Most car designers typically look to animals or fighter jets for inspiration when they’re working on a new model. But Ford’s main influence for the 2018 Mustang came from a galaxy far, far away.
For the 2018 model year, Ford gave the Mustang a face-lift, with the most noticeable change coming in the form of a more angular front fascia. The Blue Oval’s design team made these tweaks to make the pony car look more menacing, so it took inspiration from none other than Darth Vader, according to Autoblog.
Ford design manager Melvin Betancourt recently told Autoblog design elements from Emperor Palpatine’s errand boy’s helmet clearly are visib…