Comments on: Ford Verve Sedan unveiled in China

By: JULIANLEE2

JULIANLEE2 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:12:10 +0000

alfa design will be good, once u breathe italian air, u get that sense of creativity

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:36:15 +0000

dis is bcos of walter maria de silva who is starting the dsg trend of big grille…so…it attract many dsgner to follow him…quite a big loss for alfa who let dis genius guy go to vw group…uurrrggghhhh…..

By: adibmuhammad

adibmuhammad — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:38:48 +0000

the design looks great, but it could look better with a longer wheelbase, and not let the rear end hang like that.
otherwise, it looks like a very solid car.
i even dig the peugeot grille resemblance!

By: JULIANLEE2

JULIANLEE2 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:28:04 +0000

ford 407

By: joe203

joe203 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:16:43 +0000

The design is very nice i like it, but very unoriginal.
What’s with this big grille thing? Nearly every new car concept model looks similar now, no matter what the manufacturer is.

Mental block perhaps? Come on car designers. Show me more creativity!

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:32:53 +0000

Aston Martin wannabe, I think I will have this. The looks are stunning

By: SuperBaby

SuperBaby — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:58:47 +0000

Why must all superb-looking cars like this be CONCEPT cars? Why are all cars in real life cannot look hi-tech and futuristic like the concept cars?

By: hyundai

hyundai — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:38:46 +0000

This car is much better looking then the Vios and City… but i prefer Latio…

By: nmh

nmh — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:53:55 +0000

The proportion of the angle and design just about the same with clarkson’s toyota baboon car in ‘the good the bad and the ugly’

By: tbcheese

tbcheese — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:08:29 +0000

ooo yeah…this I like. though I feel the bootline should be lowered to improve rear visibility

By: proton GL

proton GL — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:02:05 +0000

wheelbase shorty

By: bobdbilder

bobdbilder — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:55:37 +0000

There’s absolutely nothing wrong in having an Aston Martin as a role model. Clean lines is soooo sexy. And you can hardly see the B pillar. Just don’t tell me its a Volvo engine. Call it something lustful like Supertec or somethng. Bring back the Cosworth!

By: JULIANLEE2

JULIANLEE2 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:57:26 +0000

very nice, but it looks like a peugeot

By: tokmoh

tokmoh — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:32:48 +0000

Wah Paul, I just noticed…..u stayed up all nite to post all these? Today cuti ah?

By: tokmoh

tokmoh — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:31:36 +0000

#
rugaxp said,

November 29, 2007 @ 8:49 am

nowadays ford design language seems to be that way already..
the thing i felt weird is the rear end of the car looks identically to vios before facelift
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>>>Looks more like the current Mondeo IMO.

Man, this car is wicked sick!! Ford’s new concepts’ design always stir my heart….and soul

By: megadisc

megadisc — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:23:10 +0000

i love violet…so cute

By: joeysis

joeysis — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:02:20 +0000

Good lookin car…..but is Ford…..haisssss

By: szw

szw — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:01:25 +0000

really look like sth peugeot will build

By: mTk

mTk — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:57:53 +0000

Did anyone realise that the side profile seems very much inspired by the Mazda Lantis? One of my favourite cars! =D

The rear lights look a bit strange, and overall the rear is very similar to the old Vios. Not that it’s a bad thing, the old Vios rear is quite good looking. The front reminds me very much of the Fiat Bravo, but that in turn was inspired by Aston Martin anyway.

By: 4G63T DSM

4G63T DSM — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:57:44 +0000

Unfortunately this is how most new cars will end up looking.

The large grill is to camoflage the added “thickness” (or bonned height) of the front. This is so to satisfy new pedestrian crash standards dictating the need to have 4 inches of space between the engine cover and the bottom of the bonnet (don’t qoute me on this though, I might be wrong about the 4″ requirement)

The Pug 407 is the first of its kind to meet these new (pedestrian) crash standards.

Don’t know if you guys notice this, all new cars now took especially thicker in the front now, gone are the days of the extremly low hoodline of the EF Civic.

Subarus are the few that is bucking the trend, since by using a boxer motor, they have the clearance not to have to raise the hoodline.

By: BrakeFader

BrakeFader — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:34:22 +0000

Looks like a twin of Mazda2. The front grill looks like a exaggerated version of Aston Martin. LOL!!! I guess every market has its own fetishes. Seems that the Chinese does like big grills.

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:26:17 +0000

the hatchback version is really nice…handsome and muscular…but dis one…like org cacat…i dun like it…

By: Paul Tan

Paul Tan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:06:55 +0000

hmm, maybe the chinese love big grilles. after all, all of us saw what the europestar gen2 looked like.

By: cetakbaju

cetakbaju — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:02:12 +0000

the front grill too large

By: frossonice

frossonice — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:59:02 +0000

So, I think in a way Proton is quite right using the Gen.2 as the way to break into China’s car market since Gen.2 is essientially a notchback. Not that I think the people there will like it but hey, at least those Proton guy know how to think. At least…

Nice car tho…

By: ndmervin

ndmervin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:54:05 +0000

Its like a lowered Porsche Cayenne… I start to admire the Chinese to be able to savour the latest vehicle technologies and designs

By: rugaxp

rugaxp — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:49:22 +0000

nowadays ford design language seems to be that way already..
the thing i felt weird is the rear end of the car looks identically to vios before facelift

By: auctioncenter2u

auctioncenter2u — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:31:59 +0000

FORD is Always leading on MOST ulgiest MOnster Vehicle on EARTH! Kudo!
SOrry Hyundai and Kia, THis year “most Ulgies car of the year” price goes to FORD already.

By: neurra

neurra — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:20:45 +0000

nice looking.. got that shell rigidity feeling to it

By: BigFish

BigFish — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:12:27 +0000

So EuropeStar how to fight in Dragonland?