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Damn lawyers, ruining everything...

Then again, if they did another vertical pillar, it'd look like Flex.....oh wait....

From this photo it appears the roof won't be removable, so all those cut lines must be intentional design details:

The back is the best part of the new escape

What specifically are the design engineering flaws that you mention?

That’s an arbitrary statement based on no date to support it.

Yeah, the large "triangle" shape doesn't quite fit with the other wise vertical/boxy look.

How they did it. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a31917145/ford-respirators-coronavirus-covid-19/

I'm just a pimple on the Tool & Die butt, but I found it interesting that already yesterday I had a request on my desk for a component to be used in a new injection mold for a "ventilator" part. Tooling to be built by a moldmaker, request from one of the Auto manufacturers, end user one of the major Medical equipment suppliers. HRG

Damn typos lol

I would assume that is for when the roof is a different color. The dealer picture of the orange BrS had what looked like a white roof (maybe light grey). The order guide said it was available with a black or grey roof. Maybe the pillars are black either way and they needed a cut line for when it has a grey roof. I would like to see it available with a rood matching the rest of the car. i am thinking the pilars will be blacked out always but I guess they could be offered in the car color as well.

I’ll see you and raise you that Q1 Telluride and Pallisade combined sales don’t beat Explorer and Aviator combined sales. The Koreans are good but Ford and Lincoln’s Kung fu is stronger, the strength of high series sales is impressive but covid-19 is about to screw everyone’s sales plans

Not that I am in the market for a 3-row full-size CUV... But the list of models/brands I would be interested in is mostly an inverse of MT's finishing order: Ford, VW, Mazda, and Chevy towards the top, non-Mazda Asian brands to the bottom. But Toyota wouldn't be mid pack for me, it's always at the bottom. I loathe Toyota.

You do realize that the Explorer sold 51K units (yes down from 61K the year before that) to the combined total of the Kia and Hyundai models of 34K units, with the Teluride making up 19K units in the 4th Quarter of last year?

Well, in that photo the Explorer is certainly the best looking of the bunch. Since a lot of people don't read Motor Trend and buy what they think looks good, that might give Ford some wiggle room to work on all the nit-picking.

I think the sales numbers will surprise you. And there is nothing wrong with Explorer that can’t or is already being fixed.

More like Focass... get it... because it's got a PHAT ASS, heyooooo!

Well, yeah he had to import them because we all know Tesla doesn’t have the manufacturing knowledge to produce them! ? All kidding aside, kudos to all companies helping out in this crisis.

Let’s give credit where it’s due. Musk just imported 1200 ventilators from China.

We pick up literally right where we left off. Same as Monday morning, we pick up right where we left off Friday.

...and some really hip full-size vans.

Very cool sir! I'm way down between the M and e.

That's one more BL dealer then New Mexico