December 10 1999
Laser gets the millennium upgrade treatment
Four new colour options, along with new interior trims and power door locks as
standard on all models, will take the Ford Laser into the 21st century.
Introduced as a running change on all models from December 1999 onwards, the changes
bring the total number of colours available across the range to nine, with eight available
for each body style.
New
exterior colours include polar white, crimson glow, atlantic blue, and platinum, while
carry over colours are white satin, gold dust, starlight silver, amazon green, and
aquamarine. Blaze red and twilight blue have been deleted from the product range. And
no, we're not sure which colour is at left. But it's a `99 model, which otherwise
looks the same, so who knows...
Internally, the mosaic woven trim on the LXi hatch and sedan has been replaced with
carousel velour inserts with plain twill borders, while the GLXi retains aztec and plain
velour trim.
The LXi model has also received a security upgrade, with power door locks now standard
across the entire range.
When you think back, `Happy New Year’ upgrades are not usually that common but
Laser joins a growing band of cars, of widely varying marques, which are being or have
been upgraded for 2000.
