Have you confused the new Ford Fusion for an Aston Martin
02-16-13, 10:42 AM
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No. Even though Ford has design similarities on the front grill, the hood line, the headlight, the fog area are dead give away that it's not an expensive car. The grill has the similarity to AM grill, but I don't think anyone would be confused.
P.S. Avalon grill looks better than Fusion grill in real life IMO.
P.S. Avalon grill looks better than Fusion grill in real life IMO.
02-16-13, 11:23 AM
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02-16-13, 04:19 PM
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No. Even though Ford has design similarities on the front grill, the hood line, the headlight, the fog area are dead give away that it's not an expensive car. The grill has the similarity to AM grill, but I don't think anyone would be confused.
P.S. Avalon grill looks better than Fusion grill in real life IMO.
P.S. Avalon grill looks better than Fusion grill in real life IMO.
I NEVER mistake a Fusion for an Aston, even from hundreds of feet away. It just doesn't look that 'expensive' in real life to me. But it's not, so I shouldn't complain. I just wish it looked a tad better in person.
But occasionally, I mistake a Jag coupe for an Aston.
02-16-13, 04:21 PM
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Yeah I'm a car guy and the other 2 are car guys.....Astons are not an an abnormal site but I've seriously confused the front end with a DBS, Vantage etc.
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02-16-13, 05:06 PM
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Have you confused the new Ford Fusion for an Aston Martin?
Nope, and neither has car expert Mona Lisa Vito -
No, there's more! You see? When the left tire mark goes up on the curb and the right tire mark stays flat and even? Well, the '64 Skylark had a solid rear axle, so when the left tire would go up on the curb, the right tire would tilt out and ride along its edge. But that didn't happen here. The tire mark stayed flat and even. This car had an independent rear suspension. Now, in the '60's, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction, and independent rear suspension, and enough power to make these marks. One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark. The other had the same body length, height, width, weight, wheel base, and wheel track as the '64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
[emphasis added]
Apologies to my cousin Vinny.
Nope, and neither has car expert Mona Lisa Vito -
No, there's more! You see? When the left tire mark goes up on the curb and the right tire mark stays flat and even? Well, the '64 Skylark had a solid rear axle, so when the left tire would go up on the curb, the right tire would tilt out and ride along its edge. But that didn't happen here. The tire mark stayed flat and even. This car had an independent rear suspension. Now, in the '60's, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction, and independent rear suspension, and enough power to make these marks. One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark. The other had the same body length, height, width, weight, wheel base, and wheel track as the '64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
[emphasis added]
Apologies to my cousin Vinny.
02-16-13, 06:33 PM
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Yes, the front ends are somewhat alike (I mentioned that earlier). But no stock Fusion would be sitting anywhere near that low in ride-height (unless the owner did some serious suspension-mods), or have fenders as aggressive and bulged-out as an Aston. Astons, even the 4-door versions that compete with the Porsche Panamera, are true GT cars.
02-17-13, 07:55 AM
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