Ford sends new convertible to Europe. US market gets warmed-over crap.

[Chris_]

2008 Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet Revealed Before Geneva Motor Show


 


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



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

*yawn*


This is the 2008 Ford Focus being sold in Europe:



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.

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[Chris_]

2008 Audi Super Bowl Commercial


For the people that missed it...

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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.

[Chris_]

That convertible sure is cute!   The Euros and Aussies get all the good cars.   

[RightCoast]

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.