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Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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"The difference between you and me......is I make this look goooood." LOL but the Edge is handsome. THAT.......needs the ol':pbb:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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Speaking of stealing looks from ford, anyone else notice the resemblence between the new Eclipses and the 99-02 Cougars?

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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Eclipses, not really. However the '07-'08 Tiburons...

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

Reply #5
thats scary close!

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

Reply #6
I see the new edge Cougar copied more by this:
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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Remember when you could tell who made a car by just looking at it? Now I have to look for a badge..........
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

Reply #8
i dont think toyota has anything to be proud of for stealing the ford edges design, its quite ugly and generic looking and will fit right in with the rest of the ugly, generic looking cars coming out from everyone:shakeass:
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

Reply #9
Quote from: 5.0willgo;193711
Eclipses, not really. However the '07-'08 Tiburons...
When you start out with a puppiesanese platform and design bodywork to look import it's going to end up looking like another import. I thought they looked a lot like a Toyota Celica when they came out.
 
I think it's sad that American car companies don't want to build American cars anymore.

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

Reply #10
But the Cougar was European, wasn't it?

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

Reply #11
Yes.  I wonder what, if any differences there are in the Euro versions.  Same motors....I'm guessing we got spongy suspension parts yet again.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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Quote from: oldraven;193828
But the Cougar was European, wasn't it?


No, the Capri was Euro. The Cougar was always American (except for the last puppies version).
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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Quote from: Dogcharmer;193945
No, the Capri was Euro. The Cougar was always American (except for the last puppies version).


It's that last 'puppies' version I'm talking about. I thought that was a Euro car, since it resembles the Puma and Ka so much. Wiki time.

Assembled in Flat Rock, Michigan, and related to the Mondeo, Mystique, and Contour. Yeah, it's European. No relation to puppiesanese cars.

 

Toyota aims its stylistic theft at Ford

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The 99-04 were based on mondeos as were the contours and mystiques so yes the 99-04's were Euro. The point of confusion is whether we (the 99 - 04's) received a Ford engine or whether the 2.5 in the 99 - 04's were Mazda. I have been told both ways on the New edge cougar forums i used to go to (That was before i was told by most people on the forums that my car would look great dropped and kitted).