The Government won't let them "make them like they yoosta"...
Currently, the use of new generation stronger tensile strength steel is being made to "ding" by thinning it out over the previously made Mustangs. The current vehicles are far better on humans in case of said accidents as they transmit the force of impact through to structural members and people have the misconception that these cars are weaker since they ding up. They simply are made to comply with ever increasing Government crash and fuel economy standards that keep getting pushed higher and higher into the stratosphere of absurdity. There are far more metal components that are present in the current Mustang that the composite comment doesn't hold water. The main plastic on the cars is the front bumper cover and the rear facia and rear bumper cover to be perfectly honest, that is the same as the Mustangs from the late 80's on. The hood and trunk lid are not steel but aluminum to lighten up the weight, still a metal component not plastic.
With the ever increasing standards of zero waste, the metal of these cars is highly recyclable as are many of the other components in the car making this even more "environmentally" friendly. Did I mention the gas economy is improving? You now have a 400+HP car that gets over 20 mpg and a 300+HP car that gets close to the 40 mpg mark!... not bad for a performance car no?
See... they are not making like they yoosta and that may not be a bad thing!!
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