Now I don't know how to put this without offending the "Mustang crowd", (I like the current Mustang!
) but it looks to me like Ford is realizing their "retro" styling is a past "fad", and is making an attempt, (a poor one IMO) to incorporate "retro" with "original" styling in the next Mustang.
It just looks like they're trying too hard IMO.
Like Chevrolet did, very successfully, with the new Camaro, Ford needs to start from a clean sheet of paper.