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Originally Posted by wescoent
Interiors will be the same. It costs MUCH less to simply have a common interior of soft-touch foam-plastic than it is to engineer both a soft-touch foamy plastic dash, and an injection-molded Tupperware dash.
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I hope you are right. I've heard them say time and again they couldn't make money on it and things were either altered or the materials were dumbed down. Either way, this is refreshing news.
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Originally Posted by wescoent
The main difference will be suspension tuning and feature content. HIDs on a Fiesta? Probably not, at least not for the Ford version. The Euro suspension tune will still be available (think Sport model or trim), but the normal models will be somewhat looser.
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That's fine, as long as the rest of the vehicle carries over.
As for Mercury, I hope that they do it justice. If all we get is a Focus with a waterfall grille, I'd be disappointed. In fact if Ford of Europe is responsible for future designs, I hope they come up with a different look than the waterfall grille. Its getting tired. And the fact that Lincoln has traditionally been sold with their own version of a waterfall grille - and now a 'split wing' waterfall grille - right alongside similar looking Mercurys makes even less sense. I'd love to see something NEW that will grab the public's attention.