Mustang Hybrid with V8/AWD?S550 and CD4 are already using the same production line so my guess is there is a pretty high degree of workflow alignment and parts sharing going on.
The next gen and CD6 are probably on the same level of mutual compatibility even if they are not identical.
You don't need to be one the same platform or architecture if you are get most of the value and benefit out of the assembly side anyway. Like how Ford Europe and Asia have been able to build C1, C2, B1, EUCD, and CD4 vehicles all on the same assembly line.
The pay off the common platform and architecture is if you need to redesign the vehicle very frequently or need to spawn a lot of derivatives. The common hard points means you can model and simulate a lot of crash safety and vehicle dynamics with high degree of accuracy so it cuts down on development costs. Mustang is on a pretty long model cycle and Ford is not planning to build other vehicles off the Mustang platform so the need to move to CD6 is minimized. If Ford was going to put Mustang on a hard 5 year model cycle with a 3 year facelift then it pays to be on a common platform. As is, Mustang seems to be doing ok on a 10 year model cycle between complete redesigns.Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:02:05 +0000
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