It is just, and nothing but, a styling language. It’s expected to come in style and then go out of style in exactly the same way as Landu roofs, whitewalls, chrome, rear window slats, tailfins, benchseats, column shifters, and opera windows went out of style.
But if you insist ‘Retro’ isn’t “going anywhere any time soon”, then be prepared to eat those words. Every last one of them.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-mustang-2015.html
“but buyers have since cooled on the Mustang’s retro look. Ford sold 166,530 units of the Mustang in 2006, but just 70,438 Mustangs found new homes in 2011. As such Ford has decided to give the Mustang a fresh look for the 2015 model year.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the next Mustang will adopt many of the styling cues found on the new Fusion in a bid to attract younger buyers. Those that have seen the 2015 Mustang say it looks nearly identical to the Evos concept and has a distinct Aston Martin flair to it.”
‘Retro’ is dying, and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it.
