S650 - The designers speak

[DeluxeStang]

Except it’s good design

and I’ve bought two S550s myself

Plus you're one of the only people on this site to actually see this car in person thus far. So your opinion carries greater weight than most as far as I'm concerned.

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[because_murica]

that has nothing to do with it. Bad design is bad design.

Emotional and actual investment is 110% irrelevant. I've bought now 1 MY'17 mustang, and 4 MY18+ Mustangs in 4 years. If for some reason my S550 get killed, I ain't buying the S650 ever. Even if you give me one, I'd turn right around and sell it. And buy a Camaro or more likely a CT4V Blackwing.

"I ain't buying the S650 ever"

*Continues to hang out on S650 Forum*

Dude, go home.

 

[because_murica]

Except it’s good design

and I’ve bought two S550s myself

You didn't know shogun was the arbiter of good design?

 

[shogun32]

Dude, go home.

you can thank the M6G admins for the cross-pollination. And secretly I'm hoping Ford Mustang Design finds religion and repents.

 

[because_murica]

you can thank the M6G admins for the cross-pollination. And secretly I'm hoping Ford Mustang Design finds religion and repents.

I don't think there's a need to repent on the part of the design team. The car looks great. You can freely disagree - it doesn't change the fact that people that are not shogun32 like the car, nor does it change the likelihood that people that are on the fence about it will come around in a couple years' time, like they did with the S550.

S197 peeps DETESTED the S550 at launch: "that's not a mustang, that's a friggin Taurus/Fusion". History has a funny way of repeating itself.

Geez, you S550 guys crack me up, thinking your opinions, dislikes, etc. are gospel.

 

[shogun32]

Geez, you S550 guys crack me up, thinking your opinions, dislikes, etc. are gospel.

well, "your love for S650" or at least your faith that the masses will bow the knee seems to be YOUR gospel.
Only 12 more months to go before we see sales figures.

 

[because_murica]

well, "your love for S650" or at least your faith that the masses will bow the knee seems to be YOUR gospel.
Only 12 more months to go before we see sales figures.

Just to be clear here: I personally don't care if everyone else on the planet hates the car. I will still be buying one. I like it. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I make purchases based on what I like, not what others like.

With that said, I do think the car will do well overall. I've seen enough praise in YouTube and IG comments sections (that seems to outweigh the negative btw) to suggest that there is legitimate interest in S650.

 

[OppoLock]

Fair play if you don’t like the car either, but it’s a sound design. I think the fact that it shares so much with the S550’s chassis yet deviates heavily in terms of some key design areas brushes people that bought specifically into the S550 platform first (and Mustang brand second) the wrong way.

I didn’t like it upon unveiling and agreed with the common issues that were first voiced (body line treatment, interior, taillights, diffuser) but came around hard when I gave it a chance and was sold upon seeing it in the flesh.

Definitely makes the S550 look older irl and has an equally matched aesthetic appeal once you get to take in its shape.

 

[Tonystark]

Even though I still feel my '19 is a better design, IMO, from bumper to bumper than the 650 (from all the photos), I will still wait to see it live and in person before I conclude anything. It's a 'Stang, I feel I owe it at least that.

 

[zstanny]

The die hard guys….
It’s ok some of us like the S650. Your S550 is outdated. It happens. Just like the S650 will likely be outdated by a mid-gen refresh, and then again by whatever comes next. Don’t take it personal. I wasn’t mad when my 06 GT was quickly outdated. I kept it til I saw a mustang I liked more, which didn’t happen until the GT350.

 

[Evo1986]

the state of the global economy will guarantee it sells like dog poop. Regardless of it's "merits". I estimate it'll sell at HALF the average run-rate of the 18+ series.

Reversion to the Mean is a mean be'atch.

You must be delusional.

 

[24PONY]

The die hard guys….
It’s ok some of us like the S650. Your S550 is outdated. It happens. Just like the S650 will likely be outdated by a mid-gen refresh, and then again by whatever comes next. Don’t take it personal. I wasn’t mad when my 06 GT was quickly outdated. I kept it til I saw a mustang I liked more, which didn’t happen until the GT350.

Imagine how the 5th gen S 197 owners feel right now… they dont even have a forum

 

[DeluxeStang]

The die hard guys….
It’s ok some of us like the S650. Your S550 is outdated. It happens. Just like the S650 will likely be outdated by a mid-gen refresh, and then again by whatever comes next. Don’t take it personal. I wasn’t mad when my 06 GT was quickly outdated. I kept it til I saw a mustang I liked more, which didn’t happen until the GT350.

Exactly, the way I see it, I'm glad they went for something new, and unique looking. The existence of this car doesn't stop the s550 from existing for those who would rather have that car. When the s650 releases, people who want one will have their dreams fulfilled, and people who want a used s550 will get a better deal, because the release of the new version almost always drives down the prices on the old generation. It's a win win for everyone.

 

[IPOGT]

Exactly, the way I see it, I'm glad they went for something new, and unique looking. The existence of this car doesn't stop the s550 from existing for those who would rather have that car. When the s650 releases, people who want one will have their dreams fulfilled, and people who want a used s550 will get a better deal, because the release of the new version almost always drives down the prices on the old generation. It's a win win for everyone.

Didn’t seem to work last time. The Gen2 S550 held more value than the Gen 3 18+ for quite a while and still does hold much of it.

 

[dangerwillrobinson]

I didn’t like the car at the reveal. I stayed away for a few weeks and came back to see if it was just bad photography.
I hate it now. Super clunky exterior that has lost most of its design cohesiveness. Barely looks like a mustang. This will not age well. At all. The interior finally has some modern tech but nothing about the design suggests any mustang DNA and it doesn’t look upscale. No super quick hybrid? 7 or 8 more years for an all wheel drive electric? It’s time to move forward but this car is like the people who still think Trump was cheated in 2020. Stuck in the past. I want to like it because I’ve been a mustang and Ford fan since birth and have owned several along the way and just traded my s550 on a bronco. But no way on this one.
Screw it. I’m out.

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