<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><em><strong><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/#2"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---00.jpg" /></a><br /></strong></em>
<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Ka - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /><br /></div>
Look what we spotted at the weekly Cars & Coffee gathering today in Irvine. Right there amidst the Cobras, Ferraris, Ariel Atoms and Toyota 2000GTs sat a perfectly ordinary looking 2009 Ford Ka. Well, it was an ordinary 2009 Ford Ka, but its presence in California was rather surprising. After all, Ford hasn't said that they are going to be bringing this <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/24/european-jurists-announced-candidates-for-2010-car-of-the-year/">European COTY nominee</a> to these shores any time soon.<br /><br />Does this add credence to the notion that this little <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/11/rumormill-could-the-fiat-chrysler-deal-yield-a-north-american-f/">Fiat 500 platform-mate might be headed Stateside</a> or is it just a typical example of models from other markets getting passed around to U.S. operations for a little looky-loo? Ford reps on hand were tight-lipped, but we did hear one mention the "<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/26/details-on-mazda1-revealed/">Mazda1</a>" in passing. Since Mazda shares the parking lot with Ford at this site, it's possible Mazda was taking a closer look at it as well.<br /><br />Whatever the official line, we noticed quite a few show-goers giving it appreciative glances. While some were lamenting the time when these tiny European shuttles might be mandated as replacements for their high horsepower sports cars, others seemed to admire the lines and packaging, especially when price and gas mileage came up. If the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-ford-unveils-three-custom-versions-of-ka/">special editions</a> are part of the deal, we say bring 'em over! Whatever Ford decides to do with this little Ka, we'll try to keep you posted. Until then, check out our gallery below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/">2009 Ford Ka at Cars & Coffee</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><em><strong><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 <a href="http://about.frank4cars.fotki.com/">Frank Filipponio</a> / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/30/kas-and-coffee-at-fords-premier-automotive-group/">Kas and Coffee at Ford's Premier Automotive Group</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:03:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/30/kas-and-coffee-at-fords-premier-automotive-group/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19144872/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/30/kas-and-coffee-at-fords-premier-automotive-group/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Ka - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /><br /></div>
Look what we spotted at the weekly Cars & Coffee gathering today in Irvine. Right there amidst the Cobras, Ferraris, Ariel Atoms and Toyota 2000GTs sat a perfectly ordinary looking 2009 Ford Ka. Well, it was an ordinary 2009 Ford Ka, but its presence in California was rather surprising. After all, Ford hasn't said that they are going to be bringing this <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/24/european-jurists-announced-candidates-for-2010-car-of-the-year/">European COTY nominee</a> to these shores any time soon.<br /><br />Does this add credence to the notion that this little <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/11/rumormill-could-the-fiat-chrysler-deal-yield-a-north-american-f/">Fiat 500 platform-mate might be headed Stateside</a> or is it just a typical example of models from other markets getting passed around to U.S. operations for a little looky-loo? Ford reps on hand were tight-lipped, but we did hear one mention the "<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/26/details-on-mazda1-revealed/">Mazda1</a>" in passing. Since Mazda shares the parking lot with Ford at this site, it's possible Mazda was taking a closer look at it as well.<br /><br />Whatever the official line, we noticed quite a few show-goers giving it appreciative glances. While some were lamenting the time when these tiny European shuttles might be mandated as replacements for their high horsepower sports cars, others seemed to admire the lines and packaging, especially when price and gas mileage came up. If the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/paris-2008-ford-unveils-three-custom-versions-of-ka/">special editions</a> are part of the deal, we say bring 'em over! Whatever Ford decides to do with this little Ka, we'll try to keep you posted. Until then, check out our gallery below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/">2009 Ford Ka at Cars & Coffee</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-ford-ka-at-cars-and-coffee/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010fordka---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><em><strong><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 <a href="http://about.frank4cars.fotki.com/">Frank Filipponio</a> / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/30/kas-and-coffee-at-fords-premier-automotive-group/">Kas and Coffee at Ford's Premier Automotive Group</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:03:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/30/kas-and-coffee-at-fords-premier-automotive-group/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19144872/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/30/kas-and-coffee-at-fords-premier-automotive-group/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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