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I absolutely believe this is the current plan. I also believe Farley will dump it if something new and shiny comes across his desk.

This came up in the most recent discussion on Ford EVs, where this photo was posted claiming it was the three row. I was sceptical at first, assuming it was AI, but doing a google lens search shows it as the banner image for Doug Field's LinkedIn profile. That's the guy in charge of the skunkworks Ford's. So this is probably legit. I'd be curious if people who've seen the design could chime in an confirm if this is it. It's not great, but not as bad as what I had in mind.

IMO I think the issue with this product and other EVs: Other automakers saw the success that Tesla was having with their products and tried to replicate it. However the problem with that was they where trying to chase down a certain type of customer who was already being served by Tesla products I'm personally slightly turned off by the minimalist style and interiors of Tesla products-they look "boring and cheap" I get why its being done also (weight savings/cheaper to build) Styling has been overall disappointing with the vast majority of EVs-Kia's EV and the Mach E are some of the better looking products, but once again, the exteriors are getting hit with that minimalist style again. Once again, IMO Automakers need to stop making EVs "look different" with in reason, because there is a rather large portion of the car buying public that doesn't want to stick out or look different like say early Prius or Tesla buyers who think they are better then other people who don't have a hybrid or EV. I think that also doesn't help EV sales either.

IMO the biggest problem with it is that it lacked any sort of style to it...its an amorphic blob

Open the door.

https://fordauthority.com/2026/05/the-first-canadian-ford-super-duty-pickups-have-arrived/

Fail fast is a similar concept to agile software development. Instead of spending weeks or months trying to develop something perfect, get something good out quickly and see how it works and see what doesn't work then refine it the same way. No committees, no red tape. As morgan20 keeps pointing out it remains to be seen if the rest of the company can be dragged into this culture (kicking and screaming I imagine)or of they'll slowly slip back to the old ways. I'm also cautiously optimistic.

These units are first phase units, TT build phase. Only launch team and team leaders are at the plant along with MP and L and quality people. The majority of us are still off built will be back in a few months for full production. June 15th most people will get called back for three weeks of safety and in class training then possibly laid off again til whenever were needed.

F-series motor company lol

Hello everyone. My wife and I are back in a Ford vehicle for the first time in quite a while. We just picked up a 2026 Lincoln Aviator and we are both impressed with the vehicle and the tech. Our last Ford vehicles were a 1990 Bronco XLT and a 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupé (with a manual transmission!).

A corporation trying to maximize profits? Who knew?

CX735 is the next gen Bronco Sport. I’m not sure what this means with selling part of the plant site to Geely and with the new EU tariffs of 25% but I’m assuming it will be relocated back to somewhere in North America for the 200,000 units needed for this market. To be fair about the constant product delays and Farley’s changes in strategy, it doesn’t help when the political climate and tariffs keep changing by the day / week. Ford can’t build a vehicle in a place where it will face tariffs which will seriously erode the margins of profitability on it.

How many times do I have to say it for you guys to believe me? Farley's goal all along was to make Ford Europe exit building passenger vehicles. This is why Romania was transferred to Ford Otosan. This is why there is no attempt to fix Explorer and Capri because Farley wants to shut down Cologne. This is why Escape/Kuga replacement was cancelled so no new tooling needed at Valencia. This is why Ford is not just using Renault platform for next gen EV but actually having Renault build it. Farley wants to get out of building passenger cars in Europe.

let's cancel all products with questionable replacements until we have to dump the factory too.... I guess Farley is content to just be a badge in Europe...

We've noticed. 😎

Finally received a PA title for the Mark VII in mid April which I immediately sent back to PennDot along with photos and the MV-11 form to apply for antique plates. I received the new antique plate yesterday (5/4/26). I previously had a 90 day temporary plate. So with the new plate she's all nice and legal to drive again. Getting the PA title was a bit of a struggle. That took about three months. This car came from Ontario, Canada and PennDot initially wouldn't accept copies of the Homeland Security or EPA forms even though U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Buffalo had no issues with copies. This all started when I hired TFX International and a customs brokerage firm to handle the transportation and border crossing. One of TFX's claims to fame is that they handle all of the transportation within Canada for Barrett-Jackson auctions. Obviously a reputable company. Rather than snail mail the original forms to all of the required entities (including myself for signatures), TFX sent all of that stuff electronically to everyone who needed to add anything which meant that there was no such thing as a true "original" of any of the completed documents and, again, border crossing had no issue with any of that. As a matter of fact, the driver of the transport truck told me that he had a full trailer when he crossed the border and that it only took about an hour and half to get the entire trailer load through customs. Fortunately, TFX did keep the versions of the forms that they originally added their info to and they overnighted those to me which I had to then add my signature to before forwarding them to PennDot. WHEW!

This is true about Escape buyers not flocking to the Bronco Sport. But 1/3 of Escapes were going to rental fleets. Ford wasn’t dumping them per se but they had a steady flow to keep production going. Again not hugely profitable at all. The 2026 Bronco Sport had bad lease programs because they were focusing on the remaining 2025 units. They fixed that for May so we should see some more Bronco Sports moving now and also thanks to the Employee Pricing plan now underway.

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Lincoln has unveiled a one-off Navigator for Serena Williams. Features a Perfect Rose exterior with custom wheels and accents. Two-tone cabin sports rose gold flourishes and hand-painted console. https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/lincoln-serena-williams-navigator/

I'm about to be a hero to a young man who had ordered his Mustang GT in December. It came in early this week, and he had to push picking it up to today at the earliest. 😁

Maybe Ford should try making the vehicle into something not "boring" instead of just canceling it..... I know the factors involved/that lead to it, just seems like it's their own doing. Instead of trying, they exit the segment. Hopefully the rumored replacements do well.

How many ways can this guy say the same thing over and over again?

Some people would disagree with that! 😄 But, most of them aren't around anymore due to their BS attitude. 😄

Oh please Autoblog. The $8B loss had nothing to do with tariffs.

I think at this point, the answer to this would also depend on whether Lincoln is getting a version of the 4-door Mustang or not. If they are, there's no reason to bring Zephyr over. If they aren't, then I do think they should bring Zephyr over to give them a sedan offering.

Complete shitshow article. Confusing two different trucks.

1) this wouldn’t surprise me. If they’re trying to keep a design hidden until debut, releasing sketches makes no sense, though I would believe we could see a mixture of some elements from the sketches. 2) this also makes sense with them being so aero-focused 3) if true, this is a mistake. One of the best things Ford did was to include the small screen behind the wheel on Mach E. we’ll see how much of it is accurate. the way I’ve always viewed it - even if he’s wrong about what the details are, at least it gives us some sort of discussion points. Otherwise what would we talk about, nothing? Lol

Thank god!

That is a good sign that it would have sold like crap lol

I'll disagree - I thought that Saloon thing was ugly, and looked like a dust-buster. I don't think we ever saw anything regarding the Rivian Lincoln.

I never said it was but the people in the clinics basically said what you did, “I personally wouldn’t buy it but it’s not bad…” Now imagine how Ford felt with a group of people that responded like you did…

While not hideous, it certainly is not very inspiring either...thankfully, it was put out of its misery before it hit the market....would have been a sales dog for certain.

My guess is internally they didn’t think it was necessary. The program leaders likely didn’t think those kinds of extremes would be likely to be seen in the real world and didn’t see the need to invest the time or money into developing it, until TFL publicly called it out and it forced them to.

This is a deal breaker for me.

I think one of the watershed moments of the skunkworks was showing Farley and the other executives that vertical integration and being able to design and build most of the components in house had huge advantages in time, cost and quality vs the old adage where most parts were outsourced. Imagine how much better and faster the Bronco hardtops would have been if developed in a facility like this instead of sending designs and test pieces back and forth with Webasto.

Well at least you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and its not the 3 row Bullet train EV 😛

I can tell you that when I had a 2017 Lincoln MKC (Ford Global C chassis along with Escape of the same era) with the 2.3L EB motor, that little sucker would most certainly rip along quite well....was a surprising combo for sure.

Maybe your girlfriend is "boring?" 😄 It's OK to be boring. My girlfriend in high school dumped me because I was boring. 3 years later I called her up and asked her out again. She said yes, and now we've been married almost 28 years. I guess boring wasn't so bad after all! Now our kids tell us that we're both boring! 😄 Side note, we had 3 Escapes (plus the one we bought for my 17 year old daughter to drive) and my mother-in-law is on her third. Boring seems to be a theme around these parts!

This is why I'm pro Union, but anti-union greed. It just results in those jobs going to other countries and fucks those workers over because union reps pushed for a 30% raise when the brand already agreed to a 12% raise. They push for more, and more, to unreasonable levels, until those brands say enough, and just lay off those workers.

I had no idea these sticker for $80k and up. Seems too high for this class of vehicle. Like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

I mean, who didn't understand this?

according to this Lincoln will unveil the 2027 Corsair this week at the Beijing auto show, also two special editions, 1 for the Zephyr and 1 for the Nautilus https://db.m.auto.sohu.com/model_5553/a/1012125229_380195 https://a.xcar.com.cn/aikahao/item/3764252.html

Which is my point, why even report on what he is saying here since the vast majority of the time it is wrong.

Let the chevy whining begin...... 😎

Using AI to generate these angles, but I bet this gets pretty close. Yeah I actually kinda like it from the side and rear in a futuristic, bold kinda way. But the front really lets it down, that headlight placement in particular.

Who wouldn't leave Ford to work for McLaren if the option was available? As much as I love Ford, having the option to lead design for McLaren would be a cut above.

I'm biased as my wife has an MME GT, but I definitely agree with you! IMO Sport Appearance Package is a must for non GT MME. 😎