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Read more Ford Motor Company news from the 2005 North American International Auto Show.
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Ford Motor Company news from the 2005 North American International Auto
Show.
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more photographs from the show.
Journalists swarm around the Ford Fusion during media
preview days at the North American International Auto
Show. |
DETROIT, Mich., Jan 14, 2005 -- Beginning
with the Los Angeles Motor Show and continuing with the North American
International Auto Show in Detroit, the 2005 auto show season has launched
with a bang. A slew of new Ford Motor Company products, from the
irresistible Mustang Convertible to the sensuous Ford Shelby GR-1, have
made the automotive industry abuzz with excitement and praise.
Following are quotes from the media echoing just some of Ford Motor
Company's auto show-related news:
On the Ford
Mustang Convertible
"Ford designers and engineers did a lot of things right in bringing the new
Mustang to market, and maybe the single most important element was building
a solid chassis that would allow for a no-compromises convertible. The
result is a fun, solid car that lives up to its iconic good looks."
AutoWeek
"Shake, rattle, and roll may be a great tune for an oldies station, but it
by no means describes the feeling you get when you drive the droptop
version of Ford’s new-generation ponycar. From the start of the
program, Ford engineers designed the convertible alongside the coupe,
resulting in a car that has more than twice the torsional stiffness of the
previous-generation Mustang. Steering-column shake and cowl quiver over
railroad tracks and potholes, common bugaboos of many convertibles on the
road today, are held largely in check."
Motor Trend
The Mustang Convertible is shown to journalists during
media preview days at the Detroit auto show. |
"First
off, the new Mustang is alluring. Oh, with the top up it doesn't quite have
that fastback profile that makes the coupe so fetching. But, with the
swanky, power-operated Z-top stowed, it's supermodel beautiful. Park it
anywhere in alfresco mode and an admiring crowd gathers -- it matters not
if it's the base V6 version or the newly massaged V8 GT."
National Post
On the Ford
Fusion
"The look is broad-shouldered and confidently American outside and the
interior fit/finish and materials are first-rate."
Motor Trend
On the Ford
Fairlane
"We could definitely see ourselves enjoying many weekend trips or vacations
in a vehicle like this."
Automobile Magazine
On the Ford
SYNUS
"The concept car gets its name from the synthesis between its bullet
resistant windows and rugged exterior -- its rear hatch opens with a
spinning handle reminiscent of a bank vault -- and its homey interior. The
vehicle's cabin features the ultimate creature comfort: the largest flat
LCD screen ever mounted in a vehicle. Ford considers it a prototype of the
American city cruiser of the future."
The Detroit News
"The SYNUS is simply an urban assault vehicle on a smaller
scale. Every detail is configured to keep out the blight of the world, from
steel curtains for the windows to bank-vault-thick doors and a
combination-safe dial on the tailgate. Inside that tailgate is covered
entirely by a huge flat-screen display that makes the 'warm, fluid
interior' the place to be for movie nights parked on 8 Mile."
TheCarConnection.com
Paul Teutul Sr. (on bike) pilots the Lincoln Mark LT
chopper through a throng of people on the show floor at the North American
International Auto Show in Detroit. Teutul and sons Mikey (left) and Paul
Jr. built the chopper at their custom chopper company, Orange County
Choppers. |
On the Lincoln
Mark LT Chopper
"A custom-made muscle bike, inspired by a new Lincoln luxury pickup truck
and built by the stars of the Discovery Channel cable television hit
'American Chopper,' was an attention-grabbing hit at the North American
International Auto Show Monday. The leather-clad, mustachioed Paul Teutul
Sr., owner of the famed Orange County Choppers Inc. in Montgomery N.Y.,
revved up the bike and the crowd as he rode a handcrafted Mark LT Chopper
onto the floor amid blaring rock music and thunderous applause.
Detroit Free Press
On the Ford
F-150 Harley-Davidson
"Bristling with attitude, this truck shows that Ford has the formula down
pat."
Motor Trend
"The Harley F-150s are good-looking rides, and the first Harley-edition
truck built off of the new F-150 platform is no exception with a special
chrome grille, a chin spoiler, gallons of black paint, the dubs, and
blacked-out head- and taillights and bumpers."
Automobile Magazine
Ford Motor Company's Director of Hybrid Programs and
Sustainable Mobility Technologies Mary Ann Wright (left) and Ford Motor
Company Vice President Steve Lyons hold the North American Truck of the
Year award. Ford won the award with the Ford Escape Hybrid.
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On Escape
Hybrid winning the 2005 North American Truck of the Year award
"The Ford Escape hybrid's victory validates the time and effort Ford Motor
Co. spent developing the first SUV to use a gasoline-electric drivetrain to
reduce emissions and improve fuel economy."
Detroit Free Press
On the Jaguar
Advanced Lightweight Coupe
"Jaguar’s arrestingly beautiful Advanced Lightweight Coupe is one of
the stars of this year’s show."
MSN Autos
"It's evocative of everything that is right with Jaguar. It's sexy. It's
strong. It begs you to want to drive it."
Dutch Mandel, editor of AutoWeek magazine, as quoted inThe Detroit
News |
