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JK II
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Too much junk in the trunk.
James FreemanJr
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Looks weird with that huge ass.
FlipTrac_511
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Well, that's where the hardtop slides into!
I think is looks great. We get stuck with the ugly Focus.
Tom
Tom
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ChrisW Vincent
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Thats a sweet looking car!
Deleted deleted
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No kidding Caymen, why can't we just dump the Focus for that?
Check out the designs Australia gets.
Get real. The technology is there. The designs are there. What is the problem?
Take my Escort GT, for example. In 1991, Australia got the same thing. It was called a Laser TX3. From a side view, they looked identical. The front and rear were slightly different with the back of the Laser looking better then the Escort did.
The drivetrain is what set it apart. 1.8L Turbocharged Engine putting out 210 HP with an All Wheel Drive configuration. The technology was there. Ford had everything it needed to build that same car in the USA. Subaru and Mitsubishi are praised for the WRX and Evolution. Ford could have been the one that started that craze. Nope, they let is go to someone else.
There was only one problem with an AWD Turbo Escort. In its stock form, it would have been faster then the coveted Mustang GT.
I would love to get into Ford and dump a bunch of designs. Focus...Gone! Explorer/Sport Trac front end...gone! Fivehundred...new design and a power boost. New Ranger right away with a V8 option. A small RWD convertable sports car to compete with the Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, Mazda Miata, and Honda S2000. There is a market. Don't let someone else get those sales.
I read something like 60% of F-150 owners have a second car not built by Ford. The know Ford makes a good vehicle, Ford just doesn't offer something that fits many peoples needs.
Once you let your customers in the showroom of the competition, you allow them to convince your customer to buy something else.
I guess profit margins was more imporant then overall profit. Looks like it has bitten Ford in the @$$.
Tom
Get real. The technology is there. The designs are there. What is the problem?
Take my Escort GT, for example. In 1991, Australia got the same thing. It was called a Laser TX3. From a side view, they looked identical. The front and rear were slightly different with the back of the Laser looking better then the Escort did.
The drivetrain is what set it apart. 1.8L Turbocharged Engine putting out 210 HP with an All Wheel Drive configuration. The technology was there. Ford had everything it needed to build that same car in the USA. Subaru and Mitsubishi are praised for the WRX and Evolution. Ford could have been the one that started that craze. Nope, they let is go to someone else.
There was only one problem with an AWD Turbo Escort. In its stock form, it would have been faster then the coveted Mustang GT.
I would love to get into Ford and dump a bunch of designs. Focus...Gone! Explorer/Sport Trac front end...gone! Fivehundred...new design and a power boost. New Ranger right away with a V8 option. A small RWD convertable sports car to compete with the Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, Mazda Miata, and Honda S2000. There is a market. Don't let someone else get those sales.
I read something like 60% of F-150 owners have a second car not built by Ford. The know Ford makes a good vehicle, Ford just doesn't offer something that fits many peoples needs.
Once you let your customers in the showroom of the competition, you allow them to convince your customer to buy something else.
I guess profit margins was more imporant then overall profit. Looks like it has bitten Ford in the @$$.
Tom
NickyVandries Belgium
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the new Opel Astra convertible is a better & nicer car
John Greer
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I was stationed in Germany for 3 years and noticed that Europe had models by the Big 3 that I never saw here or heard of in the states.
Travis Munday
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Much different market over there, (John), Europe needs small cars, Europe needs people movers in small packages, they need cars that get good gas mileage, and they need cars that meet stricter safety regulations.
It's not easy to just bring a vehicle over from another country and call it good, each market is unique. Each market has unique conditions, unique wants, desires, and unique laws and regulations. It's not always as easy as adding a better catalytic converter or new bumpers. Take the Pontiac GTO/Holden Monaro, in order to be able to sell that car in the States, the fuel tank had to be moved from under the car to behind the rear seats.
BTW, Audi started the whole all-wheel drive craze. The Evo and WRX were created to take the Audis out. While Audi certainly didn't invent the AWD car (Spyker did that), Audi does make, without a doubt, the best AWD systems.
It's not easy to just bring a vehicle over from another country and call it good, each market is unique. Each market has unique conditions, unique wants, desires, and unique laws and regulations. It's not always as easy as adding a better catalytic converter or new bumpers. Take the Pontiac GTO/Holden Monaro, in order to be able to sell that car in the States, the fuel tank had to be moved from under the car to behind the rear seats.
BTW, Audi started the whole all-wheel drive craze. The Evo and WRX were created to take the Audis out. While Audi certainly didn't invent the AWD car (Spyker did that), Audi does make, without a doubt, the best AWD systems.
What year did Audi start the AWD craze?
Tom
Tom
Travis Munday
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Quattro was introduced in 1981.
The Evolution wasn't around until 1992.
The WRX also came to be in 1992.
Ford's own RS200 was built in 1984.
All-wheel drive has been around since 1904, but it took Audi and the unbeatable Quattro system to really ingnite to fires under the ability of AWD.
The Evolution wasn't around until 1992.
The WRX also came to be in 1992.
Ford's own RS200 was built in 1984.
All-wheel drive has been around since 1904, but it took Audi and the unbeatable Quattro system to really ingnite to fires under the ability of AWD.
Nobody knew anything about Audi's AWD system in the USA. Mazda came out with thier in about 1985 with the 323 GTX. It wasn't until the Eagle Talon/Mitsubishi Eclipse came out before people starting to take a notice to AWD vehicles.
Today the Evo and WRX are one of the hotest things out there.
Tom
Today the Evo and WRX are one of the hotest things out there.
Tom
Travis Munday
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lol...
