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Old 10-14-2008, 09:45 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: Ford of Europe designing future Mercury model

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Originally Posted by nadepalma View Post
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.

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.
Every Mercury-ized FoE Kinetic vehicle I've seen with a waterfall grill has looked truly awful. They need to figure out some new design cues for the grill that are actually in harmony with the rest of the design.
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