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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Economy , Sedans/Saloons , Ford click above for more high-res images of the Ford Verve Concept The rise in gas prices has increased demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars in the American market, a call to which Ford has so far only paid lip service. The debut of the 2008 Focus at last year's Detroit Auto Show following the debut of several recent European market models like the Mondeo also caused people to call on Ford to bring its European Kinetic design to the U.S. Ford has finally responded on both counts, or at least it will for 2010 when the production version of this concept finally goes on sale here. The Verve debuted as a three-door hatch at the Frankfurt Motor Show and then grew a trunk at a Chinese show last fall. It now comes to Detroit with a revised front fascia and taillights. The Verve certainly brings a new level of style that small US market Fords have lacked for a long time. Ford doesn't specify which fuel efficient...
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Economy , Sedans/Saloons , China , Ford , Misc. Auto Shows Click image for photo gallery The Mazda2 sedan isn't the only new notchback on display at the Guangzhou Motor Show. It's got some company in the form of its Ford-branded cousin, the Verve. Parked onstage along with the 3-door unveiled in Europe earlier this year, the Verve notchback sedan sheds its predecessor's rear hatch and gains two doors and a trunk. The new rear treatment is extremely evocative of the Mondeo, and that's a good thing. In fact, the Verve (in this particular Autoblogger's opinion, at least) is better-looking than the similar Mazda2 4-door that also made its debut today. The Verve trifecta will be completed at the Detroit Auto Show in January, where we'll see the Americanized version in concept form. After looking at the 2008 Ford Focus , we fully expect every cool Ford Europe kinetic design feature to be jettisoned in favor of a ham-handed implementation of...
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Motorsports , Podcasts , Economy , Sedans/Saloons , Crossovers/CUVs , Chrysler , Dodge , Ford , Jaguar , Misc. Auto Shows It's car debut week, apparently, for Autoblog Podcast #76. As we start winding up for the car show season...
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Filed under: Ask Autoblog , Concept Cars , Frankfurt Auto Show , Economy , Euro , Videos , Hatchbacks , Ford Click image for photo gallery One of yesterday's biggest stories was, of course, the introduction of the Ford Verve concept car that will be presented...
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