Beijing 2014: Production-Ready Ford Escort To Debut

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: April 18th, 2014

beijing 2014 production ready ford escort to debut

After several years of dormancy, Ford revived the Escort name for a concept sedan at last year’s Shanghai Motor Show. That concept is now production-ready, and will make its debut this weekend at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show.

Autoblog reports the Escort will be made locally in China through a joint venture, and may sport either a three- or four-cylinder powerplant driving the front wheels.

As for other global markets, an Escort was spotted in Europe earlier this month undergoing testing, but nothing more has come of it.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Tekdemon on Apr 19, 2014

I really suspect that this is the old USDM Focus rising yet again from beyond the grave. You know, the Focus that Ford kept building here despite it being an ancient platform and despite there being a much newer Focus platform in Europe-they kept it around for cost reasons here and in a cost sensitive market like China I'm thinking Ford has brought the car back, albeit with a refresh and the new corporate grille. I don't think the nearly identical roofline is a coincidence. FYI non-Americans, this is the car I am referring to: http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/17681667.jpg

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- Niky on Apr 19, 2014
  
  That's actually a good catch. The relation of the A-pillar to the front wheel matches up better there than it does to the Mark II Focus.
  
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- Old Man Pants on Apr 19, 2014
  
  Zounds, I do believe tekdemon nailed Ford's ploy. De rigueur, they had to add the suck-face snout, razzle the lighting and slant the A-pillar a bit more, but I think it's the same Joan Rivers underneat' dere.
  
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- Lie2me on Apr 19, 2014
  
  Of course it is, China, the afterlife for platforms
  
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Old Man Pants on Apr 19, 2014

For software there's oldversion.com "BECAUSE NEWER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!" Imagine if we had that choice with cars.

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