[hanserus]

It's actually going to be re-named to Escort

[hanserus]

What do you guys think?

[NikiterZTS]

i kinda like it
specs?

and more photos

[habmann]

Decent looking. Huge improvement over the current focus(my apologies to anyone that owns a current gen focus)

[hanserus]

Can't find full specs yet just general press releases.

[hanserus]

Dug up this:

According to NEN, the new Escort PHEV will use nanotech lithium-ion batteries from A123 Systems (NEN calls them "Super Batteries", which is a terrible name). The batteries are said to last for 10 years/150,000 miles. Nice as that sounds, as with all li-ion hybrid/EV battery announcements, we'll have to wait to see just how realistic these numbers are when the cars are actually released. NEN says that the Escort PHEV will be available for the 2011 model year (fall of 2010).

[hanserus]

Apparently Ford is chasing a target of 100 mpg vehicles and this is supposedly a big step in that direction

[Focus man. Focus.]

Sexy!

[NOS2Go4Me]

OK, I'd hit it!

Tank can ride in the back seat!

[hanserus]

Focus man, Focus.,Oct 30 2008, 02:11 PM Wrote:Sexy!
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yeah but keep in mind this is a prototype pic and the actual thing may look different just like the pics of a bimmer X6 were a lot more sexier than the actual thing when it got released

[ZX3_2NV]

Not crazy about the rear but the front looks like the current Mexican focus

[hanserus]

I showed the pic to my buddy overseas and he said he's already seen them on the road and they look pretty ugly lol but I think he was actually referring to the Mexican Focus because this thing isn't even out yet

[Frost__2001]

the thing is I highly doubt Ford would bring back the Escort name unless they attached it to the current Focus sold here in the north american market, and I've seen that picture before as a teaser image for the MK 3 Focus 2 years ago..

[cornflakes]

1. The prototype looks AMAZING - especially the front face
2. This kind of design for Ford is a little late coming. It should be out
now....have u seen the new camrys, accords, mazda 6's.

I like the direction and the look and the 100 mpg, but FORD really needs to time their launches better. You can't be a leading innovator in the business if you're always following up another company's look and style the year after.

[Aka]

Reminds me of the Euro Focus?

It looks quite nice.

[ANTHONYD]

The back end looks like a bag of smashed assholes.

Other than that we should see those here around 2025, when they're all played out.

[hanserus]

Frost__2001,Oct 30 2008, 03:42 PM Wrote:the thing is I highly doubt Ford would bring back the Escort name unless they attached it to the current Focus sold here in the north american market, and I've seen that picture before as a teaser image for the MK 3 Focus 2 years ago..
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what makes you say that? I bet when they changed the name Escort to Focus there were a lot of dissatisfied fans too because they just got used to the old name, from a marketing perspective it's okay to inter-change names once every decade

[hanserus]

cornflakes,Oct 30 2008, 04:54 PM Wrote:1.  The prototype looks AMAZING - especially the front face
2.  This kind of design for Ford is a little late coming.  It should be out
    now....have u seen the new camrys, accords, mazda 6's.

I like the direction and the look and the 100 mpg, but FORD really needs to time their launches better.  You can't be a leading innovator in the business if you're always following up another company's look and style the year after.
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"leading innovator" I don't know about that one not the first thing that comes to mind when I year the name "Ford" but at least they're putting in the effort

[hanserus]

ANTHONYD,Oct 31 2008, 08:27 AM Wrote:The back end looks like a bag of smashed assholes.

Other than that we should see those here around 2025, when they're all played out.
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true that buddy I think you hit a nail on the head with that one

[Frost__2001]

hanserus,Oct 31 2008, 03:38 PM Wrote:

Frost__2001,Oct 30 2008, 03:42 PM Wrote:the thing is I highly doubt Ford would bring back the Escort name unless they attached it to the current Focus sold here in the north american market, and I've seen that picture before as a teaser image for the MK 3 Focus 2 years ago..
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what makes you say that? I bet when they changed the name Escort to Focus there were a lot of dissatisfied fans too because they just got used to the old name, from a marketing perspective it's okay to inter-change names once every decade
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The reason why Ford dropped the escort name in Europe was because they were going into a new design direction, they had concidered keeping the name orginally, but they went with Focus as part of the stupid "f" naming the american part of the company was going in. The Focus is a Global car up until 2005, and will continue to become that into its 3rd generation.

but again that photo has been out for a while now, almost 2 years now, and if this a reliable website you got the pic post it, because if this is indeed what you say it is how come it's not on the main stream auto websites ?