Beijing 2014: Production-Ready Ford Escort To Debut
Published: April 18th, 2014
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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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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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