[Shotimes] Re: New Ford shooting brake with SHO intake?

[Jon Heese]

Yeah, okay, that one was definitely wrong.  I just did a quick mental 
look at body styles.  My bad.  I think the point still stands though.

Regards,
Jon Heese

Dave Kegel wrote:
> John,
> 
> The M series Infinity is a RWD car no?  I  don't think it's the same
> platform as  the Maxima, which is FWD.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jon Heese
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:34 AM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: New Ford shooting brake with SHO intake?
> 
> 
> Ummm... no.  Practically everyone shares platforms.
> 
> Nissan & Infiniti:
> Murano ~= FX series
> Armada ~= QX series
> 350z ~= G coupe
> Maxima ~= M series
> 
> Toyota & Lexus:
> Highlander ~= GX series
> Landcruiser ~= LX series
> Corolla ~= IS series
> Camry ~= ES series
> Avalon ~= GS series
> 
> No one will argue that there aren't many differences between the above 
> listed cars, but often a very quick look at the two will reveal their 
> common platform.  The Ford, Lincoln & Mercury cars that share the same 
> platform are equally distinct (IMHO), and they are all far from the 
> "same product".
> 
> Cars manufacturers have been doing this for 30 plus years.  I don't 
> think there's anything wrong with it.
> 
> Either way, it's definitely *not* an American-only tradition.
> 
> Regards,
> Jon Heese
> 
> Hartberger, Jason M. AT2 (AW) wrote:
>> Nissan only has two brands, Nissan and Infiniti. The two badges 
>> (AFAIK) don't share any cars. Same with Toyota and Lexus (and even 
>> scion). Now OTOH, you have Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury (and that's just
> 
>> the core three for ford) sharing all sorts of platforms. I think 
>> that's a load of BS personally, and it should be illegal. Two brands 
>> selling the same product is ridiculous. It's like Microsoft getting 
>> rid of XP pro, creating another company called Macrohard and having 
>> them sell XP pro only calling it GlassPane 2004. Hey, guess what! It's
> 
>> still the same thing! If you call a sheep's tail a leg, how many legs 
>> does it have? Four! You can call its tail whatever you want but IT'S 
>> STILL A TAIL! I don't even like Saturn using the solstice and calling 
>> it its own car. A load of crap. It's a slightly different solstice. 
>> They shouldn't pawn it off to a different name, they should just make 
>> a slightly different solstice and *gasp* make it an option!
>>
>> Jason
>> Somewhere out in the Atlantic.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net]
>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 3:24 PM
>> To: TechSHO@topica.com
>> Cc: 'SHOtimes'; 'v8sho'
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: New Ford shooting brake with SHO intake?
>>
>>
>> Ron,
>>
>> I don't mind if they get more "edgy"  But if it is just for fun, they
>> should really label it that way.  This reads like it is a real car,
> and 
>> like about anything American reviewed in C&D, they hate it.  At least 
>> any bread and butter type car.  Check out the review of the V8 Impala
> in
>> the same issue.  Can't say enough bad about it can they? (snip) 
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