Harley Lover Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Ford Motor Co. is expected to show a production version of a North American vehicle. Ford won't divulge details. MKZ? Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110418/OEM03/304189983/1168#ixzz1JtnMblLM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Escape or MKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'll be there Saturday....I want to really check out the 2012 Focus upclose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 It's probably a Ford since there's nothing listed under Lincoln. Don't get too excited, but I would bet it's the production US version of the C-Max. Up until now, all pics of the C-Max had an asterisk saying "European version shown" or something like that. It's too early for the 2013 Escape, maybe State Fair of Texas but more than likely the 2012 NAIAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 It's probably a Ford since there's nothing listed under Lincoln. Don't get too excited, but I would bet it's the production US version of the C-Max. Up until now, all pics of the C-Max had an asterisk saying "European version shown" or something like that. It's too early for the 2013 Escape, maybe State Fair of Texas but more than likely the 2012 NAIAS. Ford already showcased the C-Max at NAIAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Could be the facelifted 2012/13 Taurus or even maybe the SHO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds91776 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I would love it if this were the next-gen MKZ...but it could be the refreshed Flex, refreshed Expedition, refreshed Taurus/SHO, or some sort of special edition of another vehicle. It could also be the 5-seater C-Max. Another possibility is ( as others have said ) the 2013 Escape or a thinly veiled 2013 Fusion-Mondeo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) MKZ? Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110418/OEM03/304189983/1168#ixzz1JtnMblLM "Ford Motor Co. is expected to show a production version of a North American vehicle. Ford won't divulge details." I hope they are going to show at least a couple of production versions of Ford vehicles. Otherwise it's going to be a small show. Edited April 18, 2011 by Mark B. Morrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Ford already showcased the C-Max at NAIAS. The actual US version? I guessed I missed that. Ford C-Max info on Ford.com Ford's web site still says "pre-production" model shown. Edited April 18, 2011 by NLPRacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme4x4 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 If it was just the production version of the preproduction C-Max shown earlier, why would there need to be any suspense?? It is going to be something that we have not seen yet. Paint me intrigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 If it's a Ford, I'm going to say the new SHO (and perhaps an accompanying Taurus update). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSFan00 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 explorer sho is due out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker16 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 maybe a teaser of the next fusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 explorer sho is due out. Don't tease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marginal Economist Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Could be the facelifted 2012/13 Taurus or even maybe the SHO? This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgts Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 An 5.0TT Crown Vic............... On a real note a updated Expy/Navi with 6.2 / 5.0 v-8, updated MKS or updated SHO. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 The more I think about it, the key part of the sentence might just be "North American vehicle". If the inference is that the vehicle is unique to N.A., then it almost has to be a truck, Expedition, or one of the D chassis vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEREKC Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Being New York City, the Focus ST will also make an appearance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibinubu12 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Don't tease! It does exist. Whether or not it reaches production is another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey paw Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetang Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 If it's a Ford I'm guessing the MCE'd Taurus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 From today's Bloomberg article on Lincoln: Ford had planned to unveil a new look for Lincoln in a concept car at the New York auto show this week. The automaker delayed that introduction indefinitely after hiring Cadillac stylist Max Wolff in December as Lincoln’s new chief designer, people familiar with the plans have said. So no Lincoln vehicle at this week's NYAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Escape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetang Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 From today's Bloomberg article on Lincoln: Ford had planned to unveil a new look for Lincoln in a concept car at the New York auto show this week. The automaker delayed that introduction indefinitely after hiring Cadillac stylist Max Wolff in December as Lincoln’s new chief designer, people familiar with the plans have said. So no Lincoln vehicle at this week's NYAS. Yeah they were saying that a few weeks ago when Wolff was brought onboard, so it seems they swapped in a production Ford instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 From the Detroit News preview article: Ford will show a sedan, but officials stopped short of confirming it is a new Taurus. From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110419/AUTO01/104190330/Automakers-will-signal-a-sensible-turn-at-show#ixzz1JyO0PcGN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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