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They have gotten good press on the Navigator and Aviator and justifiably so. I just don't understand the logic of drawing attention to a model that is apparently dead car walking. Nothing would please me more than seeing the Continental nameplate continue as a sedan with coach doors on the CD6 platform after the current model is discontinued. Lincoln could have the only American luxury sedan on the market. Apparently that is not in the cards.

Sorry twintornados, I understand that that you were merely quoting wiki so please don't take my comments personally Just looking at what's been achieved with C2 Focus, Escape should get significant weight reduction and space improvement, I like the idea of a compact truck if Ford can deliver it at the right price and mix of features and ability. Isn't it ironic that a few short years ago, the thought of a compact pick up or a compact dual cab pick up would have been laughed off the boards as something that could and arguably was already covered by Escape. Now diversity of product is coming back and hopefully customer interest follows

I haven't heard anything specific about the keypad. We finished MP1 build today and production number will be ramping up slowly starting Monday.

All of us heard what it said. "Science fair project"

According to ETIS, the build date was 8/26/11

Hyundai is working on two different trucks, that's why some lazy websites are confused. Santa Cruz is based on Tucson, which means it is a compact... Most likely Santa Cruz will be the same size as Fiat Toro (based on Jeep Compass), Renault Oroch (based on Dacia Duster), and the upcoming VW Tarok (based on VW Tharu), and supposedly Ford Courier (based on TBD compact CUV). There is another Hyundai midsize truck project which will be the same size as Ridgeline but there is conflicting report whether it is based on the Santa Fe or a completely different body on frame design.

Oh, definitely cooler, and a bit practical too. We were fortunate to have a Continental as a Ford lease car back in 1964. Being a kid, I was relegated to the back seat. The '64 Continental had a modest "B" pillar, so entry and egress was very easy. I recall that adults liked it too. Maybe someday I'll tell you how I almost tore the rear door off our Continental.

Which is why I had in parentheses take that as you will

XT4 barely beats MKC today, especially when it comes to power. Corsair is going to absolutely humiliate XT4. We can safely say Lincoln has eclipsed Cadillac at this point.

An undertaker does what he can to make the deceased look as good as possible for the funeral. I see some parallels with this.

They’re umm.....they’re umm......... Cooler!! That’s it!

I understand why it is not, but it would be cool if it was pillar less like the B-Max.

There's a perception that Ford is particularly behind its competitors on Battery technology, after all they've never developed their own BEV and virtually stopped development completely around 2013 when things were just getting started for Tesla. The reality is that Ford has been working on this technology for decades, long before Tesla, but the problem for Ford and every other company is scaling and profits. There is an incredible amount of innovation freedom for startup companies like Tesla, there is no question Tesla is the most influential car company since Ford, they've charted the path for the future and absolutely none of this would be happening without them showing the way and we've never seen a single carmaker do that before since Model T. And what's amazing to me is that for the first time in my lifetime, an American car company is the influencer instead of the Japanese or Germans. But it's also largely true that Tesla could never have happened at Ford, nor could Ford sell those products nearly as well. We'd still be plugging away with boring low selling compliance BEVs if it weren't for Tesla. Tesla is more than just an EV, it's a fundamentally different way of developing and selling a vehicle, it still has a ton of advantages over its competitors which are still largely copying them, often with less capabilities and range. I don't think Tesla is going anywhere, and the success of Model 3 finally convinced me Tesla is going to make it. There is still a TON of room for Ford to shine and for them it starts with redefining Hybrids while most are going straight to BEVs. This sounds like a half-measure unworthy of note, but it's a big deal considering how early we actually are in the electrification of the industry. And then they just have to sort out how quickly they are going to enter the BEV spaces, right now we have two major consumer options arriving in the next 3 years I believe (F-150 and Mach-E). We may see other commercial vehicles like vans, and hopefully a Lincoln but I've heard nothing about that yet. Either way Ford is mostly joining the chorus rather than innovating in BEVs, that's my only concern there, but their bet is on Hybrids being the ignored bridge that allows them to reach far more customers before BEVs really start scaling. I don't think that's going to change perception of Ford as a non-contributor because their flashy BEV ambitions are slower, but their business case should add up well in the end.

Well what are we paying you for?

Chop chop! Get to it!

But what if you live in a rural area, like me, hundreds of miles away from any major town? Realistically, I think Tesla has written off the rural areas and is concentrating on the major population centers. Totally understandable, you go where the market, and money, is. But for me, if I do buy a BEV someday, if I can't have it serviced in my small town, I won't even consider it.

I think it's a good thing. As long as they're "hidden" in clear white lenses......I hate seeing the amber colored lenses in taillights for some reason - the all red/white looks cleaner to me. Now if we can only get them to approve the fancy headlights Europe has.