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The 1982 Ford Sierra and the 1998 Ford Focus. IMO had more impact on the public and press in conparison than the cars they replaced more than any other I can think of. In particular the Sierra, Absolutly light years ahead of the opposition and the car it replaced.
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Anyone remember reading about the "Tucker"? That was supposed to have been scarily advanced for its time.
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Agree re Dolomite Sprint, the first production 16v engine, now 4v/cyl is almost universal.
Also the Sierra re aerodynamics, Audi had to use a euro market 100 which did not havea passenger door mirror to claim the same 0.28 CD figure.
Yes many cars still have rear drums however 90% of the braking is done at the front, all cars now have front discs.
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Technically correct, your HJship, but the concept was surely there.
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""The 1982 Ford Sierra and the 1998 Ford Focus. IMO had more impact on the public and press in conparison than the cars they replaced more than any other I can think of. In particular the Sierra, Absolutly light years ahead of the opposition and the car it replaced.""
UP to a point yes!
I used to think the Sierra was a dumb ugly boring heap, when I owned a V8 Rover Vitesse, (then the bees knees of the cheaper performance cars. Actually not far from the original V8 Porsche in dynamics) - and of course it murdered BMW, Jaguar,and Volvo, in the Euro Touring car thing!
But when in 1992, my rapidly degrading Rover had another major bill in hand, I chose to buy, for £1200, a decadent 1984 2 door basic Sierra 1.6 lurking in my yard with a "sell or you have it" message from it``s owner. 100,000 miles and 8 years old,, it appeared in fantastic knick - German built. I still have it, and at 21 years old, it still works. But, at that time I needed something to rush off to Scotland. I was amazed how good it was. Cruising at 90 mph with a 4 SPEED?
Have had Sierras ever since, and got used to the jelly mold look; even think now, the look has it`s points.
Best thing, they are tough, reliable and will do 400,000 miles. Mini cab owners dream.
Still think they look like crap, but YOUR point is relevant.
ALL modern cars with a very few exceptions look like Ford Sierras. Every other manufacturer copied the Jelly Mold look,
and today it is virtually impossible to distinguish between one make and another; Audis all look like Sierras, with a bit of Cortina thrown in. BMWs look like Sierras but, with a higher waist line and various creases (now "Dents") to distinguish themselves. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Renault all copied the Sierra; now they are all trying to find a "view " of their own, and in most cases (Renault?) the results look absolutely HORRIBLE! Bentley, Rolls Royce, Range Rover, etc. look HIDEOUS
So, you have my vote, at least on styling arguments.
As they say, Discuss!
AS
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