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Wait a minute, I thought the Five Hundred was closer to the Mondeo?
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The 500 is bigger than a Taurus. It's no Mondeo 
"Fear is the little death."
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Hopefully, this clears things up. It is my interpretation of Ford's larger car offerings.
Five Hundred = Diamante = Maxima = Avalon
Fusion = Accord = Altima = Camry = Galant = Mazda6
Focus = Civic = Sentra = Corolla = Lancer = Mazda3
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The Five Hundred (and the Freestyle) are essentially based on an existing Volvo platform, including the Haldex AWD system - no relation to the Mondeo whatsoever.
Neither does the Fusion have any relation with the Mondeo ... but the good news is that the Fusion shares platform and drivetrain elements with the Mazda6.
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And the updated Focus it to use the Mazda 3 platform if I am not mistaken.
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Originally posted by richs:
And the updated Focus it to use the Mazda 3 platform if I am not mistaken.
Rich S
the new european focus is based off the C1 platform which is the basis also for the Mazda3 and the Volvo S40, the North American Focus is still based on the C170 platform.
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Originally posted by Mysti-ken:
I'm pretty sure the Mondeo is not coming to NA, but maybe an SVT version of the Fusion?
isnt the Mondeo already here? wearing a Jaguar X-type outfit?
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Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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I saw the same car pass by me last week, like the one Ali As Jerk posted..... It was the same color too.. Some rich old guy was driving it  ( It looks a little too big kinda, I think the contour would kill it in 1/4).
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Originally posted by jerseycat10:
Hopefully, this clears things up. It is my interpretation of Ford's larger car offerings.
Five Hundred = Diamante = Maxima = Avalon
Fusion = Accord = Altima = Camry = Galant = Mazda6
Focus = Civic = Sentra = Corolla = Lancer = Mazda3
I dont know if I like the fusion all so much... not the most attractive car ever. it looks more like an Escape then anything.
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Looks like a case of con-fusion. That's the European Fusion - not related at all to the vehicle coming to NA. Think of a Mazda6 with an oval.
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