Mustang likely to get some stablemates
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This is basically what Jim Mateja had to say.
" Watch for Lincoln and/or Mercury to wind up with a vehicle based on the Ford Mustang that's coming out this fall.
The 2005 Mustang was expected to share platforms, or basic architecture, with the Ford Thunderbird and Lincoln LS, but will be built off a new platform instead. Ford, however, is committed to platform sharing and flexible manufacturing, building more than one vehicle off a platform in the same plant to cut development and production costs.
The '05 Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego cars and Ford Freestyle crossover, for example, share platforms with the Volvo XC90 sport-utility vehicle, and all three, plus an unnamed Mercury crossover, will be built in Chicago.
"I'd be disappointed if Mustang was the only vehicle off that platform," said Barb Samardzich, executive director for small front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles at Ford, which includes Mustang and Focus. "We could use it for other brands in the Ford stable. It would also make for a credible Lincoln."
Though she refused to elaborate, a source noted: "We're looking at vehicles to replace some existing Lincoln and Mercury cars as well as some cars for new segments to help them grow."
Perhaps a high-performance rear-wheel-drive Lincoln to rival the CTS-V addition to the Cadillac lineup?
Perhaps the concept rear-wheel-drive Lincoln Mark X roadster on this year's auto-show circuit could come off a derivative of the Mustang platform rather than the Thunderbird/LS platform on which it rested."
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This is basically what Jim Mateja had to say.
" Watch for Lincoln and/or Mercury to wind up with a vehicle based on the Ford Mustang that's coming out this fall.
The 2005 Mustang was expected to share platforms, or basic architecture, with the Ford Thunderbird and Lincoln LS, but will be built off a new platform instead. Ford, however, is committed to platform sharing and flexible manufacturing, building more than one vehicle off a platform in the same plant to cut development and production costs.
The '05 Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego cars and Ford Freestyle crossover, for example, share platforms with the Volvo XC90 sport-utility vehicle, and all three, plus an unnamed Mercury crossover, will be built in Chicago.
"I'd be disappointed if Mustang was the only vehicle off that platform," said Barb Samardzich, executive director for small front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles at Ford, which includes Mustang and Focus. "We could use it for other brands in the Ford stable. It would also make for a credible Lincoln."
Though she refused to elaborate, a source noted: "We're looking at vehicles to replace some existing Lincoln and Mercury cars as well as some cars for new segments to help them grow."
Perhaps a high-performance rear-wheel-drive Lincoln to rival the CTS-V addition to the Cadillac lineup?
Perhaps the concept rear-wheel-drive Lincoln Mark X roadster on this year's auto-show circuit could come off a derivative of the Mustang platform rather than the Thunderbird/LS platform on which it rested."
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Why not a Mercury Cougar like in the 1967 to 1973 years? If they are truly going "retro", that would make more sense.
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" Watch for Lincoln and/or Mercury to wind up with a vehicle based on the Ford Mustang that's coming out this fall.
Ummmm ... and the Mercury Capri rides again ?? Geezz, maybe the ascMcLaren will return then (ever hopefull)
Why not a Mercury Cougar like in the 1967 to 1973 years? If they are truly going "retro", that would make more sense.
** Bill **
1995 LSC-R'ed w/Recaro's and Cobra R's
2003 Mustang Mach 1
Veteran of Carlisle 2000/01/02/03
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