Well... I agree that you should pull out all the stops from day 1 and keep charging at it until it's time to redesign 4-6 years later (NO car should go more than 6 years without a total redesign).
Ford hurt themselves by not doing a total redesign on the Taurus in 2000 and the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis in 2003. Ditto on the Focus... Get a totally redesigned Ranger out there. Don't play not to lose, play to win.
Put more into Mercury by not making a Lincoln of every Mercury... and give them some corporate unique vehicles... same with Lincoln... they had something going when they brought the LS out, and just let it die. They NEED an uplevel Continental that goes toe to toe with the 5-series and E-class.
The Duratec 3.5 should have been in production several years ago...
It's not a question of if Ford can do it, it's of question of if Ford has the guts to do it.
