New Edge (design language)

Under Telnack's oversight, New Edge was implemented by other Ford designers, including Claude Lobo and Australian John Doughty.

[1] New Edge distinctively combined intersecting arcs and other features, creating "surface tension by adding creases to soft aerodynamic shapes.

[4] After the international Ford Focus had won the prestigious European Car of the Year (1999), William Diem of the New York Times wrote, "To some extent, the prize vindicates Ford's risky design for the Focus, especially the New Edge styling -- a combination of straight lines, curves and planes.

The experiment did not prove successful[citation needed], as the Australian public largely rejected the design, with droves of buyers deciding to upgrade to a VT Commodore or a Toyota Camry instead.

The flagship models, the XR6, XR8 and Ford Fairmont looked more appealing to customers, and the AUII update improved the stance of the range.