Ford move closer to the European Edge

Back in the day when Ford, in its infinite wisdom, decided to introduce a ‘European’ version of a car which was originally conceived and designed for the American market, the giant US car-maker invariably made a complete horse’s collar of it, writes Declan Colley

Greats such as the Probe or the Explorer immediately spring to mind as examples of this.

The former — allegedly a sports coupe — was gutless and ugly, while the latter — an erstwhile SUV — was badly built and was endowed with awful plastics. These were not classics by any measurable standard.