EAW Finale: Rhinoplasty Malpractice

by Paul Niedermeyer

Published: September 26th, 2010

Ford has certainly made it easy to find appreciation for the original 1992 reskin of the Econoline, ’cause it’s only gone downhill ever since. What exactly does this (un)progression say?

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Zas on Sep 27, 2010
“What exactly does this (un)progression say?” MORE CHROME! MORE CHROME! Seriously, when's the last time an American automobile manufacturer has had this much chrome on a car? mid-80's? Maybe this is a way for Ford to go back to being an "American" car company. Ditch the cheapy-looking flat-plastic finishes and go towards the BLING that chrome represents. REPRESENTS! Seriously, I personally like the over-large hideousness of the grill. at least we know it's a FORD, rather than anything else. Kind of like we know it's an ACURA from it's odd-triangle-shaped front and rear-ends... (hopefully that'll change soon, it's way too hideous on that brand) I still say, MORE CHROME!

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Panzerfaust on Sep 27, 2010

It kinda looks like you could flip a latch and the front of the truck will slide out like a drawer. Or maybe the designers were inspired by the door of a toaster oven.

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Disaster on Sep 28, 2010

This look was actually inspired back when Ford still had a heavy truck division (sold to Freightliner...now goes by the Sterling name.) The idea was to create a truck "DNA" which included "nostrils" on the grill. I suspect a bit of this came from the HUGE success of Chrysler's new trucks which also had a big truck look. The nostrils looked a lot better on big trucks and the whole effort, IMHO, is a BIG FAIL. Search for Ford HN80, which was the name of the last Ford Heavy Truck Division program. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34521232@N07/3909324154/

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Armadamaster on Oct 21, 2010
"Meanwhile, in reality the US is falling behind in the race to lead the world on many, many levels." "Well, we’ve led the world for so long it is time for someone else to take the mantle. Including financial. Let’s see if anyone else can ‘lead’ for anywhere near our endurance…." I'm going to add to all of that by saying we have clothed and fed the world for generations now, and been hated for it, it's someone else's turn. Back on topic, this latest E-series and Superduty series restyles are just like the rest of the trucks, over the top. Hideous.

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