very stylish. The infotainment screen would have me tilting my head to match the oddball angled design though....I am sure the faithful will love it and continue to ignore the turn signal stalk. 

I got my GSA motorcycle from Tom Wood BMW of Richfield. 🙂