Focus a big winner with public at show
18.01.10
Focus a big winner with public at show
Thousands of Metro Detroit residents took advantage of a weekday off because of the Martin Luther King holiday and flocked to the Detroit Auto Show. The holiday is typically the busiest day of the show and many of the displays were overflowing with visitors.
While they had plenty of cars and crossovers and pickups to gaze at, most visitors were clearly impressed with Ford Motor Co.'s new vehicles.
The new 2012 Focus garnered quite a bit of praise, or at least the hatchback version of the European-based Focus did any way.
"I like the color of the hatchback," said Maxine Lauer, president of Sphere Trending, a Waterford-based trend consulting company, who was walking the show floor. "It's a feminine, very romantic red. It's a beautiful color."
Less authoritative voices echoed similar views.
"It's really sharp. The candy apple red is awesome. I like it much better than the grey one," said Sterling Heights resident John Beck, who was at the show with his friend, Mark Krasnicki. "I claim it's research, but really it's a chance for us to get out and pal around and the cars are cool. We do it every year," he said.
Source: The Detroit News (blog)