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I gotta say, the UAW agreed to a very generous deal with Ford. IMO, Ford easily got the best deal out of the big 3. As long as it's ratified, no more UAW bashing from me.
As stated numorous times before though, this wasn't the only problem ailing Ford. IMO, the biggest of all the problems are poor, unimaginative, BORING designs.
Lincoln would be the poster child for this. With the exception of the Lincoln LS, I can't think of an impressive looking Lincoln in forever. Town Car, Continental and Navigator all scream or screamed BOOOOOORING, old man cars. The Zephyr-MKZ really doesn't do it for me either, which is sad because that car was specifically targeted for people exactly like me. The MKX may be a good car, but it is also failing to make the waves this brand needs. The LT is history.
The future savior of Lincoln? The MKS. Below is what original MKS concept looked like.
This vehicle received more boring reviews, despite an absolutely gorgeous interior. Maybe not a complete failure out of the gate, but surely not a homerun.
The following year, Ford unveiled the MKR.
This vehicle received rave reviews and was a relative hit at the 2007 NAIAS. Ford decided to do some slight revisions to the MKS based on the buzz from the MKR. The final product after combining these two designs?
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WTF? Lost in translation doesn't really describe it. Would anyone want to buy that that? Note that those are spy shots and not confirmed, but still. This conservative, "play it safe" design philosophy needs to get the hell out of Dearborn imo. I had high hopes for this car after seeing it at the NAIAS in 2006.
Design is a creative, "talent" type position. IMO, Ford needs to clean house because these guys and gals are not cutting it. Come on folks!! MAKE SOME CARS WE WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thoughts?
As stated numorous times before though, this wasn't the only problem ailing Ford. IMO, the biggest of all the problems are poor, unimaginative, BORING designs.
Lincoln would be the poster child for this. With the exception of the Lincoln LS, I can't think of an impressive looking Lincoln in forever. Town Car, Continental and Navigator all scream or screamed BOOOOOORING, old man cars. The Zephyr-MKZ really doesn't do it for me either, which is sad because that car was specifically targeted for people exactly like me. The MKX may be a good car, but it is also failing to make the waves this brand needs. The LT is history.
The future savior of Lincoln? The MKS. Below is what original MKS concept looked like.
This vehicle received more boring reviews, despite an absolutely gorgeous interior. Maybe not a complete failure out of the gate, but surely not a homerun.
The following year, Ford unveiled the MKR.
This vehicle received rave reviews and was a relative hit at the 2007 NAIAS. Ford decided to do some slight revisions to the MKS based on the buzz from the MKR. The final product after combining these two designs?
Click for full size
WTF? Lost in translation doesn't really describe it. Would anyone want to buy that that? Note that those are spy shots and not confirmed, but still. This conservative, "play it safe" design philosophy needs to get the hell out of Dearborn imo. I had high hopes for this car after seeing it at the NAIAS in 2006.
Design is a creative, "talent" type position. IMO, Ford needs to clean house because these guys and gals are not cutting it. Come on folks!! MAKE SOME CARS WE WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thoughts?