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Any ideas of possible names?

Part of me appreciates how, at least with Ford and most automakers, like a cafeteria, you can pick your toys. Then it's times like this where I appreciate Hondas DX LX EX simplicity. Want all the toys, EX...sadly, Honda has mediocre interiors that lack toys and details.

Hopefully Ford can confirm and start shipping those Chinese Corsairs asap...

Wow did you all forget your Foci history... Yes, Mazda5, Premacy, Focus, Focus C-Max, I-Max, same platform. The Asian market had the I-Max name, that's all....No it wouldn't compete with the Sienna, or Oddity... This is Transit Connect sized "C" platform. My friend had the Mazda5. She loved it, it really served smaller families (meaning, size-wise, she and her tribe are smaller skinnier people). 132K trouble free miles, my only complain about it was it needed a good 30HP more. She then flowed to an '16 Edge 2.7LT V6 and has never gone back to lower power.

Are they bringing back to the MistyChrome color fromthe Mustang from long ago? I think that was the on "over the top" color I remember ford working with. Spending billions and just talking about trims... Hmmm doesn't sound hopeful... All he had to do was use the keyword "Products"...

Wow....I guess someone in management fell of the turnip truck... 🙄

Here's my usual rant (I'm just copying and texting it) that I use at a leadership seminar I facilitate, where we usually have a participant from Simon Malls, or commercial property management companies... The question to me usually is "Where do you Brick and Mortar shopping heading"... I ask you, why have you made it such a horrible experience? SO I have a black car, I would like to park under a tree, OH but wait, your company removed ALL the oak trees so your merchant signs can be seen because you think that the traffic rushing next to the mall at 55MPH is going to be focused on a sign... After finding a suitable spot. I walk in... I'm being harassed by 2-4 kiosk attendants, "How would you like to hear about our new cell phone plan?"..."Hi would you like a free chiropractic evaluation?".."How would you like to sample a new cologne?" where I politely say "No thank you...3-4 times"... I then find the store, example "Bath and Body Works"... I walk in, "Hi, welcome would you like to hear about our sales?" - No Thank you, I'm just purchasing a gift card thanks"...After making it half way into the store, "Hi let hand you a basket for your goods"...I repeat, "No thank you, I'm just grabbing something at the register quick"... Well I made it to the register, "Hi I would like to purchase a $100 gift card"... The attendant then starts "Can I have your zip code?"... I'm like "No I do not share that"...Then they ask, "Can I please have your email?" I say "NO I do not share that either"...they reply with "We send you coupons if you sign up"... I reply "Yes and they expire on Friday, and I do not come into this store for maybe 2-3 times a year for a gift card, now do me a favor, HIT that little key so we can continue, here's my DAMN credit card, can we PLEASE skip this step"?---And finally purchase the damn gift card... I then finally start walking to leave the store, but once again "Oh Hi would you like to hear about our sales"... Then make a mad-dash, around the people that feel they need to walk 4-5 across holding hands, the twin baby strollers and grandma walking like a penguin"... rush past the 3-4 Kiosk attendants, to just get to my car so I can just road rage out of there.... Hey class members, I will tell you, in Miami the attitude and the curse words were very common and shoving people out of my way, but I'm here in front of you with class and eloquence instead, see how a city can change someone... SO I get to the light, flip to the Amazon app, and guess what, it shows up at my door in a day or 2 without all this drama, and no one gets hurt, insulted, or permanently injured And If I have a drink or 2, I'll likely forget, and I feels like Xmas when Amazon shows up (At that point I try to make it funny for the class)...And guess what, everyone's head is nodding, and yet, they never answer my question "What have you mall owners done to make it an enjoyable experience"...

I agree—it’s petty. But we did have a fun little crime spree over the summer where kids were breaking into cars for entertainment. All they had to do was press the garage door opener to get full access, because obviously the garage is reserved for Grandma’s finest RoomToGo antiques, while the cars with monthly payments get slow-roasted in the Florida sun. So I did hear from a few people who didn't want homelink in their vehicle and instead of "Oh you can de-program it so it doesn't give access to the garage...but instead it became "Have you considered throwing away all that paid off garbage in your garage and just park your car inside?" And we aren't talking homes with 2 car garage...it's 3-4 car garages 🤪

It could be worse, the cheapo way is just to put the switches in the center console and you save 3 more cents LOL and rear passengers, same...center console, a few more pennies there...

Since it's AWD it has the bigger tank, and I refill when I'm on fumes and it says "5 Miles to Empty", so filling up actually takes awhile, usually organize my trunk if stuff has jumped around on my turns, empty out the cupholders from receipts and such, sometimes I feel I'm spending as much time there as a Super Duty getting diesel...

I should be lucky if I get 260 miles on a full tank in my MKZ 🤣

Air Suspension, I know my MKZ has electronic adjustable suspension, optional Revel Ultima stereo system, and you have the option of going to Black Label interior. Maybe some insulation here and there, but there isn't much really. I'm expecting auto enter/exit doors in the next generation of Lincolns, I keep looking at Lincoln China to see how it differs but I expect anything that is leading the market, to come from there.

Has there been any mention of what this sort of "powered" vehicles, be refered as? Meaning, remember back then with the turbos, you had "Twin Tornados" then we arrived at "EcoBoost", of course "PowerBoost", and we have "PowerStroke" as well... When you have this PHEV, EREV, OPP and all that, any cute names that they will use?

I saw that, are they planning on importing the Chinese Taurus or Zephyr? Reinventing something from scratch is doubtful...

So tonight I was having dinner at an Oyster Bar watching a football game UM (my school) and Arizona... and in the commercials was some Mustang and my accountant eating with me tells me "Oh that's Mustang Bullitt"... and I'm like "Hmm before my time, tell me more" and he went on and on" hes almost 70 and I'm like "Well I HEARD that Mustang will be bringing back an icon at the auto show...., I'm wondering if this State Farm commercial with a Bullitt is a hint"....