2015 Ford Mustang - General Discussion

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To be fair, with those stupid fuel pumps, it doesn't take much provocation...
 
Posting this again just to have it in the same post:



So this is the car that is supposedly a flat plane V8. It makes me curious. To me it doesn't sound like a flat plane. However, it is possible to make a cross-plane V8 sound like a flat-plane V8 with crossover, 180 degree headers. Like this:



I'm still skeptical about Ford doing a flat plane, but if they were to do it, I can understand it not wanting to sound like one. It wouldn't sound like a Mustang. Perhaps they put 90* crossover type headers on it, to make it sound like a 90* V8?
 
Eunos_Cosmo
I'm still skeptical about Ford doing a flat plane...
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This.

...but if they were to do it, I can understand it not wanting to sound like one. It wouldn't sound like a Mustang.
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Because this.

Although one of the charms about the old GT350's was how great their 289 Windors sounded at the high revs with their big bore and tiny stroke. It would be neat to see Ford make a high revving V8, even if it isn't the traditional small-block.

I just don't see the bean-counters at Ford saying "Yes, let's shell out to get the engineering team to develop a flat-plane crank for the Coyote and then develop exhaust so it doesn't sound like a flat-plane crank. This will increase sales enough to offset the R&D."
 
Sounds kind of like an E92 M3 with an aftermarket exhaust in the high RPMs. Doesn't sound like a Mustang at all. That's just my ears.
 
It's definitely not flat-plane but it doesn't sound like a Mustang either. I like it. I'm getting tired of every Mustang sounding exactly the same since the 1870s.
 
It sounds like a Can-Am car instead of a gurgle-gurgle-stang.

R1600Turbo
And black out the verticle supports in the upper grille area.
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No. Can't you see the grill "fangs" are just the wraparound from the side ducts?
 
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It has a nice, raspy soundtrack, almost like Aston Martin Vantage V8 but higher pitch. Very planted and changes direction well.. But it still looks like a heavy car forced to do cornering with good tires.
 
That thing looks grounded to the ground AS HELL.
 
Sounds epic. Anyone notice the camo'd Mustang at thr 30ish second mark that was obviously not an 8 cylinder motor? Sounds like an even more hi-po ecoboost model.
 
Keef
It's definitely not flat-plane but it doesn't sound like a Mustang either. I like it. I'm getting tired of every Mustang sounding exactly the same since the 1870s.
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If I recall right, the first Mustang was the 1864 1/2.
 
niky
If I recall right, the first Mustang was the 1864 1/2.
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Here's a rare photo of one

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I want one.
 
I want one with that camo/color scheme.
 


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YSSMAN


Car seems to have a bit of a "whaaa whaaaa" which is fine by me.
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Looks like it has a lot of waggle and hop in the suspension.
I suppose that's good for Americans who buy these cars for daily driving and 1/4 mile grocery runs but as a track car it seems much too soft and imprecise.
Guess we'll have to wait and see.
 
Interior spy shots

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Couple other spy shots

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That's just an emergency brake.
 
GTboyz
Thats an e-brake ? Why does it placed there ?
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It's most likely a kill engine switch in case of an emergency since the car's a Prototype. It's placed there for easy access in case of problems.
 
niky
To be fair, with those stupid plastic fuel pumps, it doesn't take much provocation...
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FTFY.
 
Azure Flare
FTFY.
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Number one non-regular maintenance service for BMW/Mini direct injection systems in this country... cleaning out the pumps...
 
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