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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
It was a lot of smart decision making. Honestly, it never would have happened without Alan Mulally. After turning Boeing around he came in and started making wholesale changes.
He's got an engineering background which really helps with the end products, too. He knows what Ford needs to be making and focusing it's attention on to succeed. One of the more notable things he's done lately is issue notice to all Ford engineers that, if any new model after 2012 is not, at a minimum, 250 to 750 lbs lighter than the model it's replacing it will not be approved... no exceptions.
That's pretty cool because then you figure the 50th Anniversary Mustang (MY2014) will be around 3,350 lbs at maximum with likely ~450 hp in V8 form. 
AND we're likely to see the 3.7L V6 replaced with an EcoBoost 4 banger. |
You honestly think that rule will apply to the 50th Anniv Edition of the Mustang????? The only way they would meet those weight requirements and keep it affordable would be to weigh the car before they put the engine in it.
