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Interests => Around the House & In the Garage => Topic started by: Chris_ on February 05, 2008, 07:17:39 PM

Title: Ford sends new convertible to Europe. US market gets warmed-over crap.
Post by: Chris_ on February 05, 2008, 07:17:39 PM
2008 Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet Revealed Before Geneva Motor Show


 :banghead:


Why?  Why do they do this?  This is the 2008 Ford Focus being sold in the United States:

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/08focus_US_small.jpg)

Bland.  Unappealing.  Boring.  Looks like last year's model. 

*yawn*


This is the 2008 Ford Focus being sold in Europe:

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/08focus_Europe_small.jpg)

HOLY CRAP, IT'S A CONVERTIBLE!  And it looks good.  At least it looks good compared to the dullsville sedan-omatic US customers will not be buying.  If the board of directors at Ford are scratching their heads wondering why their US market share is evaporating, this would be a good place to start looking.  To make things even more unfair, there will probably be a diesel version sold overseas.  With a turbo.  Forget the Prius, if you want 50 mpg in a small car that you can actually drive, drop a turbo diesel where the four-banger used to be.

This car shares a chassis with the Mazda3 and Volvo's new small car, so at least they can't screw that up.

gallery (http://jalopnik.com/352658/2008-ford-focus-coupe+cabriolet-revealed-before-geneva-motor-show)
Title: Re: Ford sends new convertible to Europe. US market gets warmed-over crap.
Post by: Chris_ on February 05, 2008, 07:30:58 PM
2008 Audi Super Bowl Commercial


For the people that missed it...

[youtube=425,350]LJO3N5-fAHk[/youtube]


I'm surprised nobody started a Superbowl Commercial thread in the lounge.  They must not have been that memorable that year because I didn't hear one word about them on the radio.
Title: Re: Ford sends new convertible to Europe. US market gets warmed-over crap.
Post by: Chris_ on February 05, 2008, 08:05:03 PM
That convertible sure is cute!   The Euros and Aussies get all the good cars.   :(
Title: Re: Ford sends new convertible to Europe. US market gets warmed-over crap.
Post by: RightCoast on February 06, 2008, 10:22:47 PM
That car is hawt.

My boss just picked up a new RS4 convertible, I get very jelous of the speed - not the $1500/  mo payment.