Originally posted by kerrychin:
The new Accord is UGLY. Looks like a Kia Rio from the front. The Camry is also uglier than the previous generation.
I agree we need the Mondeo, but it needs to be called the Mondeo (Focus is called Focus in Europe). Mondeo would compete against different cars than the Taurus. The competitor would be the Passat and Altima.
Kerry
The Focus is considered a "World Car" as was the Escort before it. The rest of the platforms are demographic specific. Christ, look at Chevy and how many brands that they have and how many actually different cars that they have. It is ridiculous. IMHO the major players should drop all of the hooplah and compete on an even field. No more Lincoln or Mercury... No more Pontiac. Look at Dodge and what they did to the Plymouth badge. Sell cars not cladding and different bumpers. Put some more money into developing cars that CAN compete with the Japanese cars in quality, economy, and HP/Litre output. Yeah, I agree that looks should be considered too. I want the new Pontiac GTO (ala Holden Monero from Down Under). It is a Rear drive Caterrra. Yippee. Hello LS-1!
