Mercury to introduce Meta One concept at NAIAS

Ford announced that Mercury’s concept for the 2005 North American
International Auto Show in January would be the Meta One. Merc says that Meta is the Greek word meaning “go beyond” and
the concept will show the future direction of Mercury style. But the vehicle, obviously the Merc version of the
Freestyle, pushes no boundaries for Mercury (I fear the future of this division if this is what I have to look forward
to) but it will be overloaded with so many safety features you won’t have to even be in the front seat to drive the
darn thing. Features include Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Collision Mitigation by Braking (CMbB – what else?) both
currently available on current production cars. So what kind of future do I see for Mercury… wake me up when they go
the way of Plymouth and Olds. This is a scoop, so I have no links for you.

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