This Car Came with a Free Bike?!
40sThe surprising reveal of a car coming with a bicycle immediately grabs attention and sparks curiosity.
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This video explores a unique special edition of the first-gen Ford Focus that came with a bicycle, making it a bicycle-themed car. It highlights how Volkswagen pioneered this concept with the Jetta Trek, and how Ford followed suit by partnering with Kona to create the Focus Kona Edition, which was entirely bicycle-themed.
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Bicycle-Themed Ford Focus
The car is a special edition of the first-gen Ford Focus that is bicycle-themed and came with a bicycle.
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Volkswagen's Jetta Trek
Volkswagen was the first to offer a car with a bicycle, the Jetta Trek, which came with a Trek bicycle.
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Ford's Partnership with Kona
Ford decided to create a similar edition but chose Kona as their partner because Trek was taken and other brands wouldn't respond.
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Focus Kona Edition Features
The Focus Kona Edition was not just a car with a roof rack and a mountain bike; it was an entire bicycle-themed car.
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Which manufacturer first offered a car with a bicycle?
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Which manufacturer first offered a car with a bicycle?
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Volkswagen came first with the Jetta Trek, which came with a Trek bicycle.
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Why did Ford choose Kona for their bicycle-themed car?
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Why did Ford choose Kona for their bicycle-themed car?
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Ford partnered with Kona because Trek was taken and Cannondale, Schwinn, and Huffy wouldn't answer the phone.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Special Edition Ford Focus
Reveals that the car is a special bicycle-themed edition of the first-gen Ford Focus.
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Volkswagen's Jetta Trek
Establishes that Volkswagen was the first to pair a car with a bicycle, setting the context for Ford's move.
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Ford's Partnership with Kona
Explains the humorous reasoning behind Ford's choice of Kona as their bicycle partner.
00:47Full Transcript
[00:00] This car came with a bicycle. This car came with a bicycle. This is a special edition of the first-gen Ford Focus that is bicycle-themed.
[00:12] And it was not the first automotive manufacturer to do this. Volkswagen came first with the Jetta Trek. It was the Jetta that came with a Trek bicycle. Ford saw that and in a Winklevossian way said,
[00:27] Oh, me too. I thought of that too. I thought of that first. I thought of that too and I thought of it first. I'm telling. I'm going to get you sent to the principal's office. So Ford was like, uh, okay, well, Trek's taken and Cannondale, Schwinn, and Huffy won't answer the phone.
[00:47] Kona! Kona will take the deal. They'll take any deal. I sold them a baggie full of stems and seeds and they never said anything. So Ford created the Focus Kona Edition, and it wasn't just a Focus with a roof rack and a mountain bike.
[01:03] Oh, no. It was an entire bicycle-themed car.
