Not my kind of car, but the article is well written. Thx Scott.

I rented a new 2.3 turbo Mustang last month and was quite impressed. It reminded me of the old big block sedans of the 1960s. Lots of power but not muscle car power or the high fuel consumption. I am looking forward to driving the V8.

I test drove a turbocharged four-cylinder Mustang pace car in 1980. I wound up buying a 3.8 litre straight-six. That was a surprisingly good engine and would easily chirp the tires in second gear.

I see Ford is shortening the hood and rounding off the front corners even more now. The front looks like a Chevy Vega now!
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A MUSTANG!

Too small of a motor for the weight, doomed to fail. I like the Chevy Vega. ha

The 4 cylinder version Mustangs have always had visual giveaways in the past. Higher ride height, due to the lighter engine, single exhaust pipe and typically a different lower bumper. It looks like they're finally doing more to blur the visual lines, but honestly, most GT owners are in love with the power and sounds. I've owner an ecoboost f-150 and while powerful, the fuel savings was a joke. This makes me nervous regarding Fords turbocharging capabilities. That being said, my '07 GT has been running a Ford supercharger at 530 crank HP for 70k miles now with no mechanical woes of any kind. So if they can keep improving their engines durability, I'll be a customer for life. Also, the '17 GT-500 is slated to have twin turbos. So even the Mustang's king will soon be turbocharged. This may also improve the atrocious resale value of the non-GT models.

"...and is it sacrilege to stick a Mustang badge on a turbocharged four-cylinder car?"
Heck no, one of my favorite Mustangs to drive was the SVO offered in the 80's. The lighter weight, combined with the Koni suspension and the heel and toe friendly pedal arrangement made it a great ride on the curvy roads in my area.

All of the new Mustangs are great! I love the I4 Ecoboost too, 300+ hp in that small package is amazing and it makes for a better balanced, better handling car.

Why so heavy, at 1666 kg, is that due to modern lightweight materials and manufacturing processes.
If a race cage only weighs in the order of 100kg (open to arguments) there is no need for more weight in the interests of safety.
Oh the powered seats and air-con weighs a "ton".... wow.
Why don't modern cars use more thermoplastic (recyclable) for non-structural panels. Yep I know cost, so they lump the public with crowd-pleasing heavy metal pita-and-circuses, because the good stuff costs more dough.

I have the Mustang(2012 v6) and I. Just. Absolutely. Love it.
It gets great gas mileage on the highway yet still has plenty of punch, looks great, turns heads and still makes me smile when I see it at the end of the day.
Life is not just about getting from point A to point B.