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Frost__2001,Jul 4 2008, 03:15 PM Wrote:

ANTHONYD,Jul 4 2008, 09:58 AM Wrote:^^^ that is beautiful.
But because it's in N.A. the cars we get will look NOTHING like that.

The wheel clearance is NEVER that tight on stock cars,
the front and rear bumper will stick way out because of the crash bars needed for our specs

Let's wait to see what the bozos at FMOCO do with it.
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remember Canada changed the bumper standards for the 2009 model year, so cars like the older EVO's, Global Focus, and other cars exempt from importing, are now able to be imported, of course with the 2008 requirement of having an imoblizer on anything made after sept. 2007, and of course DRL's.
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Just like Frost says:

Quote:Bumper laws go global

For the first time in 26 years, used-car buyers in this country can import vehicles that do not meet previous Canadian bumper safety standards.

The federal government last month passed a law that effectively harmonizes the bumper systems for Canadian, American and European vehicles.

The move is also good news for Canadian automakers. They no longer need to manufacture two different types of bumper systems – one for the U.S. and a different one for Canada.

But the changed law may not be so good for insurance rates.

A little history lesson first: When Canada and the U.S. first established safety regulations in the early 1970s, standards for bumpers were harmonized with a test speed of 8 km/h for front and rear impacts and 4.8 km/h for corner tests.

Then the U.S. went its own way.

First in 1979, by adding more stringent requirements that included cosmetic damage criteria, while maintaining the original test speeds and safety components damage protection requirements. Then in 1982, with reduced test speeds to 4 km/h for front and rear impacts and 2.4 km/h for corner, while still maintaining the cosmetic and safety damage regs.

The unchanged higher Canadian test speeds resulted in some recent new models such as the Pontiac GTO and Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX not being available here.

Canadian insurance companies have been fighting this change since it was first brought up in the early 1980s because of the potential increase in insurance claims with the less protective bumper systems.

Toronto Star

[Frost__2001]

^^

this is also the reason why Mitsubishi could not enter Canada untill 2003, as they had been wanting to sell their products here since the 1980s, but could not do so because they could not meet the standards.

and the RS, will be in both LHD, and RHD, they often showcase the focus in the UK first, as Ford is really popular there, and the Focus is Ford's #1 seller in the UK.