PONIES UP; Your steeds await.(News)

Is there a more American automotive form than the pony car? A combination of expressive design, sporty performance and relative affordability devised to suit our lifestyles-the way we use cars as personal transportation, most for one person or a couple at a time-the pony car is the one Detroit form no foreign maker has matched.

Japanese and European companies offer 2+2 coupes with personal luxury or performance or economy orientations, but none has meshed those qualities in a single car quite like a Mustang or the competitors fielded by its crosstown rivals over the years. ...

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