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Old 18-12-2010, 12:25 PM   #1
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I was just going through some Ford PR stuff and found this gem in their Flickr album - is it the anticipated 3-door hatch replacement???



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IMO, I hope so! It looks really good - even if it is just half a clay model!!!
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Old 18-12-2010, 12:43 PM   #2
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How old is the pic though...

There have been a few models/concepts over the years that have been referred to a "capri" but nothing solid.
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Old 18-12-2010, 12:48 PM   #4
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Read an article few weeks agoa nd it said that there could be a "capri" concept at the detroit motor show next month
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Here's the article I saw it from: http://www.thefordstory.com/our-plan...lobal-vehicle/
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Old 18-12-2010, 02:23 PM   #6
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No... Don't think so - the side looks to short to be a 5-door hatch and look at the angle of the rear window compared to each other...
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Yeah it wasnt as close as I thought it was. Probably the new RS.
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No... Don't think so - the side looks to short to be a 5-door hatch and look at the angle of the rear window compared to each other...

Three door ....
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Old 18-12-2010, 03:28 PM   #10
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Three door ....
Eggsakwy! Looks like the rumours of a Scirocco-style coupé rather than a 3-door hatch are true!
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I was just going through some Ford PR stuff and found this gem in their Flickr album - is it the anticipated 3-door hatch replacement???



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IMO, I hope so! It looks really good - even if it is just half a clay model!!!
The lower half of that clay model has a lot of body shape of MKC concept shown a year or go.
Not implying that it's a Lincoln, I think it could possibly be the new Coupe Cabriolet
but maybe there's a Lincoln version planned for later on....
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but maybe there's a Lincoln version planned for later on....
But Mr Mulally says to expect complete new bodies for future Lincolns over their soon to be distant Ford cousins...? (as they are getting a complete overhaul like he did Ford)

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Definitely no three-door hatch coming, but I'd bet on a Capri. This is the 'new' Ford where they want to get as much out of a platform as possible, but even then a three-door Focus is pointless when the Fiesta easily fills that spot. Seems logical to then bring back the Capri, here's hoping...
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Definitely no three-door hatch coming, but I'd bet on a Capri. This is the 'new' Ford where they want to get as much out of a platform as possible, but even then a three-door Focus is pointless when the Fiesta easily fills that spot. Seems logical to then bring back the Capri, here's hoping...
Id have bought a 3 door if we had them. But i wouldnt have bought a Fez though
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Id have bought a 3 door if we had them. But i wouldnt have bought a Fez though
I'd love a three-door Focus RS or Focus ST. But...

Three-door hatches are stagnant in the US with only 7% of Focus sales being with three-doors, and sales of the three-door Focus have been on the way out for the past few years in Europe. There is no three-door Fiesta in China which is an indication a bigger Focus wouldn't work with less doors. Considering these are major markets for the next Focus, there really was no hope for a three-door.

Fiesta owners (in Europe anyway) still want the three-door though. The size of the car still dictates that the three-door configuration is still relevant. The Focus is getting to be a huge car, and having two less doors would't have worked. Sure, RS and ST models would have sold well with three-doors, but everyone else seems to want to pay $500 more for extra convenience, which in the Focus also equates to better looks IMHO (not always the case though).

A coupe however, with three-doors is still bloody relevant, so here's hoping the Capri gets the green light! Europe would lap that up!
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Capri with V6 ???? like the 70's??
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