Anyone see any vague similarities in the headlights and grill?

 

Yup. Definite knock off.

 

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. They obviously know how well Nissan is doing because it looks like a mix of the G and the Maxima. The car is basically a Mexico-built Mazda 6 with new bodywork. It's a rip-off, but at least it's a decent-looking Ford. The 500 looks awful.

BTW - the rear-end looks terrible, like a bad ripoff of the Altima. Here's a photo:

 

They even copied the side marker lights almost identically to the G35.

Ford is getting their clock cleaned in the marketplace so I'm not surprised they've resorted to flat-out copying.

 

I think Ford screwed this one up too. They took one of the best looking mid-size sedans on the road (Mazda 6) and ended up with another lame looking car. The best thing I can say about the Fusion is that it looks better than the Five Hundred. That's not say much at all. Maybe the Fusion will look better in person.

 

Wow never would have noticed myself. Geez all of fords new sedans look like crap.

 

I like the 500 and Fusion personally. They are clean and unoffensive designs, at least to my eye. MUCH better IMHO than the deformed jelly bean design of Taurus/Sable.

 

Wannabe Cadillac CTS or Maxima.....

 

No, not really, doesn't look like the G35 to me.

 

Ford needs some new engineers.

 

I actually don't mind the looks of it either, nor do I the mind the looks of the 500. I wouldn't actually buy a Ford because I am not an overall fan of North American vehicles.....but based on exterior looks only, I like the 500 and Fusion a hell of a lot more than Camrys or Accords.