igor Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41632 Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanatWork Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Call it the 2008 Milan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Call it the 2008 Milan. I like the Mondeo better .. Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanatWork Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Maybe...but the car it'd replace is the Milan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) As much as I hate to say this, it looks pretty good with a just change in the grill Edited December 7, 2006 by silvrsvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waymondospiff Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 The lower fascia needs to be "Americanized." Something more fitting to the Mercury lineup. Very nice photochop though. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker16 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41632 Igor needs the head of mercury logo not the GHEY waterfall. Edited December 7, 2006 by Biker16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironhorse Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 needs the head of mercury logo not the GHEY waterfall. I agree biker16,bring back the God's Head for Mercury...All The Mercury products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Reynolds Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Meh, Mercury needs a new grille and a new logo. I say leave it be and slap a god head on the front and back and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastMercury Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 As much as I hate to say this, it looks pretty good with a just change in the grill I agree. Looks pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Meh, Mercury needs a new grille and a new logo. I say leave it be and slap a god head on the front and back and be done with it. I am more along your line of thinking. Can someone show the difference? Either way, that is really all you have to change. Call it Mondeo not Milan. That will only confuse the herd. :hyper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'm the only one who thinks that car looks fugly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'm the only one who thinks that car looks fugly? See this is the problem with US tastes versus the rest of the world. Each other's cars look butt-ugly and that's why the blandness of Toyotas sell well all around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish4newstang Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 i love that car, best part, wont be mistaken for a ford. make mine dark blue, with a moon roof, and i'm in. nice photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 needs the head of mercury logo not the GHEY waterfall. Trust me, the mercury head is much "gheyer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I agree biker16,bring back the God's Head for Mercury...All The Mercury products. Hey the photochhop looks good... And yes the resurrection of the godhead would be so much more fitting than the ambiguous crooked waterfall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewq4b Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Not bad the lower grill (bumper) needs some work. But other wise quite good. Leave the Mondeo name and just trash the Milan Remember "Bold Moves" . Best of all the Lincoln counter Part could use the same chassis. Would put the current Zepher-MkZ to shame. Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStangO1 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Trust me, the mercury head is much "gheyer". most true statement in this thead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waymondospiff Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Not bad the lower grill (bumper) needs some work. But other wise quite good. Leave the Mondeo name and just trash the Milan Remember "Bold Moves" . Best of all the Lincoln counter Part could use the same chassis. Would put the current Zepher-MkZ to shame. Matthew Agree on the lower front fascia. I'm not sure Lincoln should get a version of the Mondeo. The Mondeo is very much a European sedan, something that would work well for the Mercury female/urban image being developed. Lincoln is moving towards a traditional "American luxury" image and the MKZ is arguably the better vehicle for that mission than a swoopy EuroFord. As an aside, the CD3 is the more "sophisticated" chassis as far as suspension design. The multilink rear of the CD3 is more complex (Thank you Mazda.) than the EUCD's traditional setup. Nothing is wrong with either platform, but Volvo insisted it couldn't fit a transverse inline engine into the CD3 and said the crash performance wasn't good enough for a Volvo. They won their argument and got to develop EUCD off of the C1 chassis. But I don't see how an EUCD Lincoln would be "better" than a CD3 Lincoln. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Each other's cars look butt-ugly and that's why the blandness of Toyotas sell well all around the world. This is pretty fucking ugly for a Toyota: The Avensis, I believe its the same thing as the Camary, with a new front end clip...its pretty horrible looking, even in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker16 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 As an aside, the CD3 is the more "sophisticated" chassis as far as suspension design. The multilink rear of the CD3 is more complex (Thank you Mazda.) than the EUCD's traditional setup. Nothing is wrong with either platform, but Volvo insisted it couldn't fit a transverse inline engine into the CD3 and said the crash performance wasn't good enough for a Volvo. They won their argument and got to develop EUCD off of the C1 chassis. But I don't see how an EUCD Lincoln would be "better" than a CD3 Lincoln. Scott more sophisticated? thats cute. how about the NVH problems of CD3, both Road and engine? Why couldn't the Mazda6 outperform the old mondeo in Ride or handling? With its "more "sophisticated" chassis"? I am tellingyou that EUCD is superior to CD3. I could care les if a lincoln is based on it or CD3. I think the MKZ works fine. it is mercury that needs the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Maybe...but the car it'd replace is the Milan. Well if Ford can make numerous overlap SUV's and CUV's and get away with it then why not make numerous overlapping sedans. They did it in the late 70's and we all know how good Ford is at repeating history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partsisparts Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 needs the head of mercury logo not the GHEY waterfall. I thaought that was supposed to be the god Mercury's wings. He had wings on his feet by the ankles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnFan Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 LOL @ CD3 being better than EUCD. That's why Ford Europe is using it instead of EUCD, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waymondospiff Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 more sophisticated? thats cute. how about the NVH problems of CD3, both Road and engine? Why couldn't the Mazda6 outperform the old mondeo in Ride or handling? With its "more "sophisticated" chassis"? I am tellingyou that EUCD is superior to CD3. I could care les if a lincoln is based on it or CD3. I think the MKZ works fine. it is mercury that needs the help. Really? You've got my attention. I've never heard of NVH problems as related to CD3 - the Mazda6 was noisy, but that was a tire/sound deadening issue that has largely been corrected in the '06 updates (more sound deadening - you still have to change the tires yourself.) The Fusion/Milan may be noisy (again, sound deadening/tires) but the MKZ is being called quiet. The "V" and "H" part are more to do with engines - the 2.3L is smooth (for a 4 cyl) but the 3.0L can be harsh. I've yet to read the 3.5L MKZ being called harsh. So, to me at least, your issues seem to relate more to tuning and/or equipment than with an actual platform deficiency. Also, I've never heard, anywhere, that the old Mondeo was a better handler than a Mazda6. I've done a quick search for any comparison tests of the Mazda6 and Mondeo but I can't find any. But we could compare awards. How many awards has the Mondeo won? The Mazda6? More than 60. LOL @ CD3 being better than EUCD. That's why Ford Europe is using it instead of EUCD, right? I explained in my previous post why FofE is using EUCD instead of CD3. Transverse engines and "crash worthiness" as Volvo said. I still believe it was more an issue of "We want our own stuff" and not wanting to use an all-ready developed chassis, which seems very likely given Ford's global fiefdoms. But that's opinion only. Fact is "crash worthiness" and transverse engines. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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