...and it looks HOT!

Fingers and toes crossed that this is the one also destined for North America in a few short years. It will definitely send Civics and Corollas packing >>

 

Ford Mondeo (front) and Fiat Bravo (rear).

I like current model better.

 

That is freakin' awesome!!!
That is, hands down, the greatest looking Focus ever, euro or american.

 

I love it. America needs that.

 

I agree 100% That thing looks amazing. If ford makes cars for america that look that good they wil get out of the funk they are in in NO TIME!! Why cant they see this, we can.

 

Somebody left the Mondeo in the dryer too long!

 

This is a seriously good car. I actually prefer this more compact and muscular look to the more drawn out mondeo. Really good job by Ford Euro, hope it makes it over here.

 

DD is great .....than I could go ***** to walls on the Stang

 

Its just too much Mondeo. Last generation of Mondeo's front end was identical to Focus.

 

Wow...I would sport that.

 

It is infintely better than the Saturn Ion they are trying to push as the 08 focus now! I have heard of raiding the parts bin for pieces, but for Ford to Raid GM's, that just doesnt make sense!!

 

Looks pretty cool. I likes it

 

Make the rear end a slightly less raked or a little more "conventional hatchback"-like for better practicality. Other than that, this is THE Focus Ford NA needs for its small car platform (pun intended). Now throw in an available DI/Turbocharged/AWD option for a guaranteed winna!

 

Personally, I wouldn't change a thing. That will just ruin the lines and "dumb it down."

Course, that's probably EXACTLY what Ford will do, knowing them. They come up with a great design, ruin it...then wonder why they're going out of business.

 

That car is awesome..now just make it AWD and make the rear able to handle 295's with deep dish pizza and we are in the house!

 

isn't this just AutoExpress' rendering? I think it's a good guess, and it definitely looks great, but I don't think this is anything official from Ford.

 

It is 100% true that Ford IS getting the same Focus that europe will have when the new Mk III Focus debuts. They developed the new chassis for all markets with the US in serious mind. The 2008 Focus is just a stop-gap for a few years till the new car (don't know if this is it or not, but I LIKE IT!!) is ready. We will finally get the same car as overseas once Mk III comes out!!! Can't wait.

 

Good...Cause I think that car looks supercheap...It has nice upgrades, but the extracter in the front fender is just a little too far.

 

I just read an article in Motor Trend (the "We Drive the Interceptor" article - even though they don't actually talk about driving it anywhere in the article), and it stated that there are some big, "secret" development and turnaround projects underway at Ford right now - and part of that is having five basic global platforms.

The article did suggest, however, that while the underpinings of Ford's cars will be global, the external styling and interior bits will likely differ in North America from their counterparts Europe. It therefore worries me that even once we get the generation III Focus, our version may - once again - be "dumbed down" and cheapened by Ford of North America's beancounters. It's like a cancer that never quite goes away.

 

Possible, but from what I've been hearing Mullaly wants the NA and Euro design languages to come together, with few exceptions for things like the Mustang.