Meggsy

Reminds me a little of the Nissan Almera Tino
http://img.motonews.pl/photos/nis/nis_almera_tino_2000_003.jpg

I can't really tell that they've increased the size much full credit to the designers.

You missed off the most telling part of Smedley's conversation with Massa

"Okay. Good lad. Just stick with him now. Sorry."

And the problem today wasn't passing, it was Alonso. Vettel made a storming charge back up through the pack at Silverstone, it can be done. Alonso prefers to sit behind someone and seethe and cry down the radio to his team.

Felipe should have been on top of the podium today, a year after his accident, he takes the chances, he does his best to win and then his team says to him "not today."

That's what she said

$600,000 and this is how they're promoting it?

Zooming around an industrial estate, only two guys: one driving and the other resting the camera on a road barrier.

I'm seriously expecting the next vid to have them doing burnouts in a tesco carpark at midnight.

I might be in the minority...but I think the current gen euro focus estate is just as good looking, if not better: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_459/car_photo_229791_5.jpg

and the new one borrows too much from the mondeo:
http://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/images/models/ford_mondeo_estate_3.jpg

Still, I'm fully supportive of those who want it sold in the US as well :D

I agree with you on both points there, the high tail lamps were a great signature of the Focus and they've been completely discarded.

And on the hatchback - is that a massive filler cap beside the rear right tail light?

The focus was always such a trendsetter and now it just looks like a kinetic-ified astra:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_634/car_photo_317110_25.jpg

But mainly it's dissappointing that this model arrives between the fiesta and mondeo, which look so good, and I'm not sure this model looks better than the previous euro gen.

Still, glad that the states are finally on par with us, about time isn't it!?

Makes Mad Max look a little tame.

In all seriousness, what a stunningly effective ad.

There are some similarities at the back 3/4

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/08_murano_06.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/hyundatucsonla_001.jpg

Basicaly it comes down to how you shape the D pillar, and tail-light cluster shape. The rear window on the Hyundai is quite different, and I like the way the lines on the rear hatch tie into a more taught shape, whereas the Murano just droops a little.

EU bureaucracy would probably limit the size and quantity of intrusive adverts :D

10 models... C-max & Grand, 4-door saloon, 3- & 5-door hatches, coupe-cabriolet, estate, rumoured new Capri (Scirocco rival?) so then just one more. Perhaps a mini-Kuga to compete with the Nissan Qashqai?