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The New Faces of CarScoop's 2015 Ford Mustang, Allegedly Tweaked to Resemble the Real Thing

Not too long ago, CarScoop's design guru Josh Byrnes gazed into his "crystal ball", as he said, to see what the future holds for the next generation of the Ford Mustang by offering his own interpretation of the pony car's styling.

Josh's speculative take blended the shape and styling elements of the retro-penned fifth generation model (both the original and the facelifted versions) with hints from Ford's modern design language as displayed in cars like the production Taurus and the conceptual Evos.

Several sites and forums quickly picked up the rendering with readers touching up our original design (we can assure you, none of them asked us), some of whom lightly modded the rendering with new elements like the headlamps based on what they heard from owners who rated the next Mustang at a recent consumer clinic.

Among the many European product presentations and announcements made by Ford during its "Go Further" brand event in Amsterdam earlier today, was the availability of the Mustang in Europe.

Up until now, private retailers have imported the previous and current generations of Ford's pony car to Europe. But that will change with the next generation of the Mustang, which is scheduled for introduction in the States in 2014 as a 2015 model.

We know that you might be expecting to hear a deep voice coming from the background saying, "I'm in good hands", but instead what you will be hearing in this video after the crash is a whole lot of "Oh's" and an assortment of curse words.

We don't have much information about the accident, though the vehicles involved in the crash appear to belong to some sort of sports car convoy (that or it's a viral video for a insurance company – we just can't be sure).

Complete with a 5.0L, 444bhp V8, the newly designed Mustang Boss 302 pays tribute to the classic in both performance and styling - it even received a bright yellow paint job in homage to the 1970’s Trans-Am Racer.

Although gaining a complete overhaul in 2012, the 2013 model year provides minor new detailing that make the overall look of the new pony car even better than before.

On May 10, the automotive world mourned the death of one of its great icons, Carroll Shelby.

To honor the man that gave his name to some of the most well known cars in the American industry, Ford Motor Company, Shelby American, Ford Racing and many others came together under the umbrella of "Friends of Carroll Shelby" to create a one-of-a-kind 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Cobra.

Believe it or not, SVT, the Ford sub-brand closely associated with performance upgrades for the Mustang, among other cars, is turning 20. And what better way to celebrate a 20th anniversary than with a cruise, a Woodward Dream Cruise to be exact.

In two days' time, the Blue Oval's performance brand will be showing a special display in Mustang Alley at this year's Woodward Dream Cruise muscle car and classic car event.

It's not uncommon for street racers to use a nitrous oxide system (NOS) as an oxidizing agent to temporarily boost the power output of their internal combustion engines.

Amusingly, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also known as the laughing gas – yes, it’s the same anesthetic drug used by your dentist.

However, something tells us that the owner of this Fox-body Ford Mustang wasn't in the mood for laughing when the NOS backfired blowing the top half of the intake manifold through the hood while he was getting ready to race against a fifth generation Mustang.

Whenever you compete in a race and as much as any driver would like to avoid it, there is always the possibility that something might go wrong and you end up leaving your vehicle in shambles.

Which is precisely what happened to a driver of what appears to be a fairly stock Lamborghini Gallardo during a recent racing event called 'Formula GT500 Copa' that took place in Medellin, the second largest city in the Republic of Colombia.

The clone-happy tuners of India's BigDaddyCustoms, which we came to know from their efforts to replicate the Range Rover Evoque SUV with a Tata-based model, have struck again.

Their next automotive victim is the 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 'Eleanor' from the 2000 Hollywood blockbuster 'Gone in 60 Seconds' starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie.

The Blue Oval's engineering and design teams have developed a one-of-a-kind "Red Tails" edition of the 2013 Ford Mustang GT Coupe, the styling of which was inspired by World War II squadron of African American P-51 Mustang fighter airplanes.

The one-off creation will go under the hammer at the Gathering of Eagles charity auction on July 26 during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2012.

Perhaps in preparation for the next generation of the Mustang that is being developed from the start to go global, Ford has decided to offer the current model in the Philippines with first customer deliveries to take place in September.

The Mustang will be available in two flavors, the base model with a 3.7-liter V6 delivering 305-horses and priced at PhP 2,499,000 (US$59,900 or €48,800), and the GT fitted with a 402HP 5.0-liter V8 that starts at PhP 2,899,000 (US$69,400 or €56,500).

To add some zest to its 2013 Calendar shoot, Ford Mustang aftermarket specialist AmericanMuscle brought some scantily dressed young models posing on the bodies of an assortment of customer cars that were selected through the company's Facebook page.

Among the many Mustangs that are featured in the calendar are a Shelby GT500, Boss 302, Laguna Seca, 2013 GT, Terminator Cobra, Bullitt, Supercharged S197, Project Blackout, Mach 1 and the Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition.

As the current life-cycle of arguably America’s most iconic automotive nameplates draws to an end, all eyes are looking towards the near future and locking on to the next Ford Mustang that will arrive in 2014 as a 2015 model, right in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the pony car.

Now in writing this I must confess to admiring the styling of the current Mustang, with its chiseled bodywork and retro throwbacks it does get my heart pumping - almost bordering towards cardiac arrest in GT500 form.

So where to from here for Ford and the global design studios that have a hand in penning the next Mustang; should they look to the past for inspiration or should they follow a clean slate approach that throws all previous retro elements into the shredder?

In protecting its loyal customer base, Ford will want this to be a home run, so expect some familiar cues combined with a more futuristic look incorporating the company’s Post-Kinetic design language.

Like it or not, accidents are an unavoidable part of the motor racing world, something that all drivers have to live with.

Steve Butscher is one of those fortunate drivers that had a serious accident but lived to tell the tale almost unscathed.

While running in the AIX Outlaw Ford Mustang 5.0 at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California, last month, Butscher entered turn No8 too fast and too wide and as a result, slid his tires on the dirt at a speed of around 130mph (209km/h).

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The New Faces of CarScoop's 2015 Ford Mustang, Allegedly Tweaked to Resemble the Real Thing

Ford Confirms New Mustang for European Market

Ford Mustang 5.0 Rear-Ends Mustang GT which then Crashes into a Corvette [NSFW]

Mustang Boss 302 Fitted with New Vossen CV5’s [w/Video]

"Friend of Carroll Shelby" Build a Unique 850HP 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Cobra in his Memory

Ford's SVT Performance Brand to Celebrate 20th Anniversary at the Woodward Dream Cruise

Nitrous-Powered Ford Mustang Goes Down with a Big, Bright and Loud Bang

Lamborghini Gallardo T-Bones Shelby GT500 that Continues Like Nothing Happened [Updated]

1967 Ford Mustang Eleanor Replicated Out of a Chevrolet Optra / Daewoo Lacetti

2013 Ford Mustang GT "Red Tail" Special Inspired by WWII P-51 Mustang Fighter Aircraft

Ford Mustang Looks Abroad, Goes on Sale in the Philippines

It's Calendar Time: Hot Mustangs, Racy Girls and Smokin' Burnouts

2015 Ford Mustang GT Coupe Design Concept: A Look Into the Future

Ford Mustang 5.0 Jumps 70 Feet Before Crash Landing on a Brick Wall

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