2006 Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept - rvr2

The Giugiaro Mustang is a

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based on the production fifth generation Ford Mustang that debuted at the 2006

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. It was designed by

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under

Fabrizio Giugiaro Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. is a design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri, Italy, that traces its roots to the 1968 foundation of Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi S.p.A. by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani. Best kno ...

, Giorgetto Giugiaro's son. The 2015 Ford Mustang takes many design cues from the concept car.

Styling

In 2005, Fabrizio Giugiaro, the styling director of

, went to

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to design a future concept inspired by the fifth generation Ford Mustang. This follows the pattern of

Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro (; born 7 August 1938) is an Italian automotive designer. He has worked on supercars and popular everyday vehicles. He was born in Garessio, Cuneo, Piedmont. Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 and inducted ...

, who was instrumental in designing the 1965 Bertone Mustang, as well as the Chevrolet Corvette Moray. It is the younger

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er's interpretation of European styling on the 2005 version of the American

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. Italdesign Giugiaro changed the styling and design of both the interior as well as the exterior. The final concept of the vehicle is more compact and tapered with a smaller rear overhang, but is wider by at the front, and by at the rear. A single pane forms the windshield as well as the roof, which is made from a type of crystal that filters out all

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, yet does not polarize visible light. The doors are touch operated and when opened raise from the

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at a 45 degree angle, similar to the classic Lamborghini's scissor doors. Inside, the interior is trimmed with aluminum and leather. The dashboard, door panels, dials and knobs, instrument cluster, as well as gear lever have been completely redesigned. The car also utilizes reverse cameras on both doors in place of conventional side view mirrors. New periscope-style air conditioning vents, along with a new seat trim, harkens to the pony car's name with furred horse hides.

Engineering

The Giugiaro Mustang is powered by the 4.6 L V8 from the Mustang GT, but receives additional power from a twin-screw supercharger. The engine is tuned by

, fitted with fuel injectors from the

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, and has a larger air intake with mass air meter and a conical air filter. Exhaust flow is improved using an X-pipe and

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mufflers. The engine produces over at of boost from the supercharger. The Giugiaro Mustang is equipped with a custom

handling package, featuring new shock absorbers, lower springs, and thicker

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s. These changes also lower the ride height by .

References

LA Auto Show: Giugiaro's Mustang hotness revealed!
''AutoBlog''. Autoblog. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.

External links

Mustang by Giugiaro
- Official Italian site {{Ford Concept Ford Mustang Ford concept vehicles