First Look: S650 Mustang Prototype Spied With Production Body! 📸

[TigerEyeJazz]

No provision for anything.

Not even door handles. Could be doing what they did to the Mach e by having an electric actuator

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[2morrow]

In it for the renderings and updates.

 

[68fbjjz109]

This looks like a top hatted S550. With the enoumous electirication push I would be suprised if it is any but that. Just doesn't make alot of sense from a business case perspective.

 

[SpeedRacerXT]

Typical pre-production testing mule camo - can't really tell anything other than it's a ponycar shape.

 

[theruleslawyer]

Embarrassed to say I had to look up "liftback" - because I've known/referred to that style as hatchback. Liftback is a real term apparently lol. Learn something new everyday

You'll also hear sportback. Its really just a marketing makeover for markets where hatchback has a negative connotation. Like a lot of modern CUVs are really hatchbacks.

I'd love the mustang as a liftback. It makes smaller trunks so much more usable. If you could put down the rear seats and lift the whole back glass you could get some seriously large items in there.

 

[93-Oct Mayne]

The bump in the camo on the rear glass has nothing to do with an actual protrusion on the car. If you look at the camo on the 2015 it was the exact same. If anything, the glass might be slightly lower than before. That wouldn't bother me since no adult over 5ft can sit back there comfortably anyway

 

[JWS]

I think the Camo shows the Fastback going almost to the Spoiler, but not quite a 1971. A Hatch might be practical, but would it be stiff enough for track use?

Front of this one's acceptable, but the Rear Quarter Glass is not. Rear Quarters look like Camaro, but at least there's no Crease. Don't think Ford would Build Vents in the Doors. Can't tell, but is this supposed to be a Vinyl Stripe? This seems like a Shorter Wheelbase. Waiting on the Ace version.

 

[Hi-PO Stang]

I like what thePill has to say in post#47. If the new Mustang front end looks just like the one pictured in post#47 , I would certainly buy one. That Mustang front end looks so sleek and clean. I think thePill is on to something.

 

[kws6000]

Wondering if Ford will ruin the center
stack by going all in on touch screens
and doing away with hard hvac/ radio
controls.

That would make it a hard pass for me.

 

[Ace]

Waiting on the Ace version.

I'm on an update to my rendering to match what I think I can figure out under the camo. Should be ready tomorrow

 

[DeluxeStang]

The bump in the camo on the rear glass has nothing to do with an actual protrusion on the car. If you look at the camo on the 2015 it was the exact same. If anything, the glass might be slightly lower than before. That wouldn't bother me since no adult over 5ft can sit back there comfortably anyway

Exactly, the things people are complaining about on the s650 mule also existed with s550 camo. Implying those won't be actual issues with the production s650 design.

 

[Dmesser92]

I think the 3.5 Ecoboost and a Hybrid option will find their way under the hood of S650. Ford will eventually have to retire the V8 but I don't think we'll see it with this generation.

 

[JWS]

Ok, so new guesses where this piece fits?

This appears to be similar to the Pony Logo on the Side of the Headlight Unit of the 2018+
Mustangs.

 

[Twin Turbo]

One thing I don't think that's been mentioned...................how the heck did the photographer manage to get these shots? These look to have been taken at the small test track in Dearborn. This is surrounded by a 10 foot high wall and I suspect the only way in is via a security gate.

I honestly expected the first spy shot to be on the roads around the Development Centre, where most of the cars are spotted, NOT at the track.

It's not the first time though, as the '15 was captured at the same place with a lot of a front camo missing and, as I understand it Ford were not happy!

So, were Ford ready for S650 to finally make an appearance and invite the photographer in? Or did the photographer really manage to sneak in?

The '15 &'24 for reference:

 

[Mazman]

It’s Jim Owens @Twin Turbo

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