Showing posts with label Mercury. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

2010 Mercury Milan

    Mercury Milan is built on a solid foundation of quality and reliability, increasing the mix for 2010 model year, a brand new hybrid model, more fuel efficient gasoline engines, class-exclusive technologies and a more accurate, sophisticated design.


    "Milan has been an important part of the Mercury range since the initial launch and helped to attract more consumers to dealers," said John Felice, general manager of Ford, Lincoln Mercury Marketing. "For consumers looking for sophisticated hybrid elegant, Mercury Milan now gives them more fuel efficient hybrid sedan in its class."

    Chief designer Darrell Behmer and his team had the advantage of working from a vehicle that has been welcomed by consumers and consumer groups. "Our approach was to build on the strengths of Milan - to improve, rather than reinvent," said Behmer. "In terms of design, we wanted to clarify the design, making it cleaner and more modern."

    The exterior design changes focused on the grill, fenders, hood, fascias and front and rear. The chin is pushed forward and the fascia has been knocked down to give the 2010 Mercury Milan more sporty look. These changes and the important work of the floor cleaner, the car more aerodynamic.

    With all models, the team created interior design more modern look with metallic finish technique on the new dashboard, bringing through the center console, doors and steering wheel. The new dashboard is finished with smooth skin and upper and lower plastic much softer than its Japanese competitors. A new design leather-wrapped steering wheel with a palm swell tight fit, and the lever again, and packed and padded armrests were added, increasing the sportiness of Milan and comfort to all the key points of the strength of contact.

2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid

    For the 2010 model year, Mercury Milan adds a new hybrid model. Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid join the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids, doubling the size and scope of the range Ford hybrid.

    "Providing consumers with choices of more fuel efficient vehicles, including improving and expanding our offering of hybrid vehicles and improve our high volume of petrol engines, is part of Ford's broad plan to provide technology solutions for the fuel economy and affordable for millions, "said Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president of Global Product Development.

    "The new Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid, we are now able to offer even better number to reach the highest speed of battery charge, thanks to more efficient, the transition between the battery motor and gasoline engine," he said. "These new hybrids exceed expectations on all fronts - fuel efficiency, comfort, convenience and driveability."
    Ford team has developed a hybrid powertrain, which combines the best of gasoline and battery electric motors provide the best customer experience in terms of driving performance and fuel consumption.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Wagon King Executive Cruiser

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Aston Hurtin'

    I think this is a Mercury/Ford Cougar?

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Queasy Rods: Thunderbird Fords





    "Easy Rods" other available kit is one I've stumbled across before. However it now seems to be available in infinite varieties, from '49 Ford to '49 Mercurys to '55 Crown Vics. The one thing the all share though is that they're all based off the '89-'97 Thunderbird - a point that is painfully driven home if you look between the wheel wells. The early 50's designs look as attractive on the angular 80's styling of the T-Bird as Micheal Jackson wearing a poodle skirt. Almost makes the Belaro period correct.

    Random thoughts: Maybe this car was inspired by Micheal Jackson, given that as he aged he started to morph into a poor representation of what Liz Taylor looked like in the 50's...


Monday, June 21, 2010

Mercury Poisoning


    The Mercury Monarch - already a ritzy Ford Granada - does not fare well in Rolls Royce hybridization.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Attack of the Clones: Mercury Commodore




    Having grown up with a Mercury Marquis, I always found the VK Holden Commodore generation to have shockingly similar lines. Featured for their cloned appearance - wouldn't call them ugly.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Mercury Studefugger





    Another bodykit for an unlikely Ford product, not unlike this Thunderbird. I'm sure no one can tell the difference between this and an actual '50 Stud.

Monday, July 25, 2005

Mercury Sable


    If the new for '96 Taurus weren't controvertial enough with it oval treatment, the Sable with it's fish face had it worse off.

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