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I’m either prophetic or typing on my phone, enjoy the laugh, I did.

No, that's the "The AT&T website says my VIN is ineligible, but how could that be a thing?" part of my original post.

CAFE is across the company's product but CAFE target is model specific. The current CAFE regulation is a 2-part process. First, each nameplate model has a CAFE target based on footprint. Second, the CAFE result is compared to CAFE target to determine compliance. So car companies can game both the CAFE target and the CAFE result depending on which is easier, or both. They can lower the CAFE target by making longer and wider vehicles and changing cars to classify them as "trucks" (e.g. Impreza --> Crosstrek). They can boost the CAFE result by changing the name plate (e.g. fold RAV4 Prime into RAV4) or take advantage of tech bonus (e.g. implement engine start/stop, PHEV, EV etc) CE1 pickup will help Ford's CAFE result but it does very little for Bronco's CAFE target. Remember, the goal is to make the target as low as possible and make the result as high as possible. In practice, since the current CAFE rules were implemented, car companies has found it is much easier to make the target lower than bother with making the results higher so that's why all the small cars have disappeared, and every vehicle is getting bigger and wider even if no one asked for it.

Did you get a data plan from AT&T?

Sorry, not challenging your comments on CAFE determination I was responding to why no PHEV Ranger, the poster also attached Bronco Sport to that enquiry. Ford can still use BEV truck offset with utilities being classed as trucks but agree, they probably need some form of electrified Bronco Sport to fully satisfy CAFE future targets

Classic!

Did you mean ugly designs, lol. I’ve rarely been a fan of Hyundai styling and this one is no different. I think they try to push things too far and then their designs age quickly. Kia, on the other hand, are the opposite, fortunately.

New England Ford dealers have been running an ad recently pushing commercial trucks. And the opening shot actually has a 650/750 that looks like it is pulling a tag with equipment on it. I'll have to pay closer attention. Someone in marketing must have missed the message that " we don't push class 6/7 trucks"!

Just got the 2025 Navigator (black label) and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the hotspot feature to work. I called Lincoln support and they said I needed to talk to AT&T. I called AT&T and they said I need to talk to Lincoln. So here we are. Anybody able to get theirs to work? The Lincoln phone app has nothing in it that references wifi or hotspot settings. The vehicle has a hotspot icon, but it it just pops up a message that no subscription could be found. The AT&T website says my VIN is ineligible, but how could that be a thing? My 2022 Aviator could do it. The new Navigator has a modem, and it has an option/icon for hotspot. Any help/information would be amazing.

There have been numerous spy photos and articles about the 2026 Mustang but no information about when the 2026 Mustang USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) will open or when the 2026 Mustang Order Guide will be available. The order guides are usually available when the USOB opens.

Isn't the name....Corporate Average Fuel Economy.....i.e. across the company's product portfolio?

I hadn't realized it had been that long since they stopped printing...time is flying. I remember being excited to check the mailbox to see if the latest edition had come yet. They went downhill toward the end, with 50% being ads, 20% being motorsport and like 10% being new car articles.....there was lucky to be one story on new vehicles to read about, plus with most stuff being online now, you'd get the magazine and you'd have already read the review online. That said, it's sad that some review sites (cough Autoblog, cough) have resorted to AI junk now.

Not any more. The print version went away in 2019. At a time, I subscribed to all car magazines. I eventually let all of the subscriptions lapse, but Autoweek, which I kept.

CAFE target is set by nameplate. CE1 BEV won't help with Bronco's target. Bronco's CAFE target based is the average footprint of Bronco. And that number is used to multiply by the sales volume towards Ford's CAFE. This is why Ford keeps pushing Bronco editions that are wider.

Well, I think it depends... Equator, and Equator Sport are Jiangling Ford products. So they are on the local platform that utilized Mitsubishi 4G engine and off the shelve DCT. Explorer, Edge, Mach E, and Escape are Chang'an Ford products and they all use Ford platform, engine and transmission. If Chinese Bronco Sport is supposed to replace Escape, it should be a Chang'an Ford which implies it will be C2. But there is too much unknown to make a guess. We'll just have to wait. If Chinese Bronco Sport is a Jiangling Ford product, then you really have to wonder what will happen with the Chang'an JV.

Back when they changed their print version to bi-weekly I said they had to change their name to AutoEveryOtherWeek…… Is there still a print version? I really liked it back in the early 2000s.

We no longer have access to the dealer system that provides the order guides. We only post them if other people provide them.

Hello, can someone tell me when the 2026 Mustang Ordering Guide will be posted? I know in years past it's usually posted by this time of the year. Thank you.

Ford has had lane centering since at least 2020 on various models (Explorer had it then), but certain vehicles like Bronco disappointingly didn't have it even though Ford had it elsewhere. I'd assume this announcement will also mean that Bronco's "regular" ACC will finally get lance centering instead of the ping pong version. --- As usual, many folks over at 6G are complaining (what else is new) about this saying how they don't want it, they want to drive.... to which I said... I file this under people complaining to complain, like many other options.....which is the key word. Don't like the option? don't check the box and/or just let the trial expire. For those that do want the option, I'm glad they're finally giving it. I was disappointed that Bronco didn't have it at launch, as the trucks were getting it at the time, and I figured Bronco being new would also get the latest and greatest. I assume this would also mean Bronco's regular ACC will be adding the "lane centering" feature finally (which keeps you in the center of the lane rather than ping ponging you back and forth if you drift to one side or the other in the lane). As posted above as well, Ford now has different tiers for Blue Cruise - a one time entry, or yearly or monthly subscriptions so you could pay for it for a month if you have a road trip. I think it'd be great to have and use on longer road trips.

I mean they've also said all models will be electrified soon, so they'll have to do something. Taking advantage of tech they already have ROW and in-house (Powerboost) would seemingly be the easiest route, IMO. Man, Ford's REALLY planning ahead now eh? And talk about product launch delays....

I didn't realize Autoweek was still around lol. I'll give Hyundai credit, they're not afraid to put out ....unique designs these days.

Looks great! I don't think I've seen one with the body colored roll bars like that before.

Very nice spec! Perfect time of year to enjoy a convertible as well.

Damn that's a sexy machine congrats