Was the Probe supposed to replace the Mustang?

Despite its good qualities, the Ford Probe was doomed from the start. It would never replace the Mustang due to the backlash from enraged fans. A front-wheel drive Mustang without a V8 was an unthinkable idea, and several people wrote letters to Ford about the issue.

Was the Ford Probe supposed to be the Mustang?

It’s hard to imagine a world without the Ford Mustang. For over 50 years, it has been one of Ford’s best-selling cars. Many people don’t know that Ford once planned to replace the Mustang with what Motor1 called one of the worst sports cars in history.

Was the Ford Probe supposed to replace the Mustang?

For over 50 years, it has been one of Ford’s best-selling cars. Many people don’t know that Ford once planned to replace the Mustang with what Motor1 called one of the worst sports cars in history. Enter the Ford Probe, a front-wheel drive sports car that was also meant to replace the European Ford Capri.

What car did the Ford Probe replace?

There is a strange and wistful postscript to the Ford Probe story. With its development dollars tied up in the development of the next-generation Mustang (the SN95, which would replace the original Fox in 1994), Ford decided that there simply wasn’t enough space in the showroom for a pair of sporty two-doors.

What was the first car to have a cupholder?

Chrysler reportedly put the first cupholders in mass-market vehicles in their popular 1984 Plymouth Voyager minivan. They were small depressions in the center consoles of the vans, intended to support a 12-ounce cup of coffee.

What engine is in a 1994 Ford Probe?

2.0 L 4-cylinder
2.5 L V6
1994 Ford Probe/Engine

Why did old cars not have cup holders?

But cars weren’t always such happy places. In the dark days of early automotion, designers presumed that drivers would actually stop driving to eat or drink something, so cup holders had no place in interiors. From the get-go, though, aftermarket innovators sought to connect mobile Americans with food.