If there was a Mount Rushmore of cars, the Ford Mustang would likely be featured, along with the Volkswagen Beetle, Porsche 911, and Ford Model T. It's deeply important to the American car ecosystem and the advent of motorized transportation. You probably don't need a treatise on how vast the influence of the Mustang is. Suffice to say, whenever Ford updates the 'Stang, it needs to be good. Really good.