Ford recently released a job list, revealing that the next-generation Mustang sports car is scheduled to debut in 2022 and will be officially launched in 2023. It will be produced at the Flat Rock factory in Michigan, USA. It is still early for the new generation of Mustang to be launched. There are already imaginary drawings on the market. This week, designer Craig Kember hand-drawn two imaginary design drawings and posted them on Instagram. They depict The new generation of Mustang has a retro-style design that blends the old and the new.
Designer Craig Kember used traditional paper and pen to draw by hand based on the existing market information and market expectations, and added modifications with editing software. The two pictures show a somewhat cartoon-like appearance design. One of the design sketches of a new-generation Mustang combines some traditional Mustang classic elements taken from previous generations of Mustang sports cars (such as the headlights and side air vents, which are the most obvious parts), and integrates it with a futuristic design to create a car with The 2023 Mustang has a retro flavor and a sense of future technology.
On the Instagram of designer Craig Kember, there is another Mustang with a different design style. Its muscular appearance is similar to the new generation Viper that Dodge will also launch. design style. It is known that the 2023 new Mustang is highly electrified. Although Ford has not determined its power plan, increasing the degree of pure electrification is a certain business direction. Of course, the new Mustang is also likely to launch the lightest model. Mild petrol-electric hybrid technology.
In fact, Ford has applied for a patent for a new gasoline-electric hybrid technology that combines the power of a V8 with a pair of electric motors connected to provide power to the front wheels. , and there are also rumors in the market that it will be equipped with an AWD full-time four-wheel drive system. The new seventh-generation Mustang, code-named S650, has everything from light gasoline-electric hybrid models to pure electric drive models, and is very diverse. In fact, at the SEMA modified auto show last November, Ford demonstrated a combination of lithium battery system modules with a maximum horsepower of more than 900hp. It was jointly developed by Ford and Webasto and combined with a 6-speed manual transmission.
According to discussions in multiple reports, the new generation of Mustang uses Ford’s newly developed CD6 modular platform. This platform architecture has actually been used in Ford’s 2020 Equinox and Lincoln Aviator.
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