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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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At least your f*cking neighbor doesn't have one. Of all the cars she could've bought she just had to buy a Fusion.

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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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Sometimes I look twice when I see the front end / side of a Jag XK from a distance - sometimes mistaken for an AM until I see it closer.....
 
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Many wine bottles look much the same but the experience is quite different for those able to discern.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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Many wine bottles look much the same but the experience is quite different for those able to discern.
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 03:20 PM
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My Vantage is sometimes confused with a Bentley Coupe--but that's OK. :-} I'll bet you can't say that about the Fusion.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Every time I see one in my peripheral vision, I turn to look at the Fusion thinking just maybe it's a beautiful AM.....only to be sorely disappointed.
I understand Ford owned Aston before, and has their designs.
But are car companies allowed to just copy other car maker's designs? If so, how close can they copy?
Funny thing is, that Jag and Ford can never replicate the harmony and balance of an Aston which epitomizes beauty in an automobile.
If they can, then why wouldn't Hyundai design it's Genesis like an Enzo?
If you are upset now, wait till the 2015 Mustang arrives on April 17, 2014, 50 years from the original introduction

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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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My Vantage is sometimes confused with a Bentley Coupe--but that's OK. :-} I'll bet you can't say that about the Fusion.
I've had someone from the street tell me what a nice Maserati I have :-)
 
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the fusion looks kinda cool from the front but still a standard car at all other angles at least.

still looks like a cheap car.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DonL

If you are upset now, wait till the 2015 Mustang arrives on April 17, 2014, 50 years from the original introduction

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ed-future-cars
Unbelievable!
So back to my original question...are there patents on certain car designs? Or can anyone freely steal designs from other companies?
 
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I lost my boner for AM after seeing so many Fusions around...

I wonder if AM's sale will suffer due to the exclusivity factor.
 
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Originally Posted by DonL
If you are upset now, wait till the 2015 Mustang arrives on April 17, 2014, 50 years from the original introduction

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ed-future-cars
That's just a rendering by C&D, in other words a guess as to what the car might look like. The actual car could look very different.

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I wonder if AM's sale will suffer due to the exclusivity factor.
Because of Ford Fusions? No.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 07:19 AM
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I am fairly certain that when the bean counters are finished it will look a little different, and naturally it will display that wonderful ford fit and finish
 
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It could be A LOT different, and likely will be. Recently Subaru revealed what appeared to be the new WRX. I'm not a Subaru guy per se, but it looked so good that I was tempted to get one for a daily driver. Then the actual car came out, which looked nothing like the concept car. Needless to say, I'm no longer considering the car.
 
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