The Mustang Is An American Icon

Kemal Curric, the new Ford Mustang’s exterior designer, talks passionately about its design.

The Mustang has gone through several design iterations in the last five decades. What, in your opinion are the key character defining lines that have stayed constant?

The Mustang has evolved with changing times and customer preference. However, in the past five decades Ford engineers have worked carefully to stay honest to its legacy, its quintessential character that the Mustang is known for across the globe. The four-seat cabin, sizeable boot, long hood, short deck, bold grille, shark-front nose, fastback profile, side hockey stick contours and rear tri-bar tail-lamps are some of the elements that the Mustang is identified with and all these defining elements have been carefully retained in the current generation vehicle as well.

With so much emphasis on muscularity, how do you translate the exterior design to reflect the same on the interior?