re: Ford Dealers Can’t Move All The Mustang Mach-Es They Have For Sale

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Ford naming a shitball RAV4 knockoff after a mustang is the stupidest fricking thing since Bud Light made tranny cans

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Bud shitting in it's own messs kit>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ford

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Ford naming a shitball RAV4 knockoff after a mustang is the stupidest fricking thing since Bud Light made tranny cans

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As a longtime fan of the Mustang and a previous owner of one (fun fact: they don't float), I feel the need to quote your post for its pinpoint accuracy.

That abomination wasn't a Mustang and had no business carrying that name. At all. Over the last 10-ish years Ford has been doing to the Mustang body style what they did with it from the late 70's through the 90s; going with a more "modern" version which eventually leads to versions not even looking like the classic Mustang. The Mach-E has been about as bad as the jump from the '78 Mustang to the '79 (as far as aesthetics go).

Most major car manufacturers still feel they need to come out with a new model every year in order to entice more buying. These new models need to contain some noticeable level of visual difference from the previous years.

From year-to-year Musk barely touches the exterior (although for his truck, he really needs to go back to the drawing board), instead the majority of changes are in options, options packages and software. This not only lowers cost for the manufacturer, it lowers cost for the repair shop and (eventually) the owner (batteries not included -heh!).

With that, Tesla has come up with some great body styles. They're fairly distinctive and they stick with them. This has lead to Tesla owning the EV market while older manufacturers are still scratching their heads in trying to find a formula which works.

Ford would have been far better off just plopping their EV setup in a 2005 GT frame and calling it a day. That body style (and the performance) brought the Mustang line back from the brink of being shut down, had they gone with that style for the next 5-10 years under the name of Mustang-EV, Electric Mustang, etc. then they likely would have had a market leader on their hands instead of a market loser.

This is a lesson Musk is trying to teach, but the old guard industry can't seem to grasp.