Ford’s new Ford Verve Sedan Concept has been updated in its Detroit 2008 incarnation, and now features a new front fascia with a larger upper grille and new “more conservative” taillamps, if such a term could ever be used for a concept vehicle.
Ford confirms that North America will receive a new series of small cars as even the gas-guzzling American market is slowly moving towards small and fuel efficient cars now, rather than the likes of Lincoln Navigators. The first of the small cars will be a 4-door sedan based on this concept.
The new small cars are targetted at folks whom Ford calls “Mellennials”. These “Millenials” are a group of people aged 13 to 28 years, and will represent 28% of the US total population by 2010. They embrace eco-friendliness stay in constant touch using modern technology and demand best-in-class products from around the world.
More photos after the jump.
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Hurm another car design with slopping roof.
I guess 6 footers will have to squeeze in future cars.
Looks like its going to be a replacement for the current ford mondeo
Is it me or do i see design cues from the motorola RAZR on some of the control panels
Apparently the console was based on a “mobile phone” heehee… pretty neat
I find the 3 round knobs below the center console spoils the whole look. Red looks awesome tho.
It’s very erm, European-Japanese Mazda Peugeot mix styling wise, but extremely American handling wise. Hoohoho.. would you agree handling is pretty much american, Paul? No B pillar too for a four door, they must’ve figured something out.
Ford?
Aiyah! Boring design.
Should re badged it to Mazda!
Fuyohhhhh, all RED
All I like
The Verve is to be a Fiesta replacement concept. This is much smaller than the Mondeo (which is based on the Iosis concept).
Can’t help it but see an edgier resemblence of the 2nd generation jellybean Taurus.
wow i love the interior…
yeap its based on the fiesta. wat a design!
they seem to integrate the butt nicely too.
hope this comes to malaysia.
focus 1.8 is bout 110k, wonder how much wil dis b.
sweet handling, good safety(mazda 2 has got 5 euroncap starts if i’m not wrong), moto razr interior n so much more..
ford is already having an extremely hard time selling the focus in malaysia which is sad as its a pretty good car. i’m pretty sure this car will never come into malaysia, let alone any other ford car for that matter in the near future.
there’s a lot of switches and illuminating buttons.. wondering how to make gear shifting with that kind of shifter stick.. and what are the buttons at the steering wheel for?
too obsess with illuminating buttons i’d say..
prefer a cleaner & simpler design
nothing wrong with the lights and all… its a concept car, not a real car for mass production.. you’re supposed to push the boundaries of design and try to be as outrageous as possible with a concept to show what your company is capable off. it doesnt really have to translate into a real car.
muscular or bulky?
anyway, nice interior……
if only real production version will be the same as the concept~
its look like aston martin db9 at the front…but a little bit high…interior..i think it was cool n futuristic…nice car for a concept…i think the steering wheel design is similar like other concept i read before…from honda i think…
i like the red theme…
USDM sedan. don’t ever think it will come to M’sia. Americans love fuel guzzing machines. Wanna complain fuel is expensive please stop using HEMI or LS engines.
wah… the interior is so hot… plus with theme color n their design…
indigo, you should read the article properly before you comment la. the verve concept is supposed to be moving away from the traditional large fuel guzzling american cars. its supposed to be smaller, and more eco-friendly..etc. etc.
Very nice shape but the front wheels seem oddly large because of how far back the front lights extended to… right to middle of the wheel arch. The lower front emphasized that too.
@4G63T, this looks like a huge improvement over the current Fiesta. Grown quite a bit too. I wanna see what they’ll come up with for the Focus replacement!
looks like razr phone design in the interior.. lol