Word: exp
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...older models are languishing, and the company has been slow to roll out its new J-cars. Deliveries of the front-wheel-drive models are backed up, in some cases for several months. Thus far, Ford's new two-seat sports cars, the Ford EXP and Mercury LN7, have been a disappointment. Overall, Ford's sales are off 4% from last year...
Neither Ford nor Chrysler will be coming out this spring with a totally new line to match the GM J-cars, but both companies are introducing sporty versions of existing front-wheel-drive subcompacts. Ford has launched its first two-seater models since the 1957 Thunderbird: the Ford EXP and the Mercury LN7. The cars are smartly designed versions of the successful Ford Escort and Mercury Lynx, which were introduced last fall. Though they have a Government fuel-economy rating of 29 m.p.g. in city driving, the anemic performance of their 1.6-liter engine is hardly up to sports...