New Edge was the name given to a style of automobile design used by Ford Motor Company for many of its passenger vehicles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Automobile design or car design is the design of automobiles. ... Ford Motor Company (also called simply Ford NYSE: F), is an American company that manufactures and sells automobiles worldwide. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Applied mostly to cars sold in Europe, New Edge was the brainchild of Jack Telnack, who served as Vice President of Design for Ford from 1980 to 1997. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... Jack Telnack (born as John J. Telnack in 1937) was the former global Vice President of Design of the Ford Motor Company from 1987 to 1997. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Ford Focus was one of the first cars to feature New Edge styling.

As the name may imply, characteristics of New Edge styling were the use of straight edges and polygons in design - most notably triangular headlamps - as opposed to rounded edges and curves. While distinctive, New Edge drew mixed reactions from the public on almost all cars it was applied to. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 637 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ford Focus ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 637 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ford Focus ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... A polygon (from the Greek poly, for many, and gonos, for angle) is a closed planar path composed of a finite number of sequential straight line segments. ...

Vehicles with New Edge design

The first car to feature New Edge styling was the Ford Ka, released on September 11, 1996. The style was also applied to the Puma in 1997, the Focus in 1998 and the Cougar in 1999. All these cars were first-time releases into the market (although the Mercury Cougar had been selling in the United States for many years and received the same New Edge design as the European Cougar). The Ford Mondeo, which was redesigned in 2000, borrowed some features from the New Edge philosophy (namely, the headlamps) but was never fully identifiable as a New Edge car. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001 Ford Puma 1. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Mercury Cougar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Mercury Cougar was an automobile sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Companys Lincoln-Mercury Division. ... The Ford Mondeo is a large family car sold by the Ford Motor Company in various markets throughout the world. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The Falcon incorporated New Edge design for a time, but it proved unpopular.

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In Australia

Ford Australia applied New Edge styling to the Falcon for its "AU" model, which was first released in 1998. The past ten years had left a bad taste in the mouth of Falcon buyers, and Ford chose a bold direction for the Falcon's design. The experiment did not prove successful, however, as the Australian public largely rejected the drooping headlamps and taillights. Ford was forced to design a completely new Falcon for 2003, which has since been lauded by the press and performed well in the market. Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria in 1926 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. ... This article is about the Australian car model. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

End of the line

Ford officially scrapped New Edge in 2002 - the year in which the Cougar and Puma were dropped from Ford's European range - although many features of the style continue to be seen in updated designs of the Ka, Focus and Mondeo. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...