Technically they did copy the mustang. I think the early mustangs were the first to have this style of body though I could be mistaken but the mustang is definetly the one responsible for making it popular.
Crazy idea now that I’m thinking about all the nice EcoBoost engines ford has.
Since ford is making the mustang it’s own brand with the mach E why not come out with a “baby” mustang kind of like what they did with the baby bronco. Shorter car with only 2 seats and throw the 2.7 or 3.0 EcoBoost...
Putting the 2.7 to replace the 2.3 actually sounds likely and a 2.7 HPP should be in the 350 to 375 horsepower range which would make it a great competitor for the JDM cars. Not to mention a V6 would sound better but torque numbers might be pretty close to the current 5.0 and make it a...
So what are we thinking in terms of engine for this gen would it be a gen 4 coyote or something entirely different for a V8. Assuming there still is one of course.