2014 Ford Mustang will be lighter as it will make its world debut

um, I don't understand, since when are lighter, faster, better handling, and increased fuel economy bad goals for a sports coupe? Cars get heavier and more techno laden, and we complain. Ford tries lightening the Mustang to benefit all those areas, and... we still complain. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

Good for Ford, again. I'd take a Mustang over Camaro or Challenger.

This post is retarded. Enthusiasts are concerned that a sporty vehicle is supposed to get lighter and...more sporty? REALLY?

Also, it is rumored that the next mustang will take a departure from the retro looks of the current one, one of the reasons the Camaro is outselling the Mustang is because it looks more modern than its more subtle and retro looking rival.

The new Camaro has a clear lineage to 1969 Camaro. So to say that it is less retro then a Mustang I beleive is incorrect. The Mustang, however, next to the Camaro as well as Challenger does look a little bit plain.Mind you on it's own it does not look bad but it's styling is clearly now it's weakest point. I was never that much taken with the 2010 minor restyle. I always thought the 2005-2010 was a more crisp design. It is time for a major restyle and obviously Ford Agrees.Auto Express has a suggested picture of the 2014 Mustang. There is no way to tell if the car will look anything like this. However if it does it is not bad. The goal is to make it slightly smaller,lighter and with IRS finally across the model range.It is about time. Making the Mustang more of a world design is probably not a bad way to go now. The current car really bridges the gap quite well between muscle car and sports car. Ford has done an amazing job with a solid rear axle. Think how well the handling and ride could improve with a real IRS setup. I think it is about time. Also an Eco Boost 2.5 4 cylinder ,I assume, might replace the stock V6. I see no reason why it can't. The V6 engine noise is certainly not a memorable as the V8's is anyway. It may turn off a few muscle stock car petrolheads but I think it's a gamble worth taking. Ford would finally have a true sports car to compete with Corvette perhaps.

And put the ecoboost V6 in it an resurrect the Mustang SVO

I'm sorry but what happened to the English auto industry?

As with the previous European sourced news about the next Corvette I don't expect the changes to be as radical as predicted. While some of this is likely to come true I don't see Ford changing up the Mustang too significantly. Ford sells over 100,000 Mustangs in the US so US customer preferences (performance/price) will play a greater role than ROW.

Good. I think the whole concept of the muscle car vs the pony car has been lost in translation since the early 90's. The Mustang was never originally designed to be a competitor to the GTO's and 442's and the like. It was small, light track car in its best iteration (GT350). Only the Boss 429 and GT500 were ever designed to go against big block cars.

Glad to see they are getting back to their roots.