Chrysler has obviously tapped something with it's 300 sedan. Despite it's oddball looks, it's uniqueness has apparently caught on big with the buyers. So what does Ford do? They bring out the 500. A sedan that has finally lost whatever uniqueness the LTD and Grand Marquis had and become a pale immitation of any number of foreign sedans. How does Ford expect to capture any kind of (more like retain!) market share with an offering like this? People will not buy it. The Japanese produce more reliable family sedans, older people with money drive European, Lincolns or Cadillacs. Look for the 500 to last at most, two years without major revisions or cancellation. It's too bad. Ford had a chance and they blew it. This is Ford's GTO.
-Rich