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One of the latest developments coming out of the autosphere is Ford’s plans to develop a subcompact car to compete against the new Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, and Nissan Versa, as well as the refreshed Chevrolet Aveo.
Virtually nothing is known about this compact, not even a name. But a lack of knowledge is not going to stop the folks over at Automobile Magazine blog. The AM staff poured over the archives and pounded their heads just to name the unnamed car. Ka? What is that, some sort of Egyptian New Wave idol?
Festiva? As AM pointed out, unknown names will probably cause confusion among the non-enthusiast consumer. (Can anyone spell Five Hundred-now-Taurus?) Finally, all choices narrowed down to one: Escort.
After getting over the initial excitement, AM did a rendering of what the new Escort may look like. Ford announced it will base the subcompact on Mazda’s new Mazda 2. The AM staff applied some image magic where you can see the final result here.
Additional articles:
Mazda Gets Official About Upcoming All-New Mazda2
Mazda 2 to Debut at Geneva Motor Show
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