[rpvitiello]

It would be interesting if ford continued its AWD push with high gas prices. I know in the US that was a big selling point for the fusion, and taurus, even more so than ford expected.

With people coming out of AWD/4X4 suv's i could see it having a market in the US.

Suzuki has their SX4 with AWD, so why not ford (for the US market in 2011?)

If they want to go "up market" with the focus and try to be seen as a more premium car, it might not be a bad idea to do in the US and Canada.

They might just leave the AWD C class cars to volvo like they do now, but if they do it in the fusion and taurus, would it not make sence for Ford NA to do it in the focus too?

(although not talking about high peformance AWD, just something like they have in the fusion)