Wow.. I'm actually replying to a 3 year old post, but here goes:
Couldn't agree with you more on car-styling these days. Where are the Falcons, the Chargers, the GTOs? And I'm disregarding cars like the current Mustang or Camaro here, because they're more or less just carbon copies of classic designs.
Especially Ford (Europe) should get back to their roots and offer a sporty, sexy and affordable coupé.. they always had those back in the old days (Mustang in the US, Falcon XB in Australia, Capri in Europe). The absolute low point for me was their attempt to sex up that boring little shopping trolley (Puma) by inserting Steve McQueen into it via CGI. Steve must've been spinning in his grave.
These days (in Europe), they don't offer anthything like a Capri. And they won't import the Mustang to Europe. That car is only available from small, specialized importers and thus is pretty expensive over here - especially considering its rather agricultural underpinnings.
On a side note: Even though I've never seen a Falcon XB Coupe in the flesh (never been to Australia), I've always loved that car ever since I first saw it in "Mad Max". I'd go as far as saying that the XB Coupe and the Holden Monaro from that period looked cooler than most of their US-counterparts.
S.
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