Sherminator98

I live 10-15 minutes from the beach and I see lots of these in the area https://mokeamerica.com/ but the issue with Fiat is its too closed up for summer use, unlike the moke.

Does Ford website hidden in electric truck camo hint at vintage name?

Toyota's Fully Electric Ford Explorer Rival Gets Delayed

Two different pots of money, Ford mentioned that already the last go around with the Explorer differences

I also think the lower window sill are going to sit below the belt line since they are camo'd in photos.

Looks like a 2012 Fusion with a 2013 Mustang front end on it. That is pretty curious

I've lived in NJ most of my life and I've never heard that area called that!

great🤪

People have the attention span of a nat so in the grand scheme of things this really isn't much of anything. I don't think 90% of the car buying public actually give a shit.

But the issue is that the Powerboost is in higher end product and costs quite a bit more then say the STX does with a 2.7L. Your looking at saving $300-400 a year in gas for a vehicle that costs 10K more base price. It should be interesting how Ford prices/options the EREV in relation to everything else in the lineup

The issue is that I’m guessing that the use case of towing is “limited” to a point. I haven’t seen a comparison of ICE vs hybrid when it comes to towing. Ford pairs the power boost with the 3.5L ecoboost already, which already have plenty of power to tow with but doesn’t really improve MPGs over say the 2.7L on the EPA cycle. I know if I was running fleet that the F-150 met my requirements for towing, I’d prob go with the 5L V8. But I’m going to assume that with a pickup being used as transportation device, a EREV will do better MPG wise then a hybrid. It’s better choice overall MPG wise.

https://fordauthority.com/2026/07/future-electric-ford-pickup-our-first-look-at-the-interior-photos/#&gid=1&pid=3

Styling preference for one. I'm not a truck guy either, so I wouldn't bother with it from that perspective.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaXzLThEhi1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Could it be possible that its just cheaper to build a pickup bed vs cargo area in the Escape (less materials) and I also think the Maverick has an advantage with being less complex to build due it less features/options, but I haven't dug into that too much.

It all depends on the use cases-any vehicle is going to have shitty MPG towing anything-its about compromises. The EREV gives better overall use for customers that are commuting to work and need to tow something heavy more then 50 miles or so vs using an BEV

What is up with the Cherokee? Is that the outgoing model numbers and then the new one?

The pre-2020 Escape had major cost issues, but apparently it was corrected in 2020 with the new Escape. There really isn't all that much difference between the Maverick, Bronco Sport and Escape outside of some styling/interior choices. I haven't been inside of a Maverick to get a good feel for it, but in photos it came across as kinda cheap and the BS was kind of like that till I lived with one and its not that bad and equal to the Escape (which as been derided by the press because of its interior 🤨) However I think the C2 still has issues cost wise vs say the RAV4 from a platform perspective, but hopefully that will be addressed what was learned with CE1 and the C2 being replaced by it in some products.

No that isn't what I meant by that-the issue is the BEVs aren't selling, thus why EREV might sell better for the reason you stated. I should have said you can't force BEV trucks on the market that aren't selling. Thus the pivot to EREV, even though from a purely engineering perspective they are more complex and expensive.

HEV isn't worth it for larger products because it just adds complexity for no real world MPG gain. Yes as a power adder or in Ford's case for Pro power or whatever its called. EREV is an imperfect solution since battery tech isn't there yet for EV trucks to meet some end user requirements. You can't force a product on people that they don't want to buy.

That grill isn't the best IMO-the light bar would look better if it didn't have that cut out for the grill.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaVKdF0jqDw/?igsh=MXVnYzE0bWxuMmRxNQ== Man I want to like it but styling these days just leaves me really cold. I saw a Scout SUV in my newsfeed eariler and thought to myself, man that is the only decent looking new vehicle that is an EV or new product that does anything for me.

IMO with heavier products you don’t see the increase in MPGs like you see in say midsized and below products.

My parents (who are in their late 70s) hated the slope of the windshield on the Edge they had for a loaner because it cut into head room getting into the car. I’m wondering if it’s generational thing.

Technically the Ranger isn't going away-it would be sold ROW, just not here most likely. But at this point, the F-100 is nothing but conjecture