The Ford Mustang is one of the planet’s
most iconic performance names and essentially, a brand within a brand, but what
if the Blue Oval decided to drastically overhaul the Mustang as we know it and
launch an all-electric hypercar with that famous nameplate? That’s what these
illustrations from Ankit Ukil, an automotive design student at the College For
Creative Studies in Detroit, try to depict.
In an email sent to CarScoops, Ukil said
he participated in a Ford-sponsored project (#Fordsponsoredstudio and
#Mustangbrandwidth) to imagine a electric expansion to the Mustang nameplate
for the next decade, much like what it has done today with the Mach-E electric
crossover. In this particular instance, you could say that this proposal sees
GM’s mid-engine adventure and raises it by a hypercar.
Ukil says he was prompted to design this
radical Ford as a way to inspire and excite the public in an age where
self-driving cars are becoming more common and two of the Mustang’s core pieces
of appeal, its driving experience and the V8 soundtrack, get pushed to the
side.
The front end of the Ford Mustang Vision
001 is exceptionally striking and includes a low-slung nose with sharp LED
headlights and a massive splitter to stick the front wheels to the pavement.
Additionally, there are a set of bulging arches housing the wheels as well as a
glass cockpit that’s barely any higher than these arches. Such a design would
give the driver a unique view of the road and help them place the car perfectly
when cornering.
If you thought the front was bold, the
rear takes things to another level. Immediately standing out are the
Mustang-inspired LED taillights as well as a bold diffuser and the lack of any
traditional bodywork behind the rear wheels. It’s a similarly open design to
the rear of the Aston Martin Valkyrie albeit even more striking.
