Say it ain’t so, Henry!
Posted by Michael.
Seriously, the dude must be turning in his grave – they’re now talking about a Mustang wagon? Yeesh, I’m definitely shorting more F stock tomorrow morning. To give you an idea of which way the good ship of Henry is headed, just check out this quote: It’s a case of reaching out to the men or women who keenly identify with the Mustang, but for various reasons – whether it be family, recreational or other – need a more versatile car than a coupe.” Ugh.
December 15th, 2006 at 3:45 am Using
um, wow. that sounds absolutely atrocious. really, does anyone who “keenly identifies” with a mustang really HAVE a family that they’re looking to be able to cart around in it? i would think they’d keep sports car and family separate. kids are murder on car interiors.
December 15th, 2006 at 11:12 am Using
I don’t know, after driving around for a couple of months in a spiffy Volvo Wagon, a Mustang Wagon doesn’t sound like that bad of an idea. Plus, leather is good in a family car because you can just wipe spills off of it.
Seriously, it gives you the space of an SUV with the gas mileage of a sedan.
I have to admit though that I’m really thinking about replacing my Passat with a TT. So I’m not completely sold on wagons. (If we didn’t have the XC70 though, the replacement would probably be a A4 wagon.)
December 15th, 2006 at 4:13 pm Using
Yeah … well, a mustang wagon just wouldn’t feel right. If it were a bit more agile car and didn’t have that giant Amerrrican feel to it then it might make more sense. For some reason the Germans and Japanese can make cars that are sleek enough to still be sexy as a wagon, but the Mustang is just too clunky to be a wagon. Period. Drive one, and it will all be clear
. One day Ford will figure out how to trim the mustang down and it may work eventually, but not this generation …
December 15th, 2006 at 4:32 pm Using
Nathaniel, I hear you on the “a mustang wagon would be kinda neat” but my criticism was from a more asthetic angle:
Ford has managed to dig itself into a pretty big hole, and (as the article commented) right now the Mustang brand is probably a lot hotter/bigger than the Ford brand. So, you’d better be pretty damn careful if you’re gonna mess around with the only thing you’ve got left.
Also, Nick has a point regarding the handling of such a car, it would be a little heavy and the weight would make it slosh through corners.
I envision this thing as kinda like the Dodge Magnum. Or, a spiritual kin to the PT Cruiser – a neat car to own but I think I’d be a little ashamed too?