The recent Los Angeles Auto Show became the place where Ford started to reiterate its claim to fame. Chief Nameplate Engineer for the Mustang 2010 Paul Randall said that the designs for the sheet metal of the upcoming model are all brand new.

Mustang’s 45-year old Pony badge was also given a little pimping. George Saridakis, exterior designer for the Mustang 2010, was reported to have said that the iconic horse will be more muscular. The designer also said that the icon would look more forward and futuristic with its bigger head.

To fit the “looking forward” theme of the pony badge, Chief Designer Doug Gafka made the exterior of the Mustang 2010. Gafka said that the unit’s light fixtures were updated to provide integrated turn signals and parking lamps. The grilles were also reported to have been made thinner than the normal types.

The interiors of the Mustang 2010 were also well thought of. All of the door armrests are made as high as the center console. The rounded air vents of the old Mustang were replaced by slimmer rectangular ones that made the interior more stylish.

The 2010 Mustang will be available in coupe, convertibles and glass-roof edition by March.