[Shotimes] Re: New Ford shooting brake with SHO intake?
Jon Heese
shotimes@jonheese.com
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:15:32 -0400
And for that matter, the Lexuses are all RWD too, aren't they?
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
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> 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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