Six generations and 50 years since the first Ford Mustang was produced, the all-new 2015 Mustang still carries over the design themes launched by the original model. The challenge for designers was to make a modern Mustang without giving up on its traditional styling cues that make it instantly recognizable.

From the shark-bite nose through the fastback profile to the tri-bar taillamps, the 2015 model remains strongly related to its predecessors, while the lower roof and wider hips make it look more muscular than before.

To demonstrate how the 2015 Mustang stays true to its family design DNA, Ford devised an interactive graphic highlighting the key traditional styling cues that are carried over on the latest model.

So what does the 2015 Mustang have in common with all previous five generations? Details such as the trapezoidal grille, shark-bite nose, tri-bar taillamps, hockey-stick side profile and twin eyebrow dashboard have all been recurring themes throughout all Mustang generations. Then of course, there’s the fastback profile, a key Mustang design cue.

Scroll down to find out more about the Mustang design DNA from Ford ’s designers in the interactive graphic posted below.

By Dan Mihalascu

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