Ford Kuga to be Made in America; Could it Replace Escape?
10-27-09 | 08:53 PM
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Agreed. 
But if they bring back the Cougar, it should be a REAL Cougar, preferably Mustang-based, not just a two-door coupe version of an existing sedan platform, like they did with the old Contour/Mystique. That "Cougar", to put it bluntly, was a joke, even with the V6. I remember reviewing and test-driving one, though I didn't write it up.
Let's also not get too far off-topic. The thread is about the Ford Kuga and the possibilities (?) of becoming a U.S. Ford model (or a Mercury).
But if they bring back the Cougar, it should be a REAL Cougar, preferably Mustang-based, not just a two-door coupe version of an existing sedan platform, like they did with the old Contour/Mystique. That "Cougar", to put it bluntly, was a joke, even with the V6. I remember reviewing and test-driving one, though I didn't write it up.Let's also not get too far off-topic. The thread is about the Ford Kuga and the possibilities (?) of becoming a U.S. Ford model (or a Mercury).
But yeah what I was getting at, is that the Ford Kuga and other ford models coming stateside don't necessarily have to be "Ford" branded. Why not badge them as Lincoln or Mercury. For instance, Ford could retain the Escape, while Mercury could receive the Kuga (perhaps renamed Mariner). The Kuga seems to be a very solid CUV inside and out. They just need a product that differentiates itself from its "Ford" brethren, and I think that the Kuga and other upcoming models could do the trick.
10-27-09 | 10:34 PM
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It's not too bad looking...it would definitely sell in Canada (especially considering cars like the Mercedes B class sell like hotcakes around here). I'm surprised they didn't change the name of it, though. In Europe, it means either "the plague" in a large part of Eastern Europe or "penises" in Scandinavia.
10-28-09 | 12:43 AM
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