sorry for the hiatus, GRIMEYtheFATMAN
& anyone else playing along at home
I had a personal change of venue - NOT settled yet...
but
wanted to include here, the more contrast-ed version of GRIMEY's design
that Joshmo@M.T. did -
DIRECT LINK &
M.T. thread LINK
&
move on to
"Current Events"
ie C-Max and superTaurus spypix & speculation & implications:
this may seem needlessly convoluted but imho it shows
1 how the 3 Brand approach (F-
M-L) provides a stronger AND more flexible "stance" (
tripod allusion implying stability)
- specifically re: the VFKAsuperTaurus (VehicleFormerlyKnownAs for those who've forgotten)
2 how different markets might use the same basic vehicle in unique ways
- re: C-Max (& friends)
1 VFKAsuperWHAT?
LINK "my own non-bankable prediction, based on coming-$-catastrophe for much of Ford's demographic, is:
the "Fwd-superman" will be a Mercury, not a Ford"
Imho
the MKT is needed by Lincoln
& the Flex and the nextgen Explorer are needed by the Ford-Brand
BUT
the Taurus is Not and
the MKS is temporary re: GRwdP (re-imho)
I see any larger-than-Fusion
car versions of the D3.2/D4(/E3/E4/EUusaCD+ = F/Awd) would be an excellent fit as exclusively MERC
Not saying Fomoco will do this but it sure makes sense to me
...keeping in mind that I'm "trading" the superTaurus for a GRwdP-Thunderbird as Ford's flagship - which may still be ready about the same time as the superVFKA, and
not ruling out the global Fusion (Or even the '10my MCE!!!) being a bit bigger than currently.
Without Mercury, I don't see an opening for
large,
secure'n'soothing (
LINK),
premium by nature,
F-Awd sedan(s)
the 'everyman' consumer won't be able to afford one... unless it's justified by a 5th door for his family/lifestyle NEEDS.
only those A rung (or many) up the Ladder will have the bucks to support a larger-sedan PREFERENCE.
2 C-Max&friends
imho the C-Max WAGON does not fit the U.S. market AS IS
- change it into a Merc (the front styling) & we're good
- change the rear half to be even more superDuty (tho to much less extent than a T.Connect) = a BlueOval winner imho
&
- would leave room for the Escape's continuance
- I believe the Kuga will still beget a Lincoln, as I
- believe the ^MercWagonette^ allows room for both a very-offroadable Suvlet (Mesa? Mojave? 'Manjaro?) + a
quasi-rather-offroadable ****** < closest idea is 4+2seater like a more rugged Mazda5 (= newMariner!)
Here's the
LINK to my underconstruction chart if ya haven't already seen it
Edit a Day&1/2 before the 2nd-Qtr 'Nouncements
:
Mercury Electron (C-Max-y Hybrid = C-Max size, S-Max roof on Verve-style body w/ Mercified HL/TL's)
depending on the 'Nouncement, this might be my last update to Mission: MERCURY!
Edit july30, a week & a smidge after posting the ^Electron chop^
someone at
AutoExpress seems to have had the same idea - 'cept no mention of the
'E-Drive' ...oh wait, I didn't mention that either
anyway, see the attachment for a not-yet-Mercurized
but colorized-to-match-the-Electron version
Re: Mission Mercury
)
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