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What really impressed him was the interior:
"We have nothing in the company like this........"
Is that the new Falcon!? That looks amazingly great!! I want one.
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I finally got a chance to thoroughly review the car today at the Javitts Center.
Outside, it's a lot smaller than pictures would suggest, but overall, pretty upscale looking. It doesn't have anywhere near the height of an SUV or minivan.
Inside, everything felt solid and made of good materials.
The seating was wonderful. Everyone got their own little sunroof and shade, all 6 seats were easy to access, although the 3rd row is somewhat snug compared to a minivan. Folded down, the interior could swallow an absurd amount of cargo. Sitting in the first and second row was first class all the way.
Overall, although smaller than a minivan, it felt far more upscale, and well worth its $30,000-$40,000 price tag.
the show car was fully loaded - as usual - navi, leather and all - I do tno think anyone has sees the base Flex interior yet.Igor
the trick up Flex's sleeve is the sliding rear seats and the extreme 2nd row legroom - you can slide the middle row forward and have great space in both rows --Igor
I can't wait to actually be able to sit in one.
The local Fort Lauderdale Auto Show is this weekend.....I hope the Flex is there, and I would be really happy if I could sit in one.
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P71...is that you?
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one little pho-pa I see is the if you get the panoramic roof you cant get roof rack side rails.....
Same situation on the Edge.
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too small.
the best hope for a True US minivan is one based on the flex or edge.
Really? It looks big in pictures, but I also thought the Chevy HHR was bigger than it was when I first saw pictures of it.
It at least looks like it could be a good competitor.
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Notice how the car is tweaked on both sides in the middle. This car took a hard hit in the doors. Does not seem to have any drivers area intrusion.
I'm amazed at how Ford was able to engineer the doors to neatly place themselves in the back seat. Sucks for the guy back there, but....
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Having lived thru a front end collision worse than this,, a broken back and crushed feet, because the L.F. tire wanted to sit in my Lap..... I feel now I don't need any safety eq. I've beaten the odds.
Wow.....
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Actually I think it may have potential. It is obviously in show car drag. Slap a Mercury grill on it and you could have a Cougar.
I don't know about Cougar, but maybe a Mercury Capri instead?
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HID's are an option........As are LEDs
I knew they were optional, what I didn't know is if the HIDs would be projectors or regular, and if the LED's would be a Taurus X type single LED setup or the multiple LED like on the Flex concept.
These pictures answer both.
Sorry, I should've been more descriptive.
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igor, what model of the flex did you sit in? and did have nav or leather seats?
im wondering if the "base" model is still nice inside, because im guessing alot of people who like the flex are going to have to settle for the lower models
From the pictures, both models there (I assume those were the ones he sat in) were Limited models, likely with most options.
Flex looks fantastic.....Agreed!
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How can you say they did it right when it can carry no more cargo than a Ford Explorer? There is not a minivan out there that can only carry 82 Cu. Ft. of cargo.
Well, this isn't a minivan so it doesn't matter what a minivan can do.
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That back end is really going to piss a lot of people off at night, with the glare off the chromed rear end. When I first read about that a year ago, I thought WTF? I hate just the glare off a chromed bumper in certain situations.
But again, WTF, I'm a who cares about anything behind me, it's what's in front I have to worry about. Now you may have to dodge bullets in the highways in Calif. Oh wait, you already do.
Spring driving opened TODAY. Time to start packin.
Well, drivers will encounter the same problem with the new Platinum F-150.
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Are these production models, or the concepts that have made rounds at the auto shows?
If they're production, I'm glad to see that the projector headlights and LED taillights will be on production models for sure.
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Now we just need a transit police interceptor. haha
Here:
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Nice but it need sliding doors. lol.
It has sliding doors.
Sorta off topic, but slap some sliders on the back of this thing and you'd have a good Odyssey/Sienna competitor.
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http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources...ransit_limo.jpg
There is a picture of "Bigger Brother"....looks like it would make a very successful limo/livery vehicle
Now that's interesting.
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If they're in the same thread, they should be "related". Post the quote, post your reply, repeat.
Like this, for example: http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index...st&p=325566
We're big people here, we'll follow along.
How about this:
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Instead of judging an ad campaign on a couple of words, let's see what the whole message is and then we tear it apart. Or maybe we will have to praise Mr. Farley as the genius that he is suppose to be.
I agree.
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I think this slogan could work if it was tied back to a larger marketing initiative of test driving the new offerings. Maybe thats a $20 gas card. Don't know. That's Chris Farley's department. But the slogan on its own is bland and interchangable with every other automaker out there.
I think it'll work....and as you said it should be tied to some form of larger marketing plan. That's what Bold Moves was supposed to do, but the marketing part never happened. And BTW, it's Jim Farley, not Chris Farley, the late actor/comedian. (I understand why you mixed them up, though).
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to me sounds like an Army recruiting slogan....wheres Uncle Sam?Maybe Ford should make "I want YOU" their next slogan?
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Sharp?....if this is hondas best effort the Fiesta is going to eat it for lunch, absolutely NO comparison......
I agree.
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clean but uninspired IMO....if that bought a tear to mullallys eye then i just see another ho hum 500 situation in the waiting, ford needs to push the envelope, not just go with the flow....Fiesta gets a HUGE thumbs up for repelling "mainstream".....
I agree, although I do like the Falcon's design.
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What's ugly about it? The shape is the usual V6 Pony Mustang.....still looks good! The seat stitching is a nice detail. The hood stripe maybe?
That's about the only thing different about it, except for the pink MUSTANG banner on the door and the pink band behind the Mustang emblem on the quarter panel.
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aren't the underpinnings being utilized on Fords Fiesta?
Yes, the Fiesta and 2 were co-developed, IIRC.
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Ugly. Enough said.So right. Thankfully, it's from AutoBild, not from Ford. Stylistically, it does not seem to follow Ford's over-all EU styling direction, so reality may be quite different, if Ford does have something in the works.Agreed,
Looks like it was designed by meth addicts, using insects under a microscope as inspiration.
I though this whole insect looking car thing was finally over with.
The thing is ... they added a lot of those styling cues from the FPV Falcon and the old Ford Ka. It just doesn't work.pretty interesting, the styling isn't bad at all, I guess this something based off a C1?I'm gonna agree with silvrsvt, I dont think it looks that bad. I like it.
2010 Taurus Pictures
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Sounds like he's seen drawings.