Why are Fords so ugly nowadays
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I think the majority of cars are starting to look a bit ugly these days, especially the larger ones!
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lol @ Ka
Out of those the only one I like aesthetically is the MK1 Escort. I dislike the way the Cossies look, but I appreciate them anyway because of their rarity and their place in automotive history.How can you call the cossie horrid? literally no one shares that opinion
I do like quite a lot of Fords, I just can't be bothered to remember which ones and list them off...
Mostly oldies. MK1 Escort, MK1 Capri, MK1 Cortina, MK1 Fiesta, Corsair, 1st gen Mustang... And then a loooong gap, and then the sixth gen Mustang, MK6/7 Mondeo... Probably some stuff in between I'm forgetting.
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Which one is that? S-Max?I still think they look great personally. Some such as the ecosport are questionable, but there's still nice looking regular Fords:
Yeah tell me about it. Never even heard of a focus long-max.
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I think that new mondeo is nice. More a Jag like than Mercedes.
I'd be more concerned on the reliability of their ecoboost petrol engines - maybe the cooling problem, split-pipe failure, was very isolated ?
but, that tarnished the brand.
Saying that have many manufacturers backed off 3 cylinders too ... with the oncoming tsunami of EV's ice engineering is stalling too
Aerodynamic+regulations maybe imposing the ugliness ... can't see if the the guiglia is less aerodynamic
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but, that tarnished the brand.
Saying that have many manufacturers backed off 3 cylinders too ... with the oncoming tsunami of EV's ice engineering is stalling too
Aerodynamic+regulations maybe imposing the ugliness ... can't see if the the guiglia is less aerodynamic
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Yeah there was issues early on, but them problems have been rectified I believe with the ecoboost engines
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How much of that convergence is down to the regulations the designers have to follow regarding the height/width/position of lights, and crumple zones for pedestrian impacts, window sizes etc. It's similar to why all F1 cars look the same. The regulations determine where you can and cannot place bodywork, so everything follows the same pattern. I'm certain if they had free reign then every manufacturers car would look entirely different - which is why concept cars look brilliant until they're forced to be sanitised for real world use.
