When Ford unveiled the 2013 Fusion a few months at the North American International Auto Show, its design was lauded by the auto press. It represented the first production car featuring Ford's "Kinetic" design language that premiered earlier with the EVOS concept car. The Fusion is probably Ford's boldest sedan design since the original Taurus, and quite a design statement for a mainstream midsize car.



The EVOS concept car was unveiled in 2011 at the Frankfurt Auto Show, and the auto press was already speculating whether these design concepts would eventually make their way into the Ford Mustang. Rumors were already stirring that Ford wanted to make a clean break from the past for the Mustang's 50th anniversary. Given that the Fusion's styling is consistent with this design theme, the speculation around the Mustang has only grown stronger. The original concept car is shown below.



Now, a new article from Inside Line shows a revised rendering of the 2015 Mustang. Some of the traditional Mustang design cues, particularly with the back end, have returned. But, it still departs quite a bit from the more retro-inspired current design, and remains very consistent with the EVOS concept from the B-pillar forward.





With the exterior clearly going with Ford's Kinetic design language, the speculation will now start anew with the mechanicals underneath. The article indicates that Ford will likely go with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine rather than the current V6 as the base engine. I guess this is in response to the new CAFE standards, which is too bad because Ford actually managed to squeeze around 300 HP out of that V6, while bumping the fuel economy up to around 30 MPG highway. The V8 will remain an option, but no word on whether Ford will switch over to direct injection.

And FINALLY, it looks like the Mustang will leave the 19th century behind and go with an independent rear suspension. Since this is a 2015 model, I would expect the car to come out less than two years from now.