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So spend for the best, and get the cheap engine? Urrggg, I call that "mediocre rich"....like my uncle who would by an S-Class, just to say he had an S-class and yet smallest engine and no options. As Bzcat said, force the upsell. Honestly at that price point, the buyer wouldn't care anyways. So how can Platinum be Plantinum, when it's tarnished by the cheap engine, wouldn't that makes it "Titanium"... since it's cheaper than Platinum... right?

I wonder how the Chinese version was updated...we usually get the crumbs...

At this point there's no excuse for a bad ride or wind noise. Escalade always shoots for the stars, and Navigator just barely reaches it each time. If Ford was serious, this would have been over the top.

If I had to get a BL Nautilus, currently neither color would do. I don't care for red interiors, nor light beige/white interiors. Granted, I like how it looks, I can't live with it. I'm curious about this "Aurora" combination, I do like blue...Although they do make a Blue/Black interior for the regular Nautilus which I actually like.

Stellantis is nothing more than the orphaned children of the automotive world that no one wanted... a collection of the most unreliable brands that couldn't find much of a parent that cares...where's the hanger?? Weren't they crashing some months ago...?

To add...contains a few more details and numbers... The Drive

And sadly, they introduce the same engine without any upgrade in power. But you gotta please the "there's no replacement for displacement" crowd, so have at it... And yes, from my experience, the RAM buyer is very different from the Ford buyer. From fellow friends, it's the ones with bad credit who were denied by Ford and GM, and ended up with a RAM.

Yup, this will be the year of trim packages....

What's a BZ Woodland? A Forest.... 🤣 Couldn't help myself, manufacturer's will throw some names out there without thinking it through. Don't get me started on "Scat Pack" either...

At this point, all Miss Cleo sees is maybe a trim package here and there, and more recalls...

To add, I believe one story was from a well known football player. All these items are to "assist" not to "rely" on, yes there are traditional ways we always use, but never hurts to have an extra set of eyes.

That's one thing I keep hearing from the repeat Nautilus buyers...the new Nautilus lost the 2.7L V6T and they miss having that power, the Hybrid one isn't cutting it. Doubt Ford will put any more energy into that vehicle since it's doing so well.

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And to think that's the stuff you actually see and use...what about the things you don't see... I can see them removing insulation, and some other "hmm not totally necessary" pieces.

.."in other news, the sky is blue"... Talk about a story about not being a story... 🙄 Well it could...Hmm the Conti could come back, a minivan could come back, everything is on the table. 🤣 That's how desperate people are about hearing from Ford about future products....

Autoblog.com Even though it seems as their articles are more AI based now and hating to post their stuff, but I found this of interest....

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I test drove a Tesla years ago, and the salesperson was giddy because "Oh look it can drive itself"...Yeah well, it was very passive, it wouldn't get close enough and when cars cut in front of me it would slow down. Well being from Miami I was not having any of that...took it off, got aggressive and saw what a waste it was. The guy was shocked because I pointed out all the issues of the vehicle (doors slamming shut sounding tinsy when I closed them, materials were 90s like, wind noise, trunk wasn't finished accordingly, A/C didn't cool enough like I'm used to with Fords)...he was really hurt...I did see some compare with trucks I think Edmunds or MT or something, and the competitors had subscription services and were dinged because of it. I get it, subscription services are a money maker.

Didn't we hear from Ford, that they were wanting to do less 2 row crossovers, and focus more on 3 rows?

How sad we must look at other countries' future Ford produces to look for some excitement...😑

An affordable coupe... Hmm Probe? The Irony... Honda is wanting to introduce a new Prelude and Toyota is pondering a Celica. What took them down in the late 90's was their fully loaded ones sold for just as much as a V8 Mustang. Now it looks like the Mustang has priced itself much higher where maybe a smaller one might work, but let's look at Miata and Toy86 numbers...around 2,700 a month. I don't see Ford introducing a Probe for just 16-20K sales a year. Maybe those who play with AI.. "What would a 2026 Ford Probe look like today"....

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I remember first time I had to figure out crank windows, back in '94 in high school. Monsoon erupted and friend of mine let me in her vehicle to drive me to my parking lot on the other side of the campus. It was some little Nissan. Once I get in she asked me to open a crack in the side windows to let fresh air in (windshield was foggin up). Looked for buttons...nothing. I'm like "maybe like the cheap 3-series its in the center". Nope kept checking. I'm like "Where are your buttons" she reached across my knees worked some knob and shes like "its called crank windows"...blew my mind. I don't think today's kids will embrace a poverty truck missing the basics.

Another article I read stated that Lexus is considering dropping the LS from certain markets. Maybe this would be their only offering in those markets, which could be why it's ballooned so much.

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