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Sounded like the guy from Top Gear was doing the voiceover.

A Mustang who just happened to be the bad guy.

I agree....I think Mike Rowe's ads are great.

Ouch.....sad that such a beautiful car was destroyed, I wonder what happened to it.....and I would not want to see that repair bill, but then again, R8 customers are ones who could just write a check for a new one on the spot.

You know if they didn't put the disclaimer, some idiot would go try to do it, and even with the disclaimer, you and I both know that there's somebody out there trying it.

I see, thanks for the explanation.

Did you forget about the late and great GT? I know it's out of production, but still. I'd like to see a comparison of the two in a magazine.

I thought that commercial was good....and I LOVE that car. It looks AMAZING!

Interesting....I hope they get it solved quickly.

I think the computer is a cool idea. I assume it wouldn't be operational while the vehicle is driving for safety reasons though.....it'd be cool if they had a sensor that allowed it to work when it was in the passenger seat (so a passenger could use it while the driver is ideally driving).....I too am curious as to how the tool inventory thing works. I also think the Edge Sport looks great. Igor, do you know if the Sport model will be available with a tan interior?

I agree.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-edge-sport.html There's a few more. I think it looks great. Does anybody know if they will offer it with a tan interior?

I believe the 5th and 6th (today and tomorrow)

While the Edge would likely make a good cab, I'd rather not see it be one, which will destroy residual values. Also, do you really think cab companies are going to pay whatever it costs to have the Vista Roof?

Um, isn't that thing already dying soon? If not, it should be.

Well thanks...and yes, it would.

thanks it was also one of the easiest to date.

Double thread post?

I'm not sure if I've seen that commercial yet.

that's funny.

Well, would you rather have a vehicle with lackluster sales = sales at all, or no vehicle = no sales? I'd think since the tooling is already paid for and being used, having a Mercury TX (or SX) would be better than nothing. As you said, I don't believe a Mercury Edge/MKX would be a good idea, too much overlap, and that's probably why one wasn't designed. You mentioned bringing Euro models here....as I've said many times, that'd only be a short term solution, and one that is increasingly less worth it. With Ford globalizing it's products, etc., bringing Euro Fords over would just put Mercury in the same rebadge boat it's in now in a few years....and with the globalization already beginning, the new global Fords are only a year or two away (some models at least), thus rendering a Euro Ford -> US Mercury rebadge useless at this time and a waste of money.

I thought the ad for the GMC Yukon Hybrid during the Super Bowl was horrible. Im not too sure what GM was thinking. That was supposed to be a "regular" ad after last year's suicidal robot ad. What did you guys think of it?

Hyundai showed 2 commercials for it's new Genesis sedan. I think it looked good in the ads. I'll try to find links later. They also made their "more room than a BMW 7-series" claim. Did any of you see these and if so, what'd you think?

I know going to NAIAS last year spoiled me when it comes to auto shows. It made the local auto shows (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale) look like a pile of sand and a grain of salt, respectively.

I too think it will do substantially better than the SSR. I think there were several problems with the SSR: 1) it had a carpeted bed, and thus couldn't really be used as a truck, and 2) it was a 2 door 2 seater which is not very practical these days, granted it wasnt supposed to be a very practical truck but still. I do believe that in certain applications, a convertible truck (a proper truck of course) could sell well.