[2banana]

Ford, left with few desirable cars, was caught flat-footed this year when consumer tastes shifted away from trucks.

I disagree. The Ford Focus and the Ford 500 are very nice and well engineered cars. And they were designed to replace the Taurus.

[Alouette]

The Ford Focus and the Ford 500 are very nice and well engineered cars. And they were designed to replace the Taurus.

The Fusion was designed to replace the Taurus. The Focus is the replacement for the Escord. The Five Hundred is a very nice and smooth ride, but it is boring and ugly!

[-YYZ-]

"The Ford Focus and the Ford 500 are very nice and well engineered cars. And they were designed to replace the Taurus."


The 500 should have been the new Taurus. But I guess by this point Ford had squandered whatever credibility the Taurus name had by pumping them out with uninspired design, fit, and finish, and few if any changes, for so long. Typical Ford thinking. Honda has been selling the Accord nameplate for over 20 years now, with updates every 4 to 5 years, like clockwork.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

The Ford Focus and the Ford 500 are very nice and well engineered cars.

I drive a Montego the Mercury version of the 500. The Montego has a lot of nice touches and is fun to drive.

[steve8714]

The 500 and the new MxZ show why the company is doomed.