Ford Interceptor
You have to admit that the Ford Mustang has always been the iconic sports car built in the United States, ever since the Iacocca days at Ford anyway, and the most recent version of the Mustang has been an undeniable hit, or more accurately, a grand-slam!
With all the spirit of the Mustang, and a couple of dashes of 2003's Ford 427 concept car thrown into the mix, the Ford Interceptor concept was unveiled at this year's International Auto Show in Detroit to many oohs and aaahs, and a few "Holy ****s" too!
Now I could go into a lengthy study of what the Interceptor has to offer, like the 5.0 liter Cammer V8 engine which generates 400 horsepower burning E85, or the speedometer and tach that move opposite each other as the RPM's and speed increase, or the masculine appearance that would easily make this a car Dad would want to drive...but I won't go there. Instead, I want to talk about the squircle. Yup, the squircle.
Alright, I know you are asking yourself, "What is a squircle?". The short answer is, according to a Ford press release back in 2003, a shape that is a..."partly square, professionally rounded circle." I kid you not!
The squircle has actually been a design feature for Ford since the Model T, and was featured prominently on the 1932 Ford. Today the squircle can be found in the headlamps of the Ford Fusion, or the tail lights of the Interceptor, and if you look at the nose of the '32, you can see the squircle featured prominently! (Look at the grill)
I am sure that you will never see Cookie Monster and Big Bird singing the praises of the squircle on Sesame Street any time soon, but it is a design that has stood the test of time and has been incorporated into many a Ford in the past, and by the looks of the Interceptor, it will continue to be used by Ford in the future. So on that next trip with your family, don't just spot cars...see if you can spot the squircles, now that you know what one is.
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