The "Let's keep Dearborn from taking the goodness out of the FoE Fiesta" Thread!

[mrbirdman330]

The Sedan I believe is getting more changes than the Hatch, besides if anything and they debut the Hatch with Fuglified Tailamps more business Trevor is going to get from me provided it will fit my modification budget. If it will cost too much to change it over I won't buy the car. I'm still trying to figure out why Ford insists that some form of Altezza style tail lamps is fashionable. The Edge and the Taurus X look way too ugly with them and do not accent their style.

[FiestaFan]

The Fiesta won't get Altezzas. The new Fusion doesn't have them nor does the new Taurus and it's pretty clear from the spy shots that the sedan at least won't get them either (it has red taillights with white/clear centers, like the Mondeo). I imagine the hatch will be the same way regardless of whether the taillights are changed.

[mrbirdman330]

I still don't see the point of changing a tail light for the market, waste of money.

[FiestaFan]

There are probably regulations or something, there are so many of them. i doubt Ford would change it just because they could.

[golf strom]

Originally Posted by FiestaFan

There are probably regulations or something, there are so many of them. i doubt Ford would change it just because they could.

Actually all they would have had to do is include the red side reflector splotches on the rear euro tails....My bet is that the provision for them is included ( designed in during the EU design) in a mould modification that would be WAY cheaper than creating a new unit from scratch....


Unfortunately Dearborn has had a long history of changing EU designs for the USA even if there is no legal or logical reason for it...

Probably two of the most fortunate FoE products to escape this nasty habit were the European Capri of the 60's and early 70's and the MKI Fiesta. And YES you could notice the nice lack of bastardization on those models when they were sold here. You actually felt compelled to BUY them!!!!!!

[mrbirdman330]

Like I said before I think I know the Sedans light lay out, it will be the same as the Mazda 3, I've noted this seems to be a shared ordeal with all import sedans in NA.