2008 Ford Focus Facelift

[2b2]

Originally Posted by fenderbender

IF Ford made that, and made it a world car even sold in the U.S, not one person would complain!

oh yeah? betcha a nickel...
... that's total bet, Not per complaint. Wouldn't want to bankrupt you


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Originally Posted by Minnesota Nice

...nothing short of a miscarriage or abortion...
...could be one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen...
I'll withhold "brutal judgement" until I see it...

ummm... please give advance notification?
wouldn't want to miss that ...or let the kids see it
Oh! can I sell tickets?

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[Minnesota Nice]

Yes, you can. Tickets are available at the box office begining one week prior to performance (release) dates, subject to price change and availability.

GM fans will get priority seating

lol.

[civilzues]

Originally Posted by gmhashope

And tell me again why we get stuck with the ugly new one instead of this great looking Euro design.

are you serious, for a minute I thought they had changed there minds... wow-we are not lucky

[ees1996]

That is a FILD. Ford Id like to Drive

[johnstarnes]

Both versions are stunning in their own manner, and I would take either hands down over the nasty looking new US Focus. I like the trippy tail lights on the white one at FoMoCo!

[coaster.n3rd]

Looks really good. A heck of a lot better than what I saw at the Auto Show.

[69Firebird400]

Originally Posted by Minnesota Nice

If the image Bravada showed is what it would look like, I would have the Civic sold in a second and in line for it.

Unfortunately, the new 2008 Ford Focus is nothing short of a miscarriage or abortion, than a facelift or update. It could be one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen. I'll withhold brutal judgement until I see it, but my hopes aren't that high.

Unfortunately, that's not the US Focus - it's the Euro Focus.

Regarding the FoMoCo news link...igor in that thread said that it's nowhere close.

Originally Posted by igor, at FoMoCoNews

FAR from reality .. this is the MKIII at best. but possibly not even that.

Igor

[wescoent]

Originally Posted by Minnesota Nice

If the image Bravada showed is what it would look like, I would have the Civic sold in a second and in line for it.

Unfortunately, the new 2008 Ford Focus is nothing short of a miscarriage or abortion, than a facelift or update. It could be one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen. I'll withhold brutal judgement until I see it, but my hopes aren't that high.

Because I'm sure the normal Focus would have 20" rims with low profile tires like that, as well as the gaping lower grill.

We're all entitled to our opinions, but until I saw sales figures, I honestly thought Honda was trying to commit suicide with the new Civic. That is EASILY the ugliest car on the road, even worse than the Scion xB. While I don't care for small-car proportions from an aesthetic standpoint, the 2008 US Focus is beautiful in comparison. The CRV is another example of American eating up otherwise HIDEOUS vehicles.

NEVER EVER underestimate the bad taste of Americans. With Sync, the 2008 Focus will fly off lots as fast as Ford can crank them out.

That being said, expect something like this to be in showrooms in about 3 years, when the C2 Focus starts assembly here.

[wescoent]

Originally Posted by Minnesota Nice

If the image Bravada showed is what it would look like, I would have the Civic sold in a second and in line for it.

Unfortunately, the new 2008 Ford Focus is nothing short of a miscarriage or abortion, than a facelift or update. It could be one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen. I'll withhold brutal judgement until I see it, but my hopes aren't that high.

Because I'm sure the normal Focus would have 20" rims with low profile tires like that, as well as the gaping lower grill.

We're all entitled to our opinions, but until I saw sales figures, I honestly thought Honda was trying to commit suicide with the new Civic. That is EASILY the ugliest car on the road, even worse than the Scion xB. While I don't care for small-car proportions from an aesthetic standpoint, the 2008 US Focus is beautiful in comparison. The CRV is another example of Americans eating up otherwise HIDEOUS vehicles.

NEVER EVER underestimate the bad taste of Americans. With Sync, the 2008 Focus will fly off lots as fast as Ford can crank them out.





That being said, expect something like this to be in showrooms in about 3 years, when the C2 Focus starts assembly here.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by 2b2

oh yeah? betcha a nickel...
... that's total bet, Not per complaint. Wouldn't want to bankrupt you


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ummm... please give advance notification?
wouldn't want to miss that ...or let the kids see it
Oh! can I sell tickets?

To answer the question you asked over at the other forum, these license plates are the standard format European Union plates... that's why they're pretty common. The letter(s) in the leftmost blue area indicates the country.

(The Focus in the pics has a German plate.)

[lio45]

Originally Posted by gmhashope

And tell me again why we get stuck with the ugly new one instead of this great looking Euro design.

Because you would not want to pay $22,500+ for a base Focus?

I am anxious to see how well (or how badly) the Astra will do here. After years of hearing everyone clamoring for it, my "I told you so" will definitely be sweet...

...unless of course GM decides it can afford to lose money on every Astra. After all, everyone knows GM is almost drowning in profits at the moment, so why not?

[ChevroletRevived]

Wow, that's a nice looking compact, espessially from the back.

[LAChevy24]

not bad looking, but i cant help but to think kia when looking at it

[Minnesota Nice]

Bad taste? Are you honestly going to tell me that THIS:



is better looking than THIS:



I'm not defending the Civic because I own it, but the 2008 Focus looks like a miscarriage. It seems even Ford lovers hate it.

Also, comparing a very obviously higher end Focus model to a lower level LX model sedan Civic is a bit unfair (because even God hates the Civic Sedan, and I don't blame him).

Compact wise, the only thing that will sell the new Focus is its interior option list. I admit, it has some nice offerings, and the Civic is quite lacking, even for the class. Unfortunately, one look at the Focus' interior sends blind children away crying.

But then again, that is just my opinion. I like how compact cars typically look, but to me, the new Focus looks like a Kia, as another user pointed out. The wheels are tiny as hell, and the front looks like a concept debuted in 1990. I'll still go take a look at it when they start selling them, because I like cars period, but I'm not sure I could ever buy one seriously. The back and sides arent bad, but the interior, wheels, and front end need changing before I would ever even remotely consider it.

Also, the new CR-V looks a lot like the new VUE. Or rather, the new VUE looks a lot like the new CR-V, at least from the front end. The back of the new VUE reminds me of a Hyundai or a Kia, I can't remember which brand and model. There are far uglier cars on the road than the new Civics, although they should have made the JDM front clip standard on the Civics, it looks a lot better:




But if I lived over in Europe, I would buy a Focus in a heartbeat over their Civic. Now that is an ugly car:



Woof to that ^.

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by gmhashope

And tell me again why we get stuck with the ugly new one instead of this great looking Euro design.

Because they haven't fired Mark Feilds and his mullet yet.