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10-23-2008, 08:18 PM
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The New Fords
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10-23-2008, 11:35 PM
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I spy with my little eye...
Mercury Milan facelift
Lincoln MKZ facelift
Ford Fusion facelift
Nice catch. I wish I lived in Michigan for this reason, just not that often.
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10-24-2008, 01:32 AM
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well spotted
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10-24-2008, 09:54 AM
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What class is the Fusion? What replaced in the Ford 500? I always wondered why the US never got a Ford Sierra equivalent. (well, besides the Merkuo XR4Ti)
I always wanted nice Ford midsized... but they never delievered - the Taurus never excited much, at least the Sierra and derivatives had some exciting versions.
What is that Aussie Ford midsize?
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10-24-2008, 10:33 AM
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The sierra was a modern bodied cortina, until the sapphire came out.
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10-24-2008, 12:25 PM
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Nice catch George 
Originally Posted by HeilSvenska
I spy with my little eye...
Nice catch. I wish I lived in Michigan for this reason, just not that often.
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Orange County has it's share of cars, that much is sure
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10-24-2008, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
What class is the Fusion? What replaced in the Ford 500? I always wondered why the US never got a Ford Sierra equivalent. (well, besides the Merkuo XR4Ti)
I always wanted nice Ford midsized... but they never delievered - the Taurus never excited much, at least the Sierra and derivatives had some exciting versions.
What is that Aussie Ford midsize?
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You americans had the svt contour
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10-24-2008, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by pagani
You americans had the svt contour
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We also had the Taurus SHO.
Originally Posted by RC45
What class is the Fusion? What replaced in the Ford 500?
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The Fusion is a Malibu/Accord/Camry competitor.
The Five Hundred failed miserably and was rebadged Taurus.
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10-24-2008, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by HeilSvenska
The Five Hundred failed miserably and was rebadged Taurus.
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It was ugly, and broke suite with the new design grill that was corperate wide accepted (except for cars like the Mustang)
Overhangs are terrible, vehicle height is very visible, the "face" is droopy, and confused... just a really bad design = flop
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10-24-2008, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by pagani
You americans had the svt contour
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"We" South Africans had the Sierra XR6 and XR8... "Them" Americans could have had a high performance M5 equivalant Ford for years... but sadly Ford missed that boat.
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10-24-2008, 11:00 PM
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What is that Aussie Ford midsize?
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The Ford Falcon, which is considered the best thing to ever come out of the car manufacturing industry. Down here, it's considered full-sized. It competes with the Holden Commodore and the Toyota Camry. Both Holden and Ford have their respective performance models, of course.
The mid-sized Ford here is the Ford Mondeo, a European mdoel.
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10-25-2008, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattk
The mid-sized Ford here is the Ford Mondeo, a European mdoel.
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Curse you all!
Originally Posted by nthfinity
It was ugly, and broke suite with the new design grill that was corperate wide accepted
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I read somewhere that the tri-bar grille, which I loathe, may be adapted to the Fiesta in the US. I hope that's not true.
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10-25-2008, 02:09 AM
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10-25-2008, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattk
The mid-sized Ford here is the Ford Mondeo, a European mdoel.
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We have a circa 1997 Ford Contour (US version of the Mondeo) and my dad calls it the "towncar" when he comes over LOL - its our small car... hehe
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10-29-2008, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by kach22i
These four spotted Fords blew by me going south on US 23 near Brighton, MI on 10/18/2008 at about 12:15 PM.
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Here's what you found.
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