The SN95 noticed an enormous design revamp in 1999, when it adopted Ford’s New Edge design language. Freelance journalist William Diem, who coated Ford’s new design transfer for The New York Times in 1998, described this new look as “a combination of straight lines, curves, and planes.” On the Mustang, this translated to extra outlined strains, angles, and crisper edges, making the automobile aggressive and meaner however engaging and trendy.

While the inside did not change a lot, the New Edge Mustang’s exterior noticed peculiar modifications, like its new hood, which you could possibly see with or with out hood scoops. The headlights have been additionally refreshed right into a single-piece meeting. Along the perimeters, sharp strains and a fake aspect scoop echoed the aggressive entrance styling, a nod to the design of the older fourth-gen fashions. The rear additionally underwent a big makeover, transitioning from a rounded to a boxier bumper and updating the taillights to the long-lasting tri-bar vertical rectangular format.

Ford reserved the foglights on the grill solely for fashions aside from the V6, and that did not change for the New Edge. However, in celebration of the Mustang’s Thirty fifth anniversary, each the V6 and GT Mustangs have been adorned with a commemorative Thirty fifth-anniversary badge on the fender, marking a big milestone in Mustang historical past.