# Mustang Wagon - Sign #5 of the Apocalypse? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194 "2006-12-14T22:17:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/1 "2006-12-14T22:17:55Z")
[Link.](http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/14/mustang_wagons/index.html) Is nothing sacred? A Mustang _station wagon_? The Baby Boomers have much to answer for. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/2 "2006-12-14T22:21:23Z")
eeeewwwwwww ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/3 "2006-12-14T22:41:38Z")
That is a vile abomination. It looks like a Taurus! Who would buy or drive such an atrocity? Why can’t Ford come up with a new name for a car? Aren’t they afraid of diluting the brand? When I think Mustang, I don’t think 4 door sedan. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/4 "2006-12-14T22:56:34Z")
The blames lies [here.](http://dodge.jbcarpages.com/Magnum/Wallpapers/Paper2/2005%20Dodge%20Magnum%20Red%20front%20right%201280.jpg) And [here.](http://www.libero.co.kr/newcar/upload/carnews/porsche_cayenne_06.jpg) And probably a few other places I’m too sick to look at. The new Camaro mini-van will be along any time now. It will be called the Camaravan. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/5 "2006-12-14T22:57:35Z")
Blames, blame - whatever. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/6 "2006-12-14T23:13:20Z")
[Quote=Jahdra] That is a vile abomination. It looks like a Taurus! Who would buy or drive such an atrocity? [/Quote] No one, because there is no indication that an actual Mustang wagon would look anything like that. Just want to point out that the illustration in the CNN article is clearly something the network cobbled up on their own, based on the current Mustang, while any consideration that Ford is giving to a wagon variant would be for the _next_-gen Mustang, for which no details have been released that I know of. Yes, it’s hideously bad Photoshoppery, but you are highly unlikely to be subjected to that particular vehicle on the street. I do wish, however, that the manufacturers would pay better respect to their vehicles’ heritage. The article mentions the flap over the current Dodge Charger, which, unlike any other Charger before it, is a four-door sedan. I contend it should have been called Polara, in line with the historic name for big Dodge sedans, and likely would have sold just as well with that moniker. For proposed Mustang-based sedans and wagons, I say Ford should revive the Fairlane or Falcon nameplates. Mustang, though? No way. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/7 "2006-12-15T00:00:26Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] For proposed Mustang-based sedans and wagons, I say Ford should revive the Fairlane or Falcon nameplates. Mustang, though? No way. [/QUOTE] Right. The original Mustang was a sportied-up coupe version of the Falcon (and in the beginning, only cosmetically “sport”). So no reason to not reverse the process. Of course, it may just be that someone at Ford is up to here with the Mustang being some sort of sacred object, and is looking for an excuse to be done with it. (Hey, these are the people who brought back the T-bird 2-seater, but made it a lame ride in every aspect of actual driving). ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/8 "2006-12-15T00:13:26Z")
Mustangs are ugly old relics that have no excuse for how slow they are. I love that they’re diluting the brand this way. There are two idiots at work who drive brand new Mustangs and find it impossible to shut the hell up about them. They even wear Mustang t-shirts every Friday. I’m already giddy just thinking about how much this is going to upset them. ---
**Author:** ![microbubble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@microbubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/microbubble)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/9 "2006-12-15T00:18:04Z")
Wait, Mustang GT != slow. Fourteen seconds in the quarter is not slow. On the other hand, as long as they didn’t call it a Mustang, but rather a Falcon, this sounds pretty appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/10 "2006-12-15T01:07:41Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Is nothing sacred? A Mustang _station wagon_? [/QUOTE] No, nothing is sacred in the sick and twisted world of modern car design. I cringe when I see the FJ Cruiser, Toyota’s nauseating and misguided attempt to recapture the look of one of the most rugged vehicles of all time, the classic Land Cruiser. I am a lover of classic 4x4s and my heart sinks when I see the new 4Runner, for instance, which basically looks like a van. Or the new Pathfinder, which basically looks like a van. Or the new Land Rover LG, which basically looks like a van. Everything looks like a van. Bland curves, sloping angles, thick’n’chunky door handles, gigantic emblems - all homogenized, overly-slick garbage. Thank God there are people still keeping the old classics running. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/11 "2006-12-15T01:10:15Z")
For about the same price you can get a 4 cylinder car that is faster, roomier, handles better, get better gas mileage, longer life, better warranty, etc etc etc. Like I said, it _has no excuse_ for how slow it is; i.e. it’s not roomy, cheap, good gas mileage, etc. It’s a pure sports car, and a pure sports car should be a lot faster than that. ---
**Author:** ![microbubble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@microbubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/microbubble)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/12 "2006-12-15T01:35:07Z")
Wait, what four-cylinder car is faster for the money? A Honda S2000 is considerably ($5-8k) more. A turbo/intercooled Subaru WRX is about the same price, has the same understeer problem, gets the same mileage, and is slightly slower than the Mustang GT. ---
**Author:** ![microbubble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@microbubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/microbubble)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustang-wagon-sign-5-of-the-apocalypse/384194/13 "2006-12-15T01:37:22Z")
and I’d bet on a V8 Ford engine at 300 hp (1.1 hp/cubic inch) lasting a lot longer than the little Subaru flat-four at 227 hp (1.6 hp/cubic inch), or worse yet an Evo motor at 2.5 hp/CID.