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Old 31-05-2008   #1
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Ford copy the highly succesful Grande Punto

http://carnoise.blogspot.com/2008/05...py-photos.html

looks vaguely familiar to me, particularly the instruments.
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Re: New Ford Ka

To the 500 yea.... still ugly as ****
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Re: New Ford Ka

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still ugly as ****
Yeah that....

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Re: New Ford Ka

it uses panda floor plan and fiat engines

still shouldnt be in this blooming section though
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Re: New Ford Ka

"Looking at the spy pictures of next generation Ford Ka below we just can't ignore how closely it resembles the highly successful Fiat Grande Punto."

It does?



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Yea it does. Look at those wheels, TJET anyone?

Also look at the front vertical door line, it bends to the back to make the front door bigger. And then theres the rear window, which is just as small to make it look sportier.

Copy cats and it doesn't look as good.
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Re: New Ford Ka

:y uck::yuc k:
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This is a family forum, such filth should not be shown
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Re: Ford copy the highly succesful Grande Punto

Ford have gone downhill in the last few years which after the success of the focus/mondeo is strange. Drove around in the C-max the other day (a car I have always wanted to drive) & it was f*cking awful
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Re: Ford copy the highly succesful Grande Punto

The below is a pisstake, even the indicator stalk looks to be from the Mk2 punto
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Re: Ford copy the highly succesful Grande Punto

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The below is a pisstake, even the indicator stalk looks to be from the Mk2 punto
lol never noticed that
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Re: Ford copy the highly succesful Grande Punto

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The below is a pisstake, even the indicator stalk looks to be from the Mk2 punto
Looks like the 500 stalk doesn't it? Being made in the same factory as the 500 it will share components.

EDIT : Notice also the speaker on the A pillar is looks the same as the 500.

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Re: Ford copy the highly succesful Grande Punto

Originally Posted by fenton_jd View Post
The below is a pisstake, even the indicator stalk looks to be from the Mk2 punto
OMG, so fugly!

Disgusting console, disgusting wheel, disgusting door handle. Stupid circle air vents and WTF are those flowery seats! I hate inset headunits too.

And thats probably the best model they got, I dread to think what the base model looks like

I mean c'mon what the hell was the designer taking when he was drawing up this car. I also bet its not much cheaper than the GP, who would buy one? I just cannot fathom it.

Edit: Also I reckon when you go to change the direction of the air, you'll end up knocking it out of 5th and into 4th.
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