Originally Posted by Paul
Ford loves to use existing platforms for all their worth. No sense in using the new more costly platform when you still need to pay off the research and developement for the existing platform.
Considering how long it's been since any domestic automaker has had a hit car (and for all it's faults, the Focus is pretty awesome. I'd choose one over a Civic or a Corolla), one would think Ford would have learned the lesson from the Taurus about not letting a hit car go stale and die.
It's just got to add insult to the fact that the rest of the world except Ford's domestic market gets the new Focus. That whole thing Bill Ford's been spewing about Toyota not being invincible is true. But at least they're not dumbasses. :slap: