Some of these were new to me. Maybe I haven't been paying attention lately...



'09 Acura NSX



'08 Dodge Avenger (replaces Stratus)


'08 Ford Fivehundred (facelift)


'07 Hyundai Elantra




'08 Hyundai Equus (rwd, opt. V8)


'09 Lamborghini Espada


'08 Lincoln MKS

Source: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/FVDP/Index

 

MKS looks cool...

 

MKS does look cool. Is it still getting the 4.4L V8? I know the fivehundred isn't.

That is the first spy pic of the '08 FiveHundred I've seen too. The 427 concept front should look better.

 

Well, jrp4uc:

The NSX drawing is new to me. I'm not sure how accurate it is.

Saw the Stratus. Think of a baby Charger but a bit watered down and you've got it.

The Five Hundred was headed for a refresh even before the paint was dry on job one. It's almost as if Ford knew it was a dull looking car before they even made it. The new one is going to look sort of like that crossover from the autoshow season and the Fusion up front. The rear is redesigned too, but I haven't seen it yet. Supposedly, Ford has touched up the interior a bit aw well.

The Elantra?

The Equus I haven't seen a hair of and know zilch about. That car seems to be a spitting image of a BMW or the Holden-Pontiac sedan in the greenhouse. If it wasn't for the interior, I'd suspect that's what the car was over a Hyundai (it looks like something from neither maker).

The Lambo looks like it came from Motor Trend's design studio, so not sure how accurate it is. Again, a vehicle I know nothing about.

However, the Lincoln MKS I can tell you is a spitting image of the car that's likely to replace (or help phase out) the Lincoln Town Car. It's based on the same chassis that the Five Hundred uses, is going to be AWD, is bigger and roomier than it looks in pictures, and will probally keep the name when it goes into production in a year or so as a late 2008 model. It was supposed to have a V8, but some stories have come out that say this is no longer the case. I haven't heard this from my contacts, but I'm not as close with the guys as I used to be since they moved Lincoln out of PAG in Orange County.

 

Wow.. the interior of that Hyundai Equus looks reeeeal nice. Those Koreans are sure on a roll.

The MKS looks nice on the outside but sure looks like a whole lot of pre-existing Euro styling.

 

I like the Fusion treatment on the 500.

The Elantra looks like a Corolla to me.

 

I kinda like the NSX.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing. I wonder how the RWD V8 coupe will look!

 

I guess the panther chassis (Crown Vic, Town Car, Grand Marques) days are numbered. I read in a business magazine the other day that Ford was eliminating the production line for the transmissions that are used in the panther cars, which amounts to about 200 jobs at that transmission plant that is located in Indiana or Ohio, I can't remember which state.

 

I will like it a lot more if they actually drop the v10 in it like they are supposedly going to do.

 

I agree. It's a step backward for Hyundai on that one.