igor Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 BTW the current Grapewine rumor is that Ford will finally reunite the Focus line with the MkIII coming Spring 2008 or 2009. The US market design might differ from the EU design (on the outside), but the car should be the same underneath Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Sucks Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Sure does suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 Sure does suck. exactly how? Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Sucks Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 exactly how? Igor Its a turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Its a turd. Another brilliant and worthwhile contribution to Blue Oval News. :blah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Looks pretty sharp for a Focus. They should keep that whole package. The current Focus looks bland compared to that. If they can keep the pricing the around the same as it is now they should have a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swenson88 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I love the look overall, but in this market the 4-door should be a sedan. And, 2009 will be WAY too late for a true Focus redesign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanatWork Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Its a turd. The blatant stupidity of some people never fails to amaze me. It really makes you wonder about the parents...as in, did they have 10 teeth between them? As for the car...dear God, bring it here. A sedan can be knocked off...and the timing would actually be fine. The Focus is about to get freshened, so that'd put the "III" two years afterward. Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoss96racing Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I love the look overall, but in this market the 4-door should be a sedan. And, 2009 will be WAY too late for a true Focus redesign. I don't know about the sedan... have to wait and see how the caliber does.... it seems a lot of new small cars comming out have a five door configuration.... I think I would rather have a five door or a suicide four like the saturns and the rx8.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macattak1 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 BTW the current Grapewine rumor is that Ford will finally reunite the Focus line with the MkIII coming Spring 2008 or 2009. The US market design might differ from the EU design (on the outside), but the car should be the same underneath Igor That thing is gorgeous. Put a diesel in it and VW would have no sales in NA except for a few die hards. As it is it it would take on a slew of small asian cars. Just need 3 engine options, fuel economy, 50/50, and get up and go. As Flex Fuel and an engine capable of ~40mpg on highway and civic and camry would finally have real competition in more peoples eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidianspider Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I love it. I can't wait until we see them over here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calypsocoral Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Looks pretty sharp for a Focus. They should keep that whole package. The current Focus looks bland compared to that. If they can keep the pricing the around the same as it is now they should have a hit. The Focus seems to be selling pretty well over in Europe, but the new Opel Astra, with its bolder styling, seems to be really cutting into the Focus sales. Ford is definitely in need of a sharper-looking Focus. There is no way this will sell for under $17K, but if Ford moves quickly on a B-car, it might not have to. And no, Ford does NOT need to make a sedan out of this-- compact sedans are quickly becoming the ugliest, most cartoonish-looking cars in the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 (edited) Beautiful rendering. Beautiful car...but those rear doors would never make it. Ingress and egress would be nearly impossible for any human. Edited June 17, 2006 by Intrepidatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim kakouris Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 can't we just have that car? i don't even LIKE small cars but i find myself coming to check out this post almost every day just to SEE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Hard to see out the back, wouldn't it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro-man Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) Those look great. I agree about the small sedans: I think the euro-hatch thing is finally going to start catching on here (influenced by the CUV "people-mover" phenomenon). (Remember, we had about a 20 year lag with "sport sedans" - BMW 3 series and Honda Accord were having our lunch for a couple decades while we kept pumping out big T-Bird coupes, Grand Prixs and Monte Carlos, with small crew cab trucks - the U.S. version Ranger still hasn't caught up - and a lot of other things too.) I think a 5 door is an idea whose time has finally come to the U.S.. As far as those rear doors go, I would give them a try before passing judgement. Besides, they're not for humans. They're for kids - it's a mistake to confuse the two. And rear visibility is compromised in most contemporary designs with their high-assed bunched-up rear ends anyway (a trend which I hate, although I understand the benefits in trunk room). Never realized how much until I first backed up in my old Falcon. Too bad we'll probably have to wait until about 2012 or something before we get anything resembling this. By then, most of the rest of the world will be moving on. The American consumer continues to be underestimated and underserved. I can't for the life of me figure it out. They were scared as hell to introduce the "radical" '86 Taurus too. The rest is history: once they did, they couldn't make 'em fast enough. (You know, until the '96 restyle ....... ) Edited July 23, 2006 by niteflight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckr01 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 3 door IS th 2008 focus, the other, I have no idea, the 08 4 door has a trunk, both have rear roof mounted antenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Besides, they're not for humans. They're for kids - it's a mistake to confuse the two. Although i hate quoteing Mc Donalds...I'm loving it. Hello fellow parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) The 2door looks great. Thats exactly what Ford needs slotted under the Mustang as an economial 2 door model. The style of the rendering makes the car look refined and well engineered. If Ford could make sonething that looks good, has the right quality and feel, it could put the GTI to shame and I am all for it. Cars in this class I am not stuck on so much heritage, otherwise we would end up with reborn Pintos or Escorts. Edited September 25, 2006 by Watchdevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Looks great.... Two door seems to share a lot of resemblance to the Reflex concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJ Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 The design language doesn't work right in my opinion. I mean, if it was a two door roadster like a Z4, I'd say it is rigt on but for a FWD compact? Doesn't work for me. Needs to be less curvy, more boxy. I think it is the wrong direction for the Focus. I still think the best looking was was the original ZX3 models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaZor Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Personally, I really like it. This is the kind of refreshing that Ford needs to do. It maintains the overall appearance between the 2 door and 4 door models too - unlike the current. Add a few package levels (base, sports, LX - or something to that effect) and even two or three powertrain levels, 2.3L, an AWD RS model, and even that diesel that they have been testing in a Focus, and I'd bet that they would sell a ton of them. Especially if they could do what it takes to make them bullet-proof - instead of trying to sell them just on the lowest price in class (in other words - best in class). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
los pobres Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I love it. I can't wait until we see them over here! I agree! Too bad Ford can't offer more of the European options here. The Focus in Europe has a convertible plus sone great performance packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sixcav Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 It's a great looking car, in 2 door and 4 door. If you can't see that it blows the current north American focus clean off the face of the planet then you just don't have a clue about appealing design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheetMetalJoe Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Very Tight! I can see young buyers lining up for this one. It looks to be well suited for the tuner market as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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