The new 2012 Ford Focus debuted in Detroit today and is a shock to my tired eyes.  This new 'world' car looks less like a Focus and more like some sort of mini-suv crossover.  Perhaps this design is most appealing to European and Asian markets, considering it will be built the same for all 3 regions.  This means that the same parts will work for the American version of the 2012 Ford Focus as in the European version.

Ford looks to be tapping into a more aggressive front end for the 2012 Focus, with large mouth bumper.  However, the rest of the car just doesn't match the aggressive looks of the front, looking tall from the sides, and fat in the back.  Leaves me curious if the performance and handling will match the impression the body lines leave.

What do you think, is the new 2012 Ford Focus an improvement over previous year models?

Mercedes has debuted a likeness of what their next generation CLS model will look like and it's a beautiful work of art.  It's abstract, but resembles a Mercedes shrink wrapped with cellophane.  This is a very different approach from Mercedes in the past or other manufacturers that like showing off clay sculptures or scale models.

The new Mercedes concept art is an attention getter for sure, even for those who aren't into art.  This art debut at Detroit will become the all new 2012 Mercedes CLS, when finally put into production and not just hidden under cover.

2012 Mercedes CLS Pics

A few weeks ago there was a picture found of the upcoming 2012 Ford Ranger.  Of course, with the camo it's hard to tell exactly what it is, but according to experts it's what will eventually be the production Ranger small size pickup truck.

Originally there was talk of Ford ending production of the Ranger in 2009, but has since been postponed till 2011.  Perhaps the production of the upcoming and radically redesigned 2012 Ranger will be produced somewhere other than the US.  At any rate, just glad to see car manufacturers planning this far ahead.