| 2005 Mustang Exterior |
This rough and tough Mustang's steel skin forces people's eyes to gaze upon it. The obvious homage to the horse's early days was pulled off to excellent standards. Although the "heritage styling" idea that the Thunderbird was produced with worked as much as a stale potato chip, it fit the Mustang perfectly.
Ford is bringing along a few other companies in its tribute to the earlier days of automobiles. Dodge and Chrysler with their big displacement Magnum, 300C and its soon to be Charger. Chevy with the idea of a new Camaro to be styled with much thought of its late 60s models. Also, Pontiac with their horrible renewal of the GTO.
The crisp, edgy lines add power, strength and aggressiveness to the look of the car. The headlights have a basic round shape to them as all of the muscle cars (or most cars at the time for that matter) did. A mustang emblem rides from right to left across the grill. On the GT, two large foglights fill in some of the space between the headlights.
The fenders slope upwards quickly in the front and then level out a little bit towards the middle of the car. The middle section of the car stays pretty modern looking. The roof and pillars stay looking a little bit like the `94 to `04 Mustangs. The doors look similar to the `99 to `04 models, except the side scoop no longer exists and it has been replaced with a bulge this time around. Going back into the a** of the horse,
there's large taillights that much resemble the first Mustangs . A medium-sized cap in the exact middle of the rear of the car features either a horse or the letters "GT". As always, the Mustang comes with different packages. The standard V-6 gets 16" painted cast aluminum wheels, while the Premium V-6 gets 16" bright-machined aluminum wheels. Both the standard and premium GTs come with 17" painted cast aluminum wheels. There is an option for $195
to get 17" bright-machined aluminum wheels. *Other options can be found at the Ford Fleet site and the pricing press release page at the bottom of this page.*
Dimensions:
Wheelbase: V6 - 107.1"
GT - 107.1"
Overall Length: V6 - 188.0"
GT - 187.6"
Overall Width: V6 - 73.9"
GT - 73.9"
Overall Height: V6 - 55.4"
GT - 55.4"
Extra Info:
- Remote Keyless Entry comes with both the packages for both models.
- 18" wheels are a probable option on the 2006 model GT's.
- Stainless Steel Single Exhaust is available on he V-6's and Stainless Steel Dual Exhaust is available on the GT's.
- The V-6 comes with an optional exterior sport appearance package for $295 that includes a rear spoiler and sport tape stripe on the lower rocker panel.
- When I said, "...to the look of the car." after saying, "The crisp, edgy lines add power, strength and aggressiveness...", I was trying to make sure that no one that hates domestic sports cars misunderstood and thought that the car's "crisp, edgy lines" actually did make the car faster.
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- More 2005 Mustang Information
- Ford Racing's 2005 Mustang Race Prototype
- Videos of the '05 Mustang being assembled
- Latest Mustang Pictures
- Pictures of the '05 Mustang being assembled
- Pricing Press Release
- Canadian Pricing Press Release
- Official Roush Mustang Renderings
- Steeda Mustang Preview
- Steeda Mustang Information
- Doug Schramm's `05 Mustang Renderings
- Randy Brown's `05 Mustang Renderings
- 2005 Mustang Body in White Program
- 2005 Mustang TV Commercials
- 2005 Steeda Mustang Photos
- 2005 Saleen Mustang
- Ford Racing Program
- 2005 Mustang Aftermarket Info
- Ford/SEMA celebrate 40-years of the Mustang
- 2005 Mustangs at SEMA
- 2005 Roush Mustang
Links and Resources:
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