I recall seeing a Flex prototype at an auto show in 2005 called the Fairlaine. It had bamboo wicker hilights in the interior, sliding rear doors and was very close to the production Flex. We leased an SEL in 2015; wish now we'd have bought it at lease end. We'd probably still have it.  

I didnt realize how small the puma was. It’s 164” long, which makes it much smaller than a Honda hrv, Mazda cx30, and Nissan kicks. It’s about the length of a Kia soul. All of these vehicles start around 20-25k. $35k for the puma would not work at all here. I know a lot of you like its styling, but I’m not sure it would do well here based on that alone. 

The project name was Fairmont, thinking was a “Hampton styled” vehicle… Saw them when I was state side in 2009, looked a pretty cool vehicles and  thought D3 probably added a fair bit to cost but I guess they were shooting for a more premium vehicle.

Ford said they did just that - ignored Camaro and Challenger and benchmarked BMW and other European sports cars.

More people?   I bet it doesn't look this good.  

Blech....that looks "confusing" in the style department....

Like the Orange Fury paint option and supposedly the keypad on the pillar.

CE1 seems like the holy grail of vehicle engineering where it feels like they found a way to improve weight, cost, and quality. With that in mind, I really hope they apply those learnings to other vehicle programs like future sports cars. I'd love to see an efficient, capable, light platform that underpins the next couple, sedan, mach-e gas powered, and maybe even a halo product.    Visually speaking, I believe the mustang was at its best when it leaked into that muscle car look from 1965-1970 and 2005- modern. That long hood, flared fenders, fastback roofline, sharp lines. That's what a mustang should be. Something that looks great, that's timeless and will still look great at a car show when it's 30 years old. You can say that about the original mustangs, and the 2005 and onward cars, but you can't really say it about the stuff in the middle like the new edge or fox body, both of which look pretty horrible compared to peak mustang designs. I hope Ford never really tries to revisit the fox body or new edge for major styling inspiration.    Thankfully Kemal Curic seems to understand this. He's head of Ford performance design and his favorite mustang is the 1967 fastback. So he seems to understand what makes mustang work well visually.