This generation of the Ford Mustang is great, from a design perspective at least. I really think the designers at Ford did a phenominal job updating a classic into a car that is both incredibly cool and retro, but also relevant in the automotive market today. The proportions are well balanced, it's clearly a throwback to the classic Mustangs, but it has plenty of interesting angles and touches that make it a truly unique and cool pony. The crease that goes back from the front fender and swoops up behind the door is one of the strongest homage details of the car and my favorite part. The interior is great, if you get the metallic dash face. The design here is clean and distinctly retro without being either boring or cliché. The ride is nice, though in the V6 Mustang I drove, it's not terribly exciting. It feels big and heavy, a little light on the HPs, and has a bunch of body roll. Mechanically it's simply acceptable, nothing bad, but very little excitement factor. From a performance standpoint it falls short of what the wonderful design promises.
This shot was taken behind the mall in Simi in front of a pretty cool red wall I found. Unfortunately, I feel that the car gets a little too much red/orange cast from the red wall on the OTHER side of the car(not visible in the shot). All in all, I'm really happy with this snap; nice, interesting angle, a little distortion from the wide angle lens but not too much, nice action line at the base of the wall that leads the eye to the front of the car, and good overall lighting without distracting reflections.
This is the 2007 convertible V6 Mustang with the Pony Package that adds the "Mustang" side rocker decal and the horizontal chrome line in the grille with the smaller, less-ridiculous-than-the-GT "fog" lights. This is my favorite look for the Mustang. It looks the most retro to me and really finishes off the retro exterior design perfectly.
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