Colleton
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Repost those 6G S550 shooting brake and wagon renders/sketches.Show me a much smaller, mass produced 2+2 coupe that has an engine sized 5.0L or bigger produced today that has an interior capacity no smaller than the mustang.
The only car that I can find that even comes close is the Lexus RCF. It's has the same wheelbase, but is smaller in every way. The interior is far more cramped. It has less legroom, less shoulder room, 3.5 cubic feet less of cargo space and weighs 150lbs more. Oh yea, it starts at $65k.
You cannot shrink the mustang without negatively impacting interior and cargo space....which would immediately turn off a bulk of the US buyers. These are all packaging constraints.
I don't know what it is about automotive designers/artists, but it seems that at design school (or wherever) they are all indoctrinated to design impractical cars with slits for windows and preposterously high belt-lines. Why? IMO that's the main thing wrong with the 6th gen Camaro looks. GM seemed to have the goal of actually building the car to look like the artist concept and now you have a car that you can't use at a drive up ATM because of the ridiculous windows.. Fortunately it's only a concept car, made evident by the hyperbolic proportions and outrageously inpractical sidepipes. I like the general shape of the front end. Everything else needs a lot of work.
interesting, I never realized that! Maybe that's a contributing factor to the great balance of the camaro. Does anyone know if this platform being shared with Sedans and Exploders and such would negate the chances of a short overhang? Or is it really just a huge guessing game? :shrug:Yea I just looked it up the Camaro is 110.7" wheel base. Mustang 107.1" wheel base.
There is a lot of room to extend the wheelbase and shorten overhang. The M4 is almost 5 inches shorter and has a 3 inch longer wheelbase than the S550. There are obvious advantages, and some less obvious ones. One, you can build a lower car that doesn't scrape on steep driveways as bad.Yea I just looked it up the Camaro is 110.7" wheel base. Mustang 107.1" wheel base.
Hard to tell over the internet sometimes lolI think that was the Dr’s point.:frusty: