S650 incl. Dark Horse will arrive in Europe late 2023 + First pics of Euro model

[Ericc B]

it's so difficult remain amber flashing lights with the red pilots?

Technically it's simple, but some export countries apparently still do not allow red glass on blinkers. It's not per se a European thing either, Ford builds only one export spec for all countries outside USA/Canada and it needs to meet all their technical demands.

Personally I fail to see why they did not simply use the Mach-E tail lights. Those not only look much cooler but are designed to be configurable for every market in the world by adjusting the firmware. Instead they came up with these cheap ass American Muscle catalog things from China.

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[Ace]

I just realized Ford europes photoshop department went a bit too far, they overpainted the sidemarkers in bodycolor. Pretty sure they will just be some non-functional reflectors in white or orange for europe

 

[Mazman]

I just realized Ford europes photoshop department went a bit too far, they overpainted the sidemarkers in bodycolor. Pretty sure they will just be some non-functional reflectors in white or orange for europe

but damned that sideview looks nice!
Lowered on rims with the right ET and beefier tires ......

Could come body colored as well, have that on my MX5, the US models have illuminated ones

 

[Ericc B]

I just realized Ford europes photoshop department went a bit too far, they overpainted the sidemarkers in bodycolor.

So that probably means the yellow we see is not representative of the actual color either.

I did see a yellow swatch in one of Stangmode's videos though, which looked pretty decent and similar to the Ford Europe pics.

 

[KINGKONA]

Quick....someone explain the front license plate, and what's special about it;

 

[kendrickdlr]

Quick....someone explain the front license plate, and what's special about it;

Intelligent Manual Transmission. 80 Valves.

 

[KINGKONA]

Intelligent Manual Transmission. 80 Valves.

Nope.

That's a great guess, but there's something very specific and useful about it.

 

[Bullit]

Technically it's simple, but some export countries apparently still do not allow red glass on blinkers. It's not per se a European thing either, Ford builds only one export spec for all countries outside USA/Canada and it needs to meet all their technical demands.

Personally I fail to see why they did not simply use the Mach-E tail lights. Those not only look much cooler but are designed to be configurable for every market in the world by adjusting the firmware. Instead they came up with these cheap ass American Muscle catalog things from China.

Is this also the reason for the loss of power compared to the American? (10-20hp)

I think without the black panel in the rear end the clear tail lights will look worse.

 

[Ericc B]

Is this also the reason for the loss of power compared to the American? (10-20hp)

That is caused by the mandatory addition of a gas particle filter in the exhaust system in Euro-spec cars. This is required to meet Euro emission standards.

 

[whokilledkaji]

Do we think the red tail lights blink amber? It actually looks like they do in some of the videos... Even on the US model, I suppose...

 

[KINGKONA]

No one gets the license plate situation?

 

[S650 GT]

Quick....someone explain the front license plate, and what's special about it;

International Mustang Transformation on 80 Volts.

 

[KINGKONA]

International Mustang Transformation on 80 Volts.

It can read just fine either backwards or forwards. So the same picture can be used for either right-hand or left-hand drive market advertising. They just flip the image, and the plate still reads just fine.

 

[S650 GT]

It can read just fine either backwards or forwards. So the same picture can be used for either right-hand or left-hand drive market advertising. They just flip the image, and the plate still reads just fine.

Than you have to flip the horse logo as well

 

[KINGKONA]

Than you have to flip the horse logo as well

True, but that's not noticeable by regular folks. A license plate that is clearly flipped would be noticed.

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