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Until recently, Ford had only planned to sell the new Fiesta small car as a sedan in the US market. Judging from the reaction of readers in the comments here when we showed photos of the production version of the car, which is based on the Verve concept, most people disagreed. The vast majority of commenters chiming in said that they wanted the stylish little hatchback. Apparently, they aren't alone. When the Verve sedan concept appeared at the Detroit Auto Show, it was supposed to be shown alone. A last-minute change of plans was prompted by new Ford marketing chief, Jim Farley, who insisted that the original three-door hatchback concept from the Frankfurt show be displayed as well. The hatchback concept was on a European tour and was detoured for a stateside visit to judge reaction from American showgoers. It now looks like there is indeed a very good chance that the hatchback will be offered to US drivers in addition to the sedan.
posted : 2/23/2008 @9:03:21 PM
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Ford's Verve Sedan concept rappelled to the ground in a smoky haze here in Detroit and the four-door concept proved to be a bit more squat, and less dynamic, in person. The Kinetic design language melds well with the compact sedan, looking more like a Mondeo at 2/3rds scale, which isn't a bad thing. But we're hoping for something a bit more sporting (like it's little brother that ran around the stage) and the Verve didn't quite deliver.
posted : 1/15/2008 @2:53:25 PM
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The Old Grey Lady has officially kicked off the Detroit Auto Show 24 hours early, and they brought some party favors for all their readers to boot. The New York Times' Automobiles section has a Detroit preview article (dated 1/13, incidentally) in its feature spot. No longer under wraps are the 2009 Dodge Ram, 2009 Ford F-150 Platinum, Mitsubishi Concept-RA, Ford Verve sedan concept, and the Fisker plug-in luxo-hybrid, as all are featured prominently in the piece's accompanying new vehicle gallery.more ...
posted : 1/14/2008 @10:08:45 PM
Although we saw versions strongly camouflaged of the replacement of the fiesta of Ford during several months, it was only it has been two weeks that we obtained our first official glance with the concept of Ford Verve. Now, an attentive photographer controlled with the tear a projectile of what seems to be the model of series in a workshop some share by a barrier of chain-bond and a reflective window.
The new image shows a four-door version which looks at remarkably close to the concept to the majority of the regards. The shape of the headlights, the shock absorbers and the rear lights seem almost identical. There is perhaps slightly less upsweep in the line of conveyors on this version, but the spot of glances of rest above. The model of series of Verve/de fiesta if next the March beginning in Geneva with European sales giving a kick to far soon then. North America will obtain new small Ford for 2009.
posted : 9/20/2007 @4:00:56 PM
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breaking , ford , ford verve concept , fordverveconcept , frankfurt , verve , verve concept , verveconcept
posted : 9/15/2007 @3:51:19 PM
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