My wife bought her Focus almost a year ago now she has 20,000 miles on it and loves it . we only paid $19,000. for an SE Sport and my friend bought one a week later at the same dealer for $15,500. for a base 4 door

 

Isn't that the same one going into the new escape?

 

Yep, as well as the new Fusion.

 

The shapes, textures, feel and appearance are really nice. I am looking forward to some of this influence showing up in the 2010 Mustang maybe in a more dynamic dual cockpit design with a prominent center stack that flows into the console. Sometimes I can just "see" the next Mustang clearly in my head!

 

Agreed! Sat in one at the DC autoshow and it was VERY nice and should prove to be a very strong contender in its market.

Ditto on the comment about a Focus-based coupe, coming from a former Ford Probe GT owner -- loved that car and its little V6 that added a level of polish and refinement well above its station. There have been various vague rumors about a neo Capri but nothing too solid on that. Perhaps the Evos coupe concept might be an indication of that though.