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Electric Ford Focus Coming To Detroit Auto Show?

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damnelantra™
01/08/09

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perhaps this will focus more attention on the little ford that could

...har har har
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Mad_Science
01/08/09

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If that character line didn't have the silly chrome vent on the front of it, the side view of this car wouldn't be too bad.

Still bad from the front and rear, though.

Despite how unpopular this car is with people who love cars, it's a sales hit. If more 17 year old girls in these things means more Bullitt or Track Pack Mustangs, I'm ok with that.
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philibuster
01/08/09

@Mad_Science: I drove one a couple weeks ago, for comparison against my old 01 zx3, and boy is this thing a piece of shit. It had the same wheezy 2.0 engine with a decidedly shittier 5-speed gearbox, but it just didn't move like the old one did. The handling was shit, everything felt cheap inside. The brake pedal shuddered when you let the clutch out quickly. And they discontinued the hatch. Nail in the coffin.
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Ben Wojdyla
01/08/09

@philibuster: I also owned a gen 1 zx3 with a manual and a zetec, let's just say I heartily agree with you on the new one.
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Mad_Science
01/08/09

@philibuster: The point was, you and I think it's a piece of crap, but my co-worker's daughter likes the one he bought for her.

In order for the Ford and GM to be successful, they've got to be good at selling cars that the masses (ie, not us) want to buy.
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smalleyxb122
01/08/09

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[insert term of derision or expression of apathy here]
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
01/08/09

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Didn't Black Sabbath write a song about this? Electric Funeral?
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engineerd
01/08/09

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Didn't Ford have an electric Ranger like 10 years ago? They need something really groundbreaking...like a turbine-powered Focus. Chrysler tried the whole turbine thing in the '60s and the greenies should be happy since it could run on biofuels (or tequila).
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Cognitive Friction
01/08/09

@engineerd: I think the problem with the turbine powered Chrysler was that the exhaust got so hot, it would melt the front of the car following you.

Wait, did I say "problem"? If the current Focus melted things it would be a 1,000% improvement over whatever it does now.
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Ben Wojdyla
01/08/09

@Cognitive_Friction: that and it burned fuel like an anxious pyromaniac.
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LuciferV8
01/08/09

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This car will be the AMC Gremlin of our time.
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brandegee
01/08/09

@LuciferV8: No, it will be the AMC Pacer of our time. Designed for a sophisticated powerplant then retrofitted with whatever is lying on the factory floor when the deal falls through.
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Boosted Lego Wagon
01/08/09

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Electric focus eh? I'd rather get the electric chair.
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Cognitive Friction
01/08/09

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With styling like that, it could be atomic and I still wouldn't look twice driving past the dealership
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
01/08/09

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I don't want it. I'm really going to miss the sound of big block V8s, turbo 4 cylinders, and the high revving engines of ferrari fame.
What are we going to say in the future, "Whoa, did you hear that whizz by?" "That thing must have a rewound electric motor with upgraded stators. What a sound."
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tekamul
01/08/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: The loss of total musical joy from a V8 burble is a harsh thing to confront, but it will be slowly replace with other things. Like 220 ft-lbs of torque from a stand still, with no clutch or slush box ruining the tire smoking fun.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
01/08/09

@tekamul: I am aware of the instant amount of torque available from an electric motor, but there is just something about the symphony of sound that erupts from gasoline engines. Electric motors are more of a cacophony of sound. But who knows, maybe electric motors will become the Phil Spector of automotive symphonies.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
01/08/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: They'll be accused of busting caps into struggling cougar actresses? DO NOT WANT.
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JC Whitless
01/08/09

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Jiggle-a-mesa-cara

She's a pumpin' like a matic

She's a movin' like electric

She sure got the boogie

Meh.
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