Sherminator98

Well gotta pay for that "free" Healthcare some how LOL

It is what it is, this isn't the 1980s when AC wasn't standard on vehicles and a sun/moon roof was a nice way to get extra air into the car. I seriously wonder how many people actually use them and saying you do is fine and good, but its like saying you still use LPs when tech has moved on to other things that more people use.

IMO it’s picking pepper from fly shit-the 2020+ Escape and the 2022 Bronco Sport interiors aren’t all that different-the vast majority of the “hard points” and details are virtually identical to one another. The dashes are slightly different and I’d say the BS materials aren’t as nice as the Escape. The BS does have some nicer touches to it (like the texture pattern in the floor mats matching the cargo area mats and far better location of the start button) then the Escape. It seems like automotive reporters have a madlibs they use when writing about Ford interiors. I’ll venture to guess that the Maverick, Escape and Bronco Sport use the same plastics for their interiors with minor color and slight texture differences.

Help me understand this-I've owned a 2017 Escape, been in 2024 Escape and own a Bronco Sport-how is the interior too small? The 2017 had issues with the dash vs the previous generation, but the 2020+ Escape was a huge improvement with that and the Bronco Sport is pretty similar So how is the Escape too small, yet the BS isn't, but the driving position/space is freaking identical?

The Jeep XJ Cherokee was a tiny vehicle vs what we have today-the overall length was roughly 165-168 inches long. Just as an example, a Bronco Sport is 172 inches long. My friend had one years ago and it had ZERO room in the back seat for someone 6ft plus-people bitch about the Bronco Sport rear legroom, but at least I can fit back there comfortably vs being smooshed in-between the rear seat and the rear of the front seat backs. Going by the photo above, I'm going to say its going to be at least 180-185 inches long. Its also a really terrible representation of a Cherokee if they are going for an updated retro look.

Once again this doesn’t make any sense….

From what I could dig up, other CARB States are implementing Advanced Clean Cars II in 2027...but even the CARB website is really light on information of what exactly Advanced Clean Cars II is outside of moving to 100% of ZEVs and more stringent emissions standards. But like you said, I think this is just a cost savings thing not to get it certified, because you'd think you'd be hearing more about this from the industry if it was really a big issue with current powertrains.

Well it is vital for their future products too...

From what I see, the Transit custom is more of stereotypical van and comes in a longer length in the LWB model. The Maverick Van would be more like the Transit Connect-lower liftover and not as high cargo area in the back...and I'm gonna guess cheaper to assemble because the Transit Custom is on its own bespoke platform for the EU and ROW.

Sigh-Missed this part: The Ecoboost PHEV is a Diesel replacement in the Ranger, not a performance or MPG improver like they are in the North American market, where gas prices aren't as big of deal.

Oof that just fucking ugly lol

Cost cutting since its a lame duck model and they don't want to spend the $$ to meet the CARB regs for 2026, even though the Bronco Sport and Maverick meet it.

Uh this was almost 2 years ago and it was due to production delays

Don't they already have a plant in Michigan they are working on? I know one was cancelled and another was half way done?

There was a FMC "Bot" at the Bronco6G forums, but it shut down a while ago.

I dunno-all I can see is dealerships adding a 100% ADM on them (being completely unaware of how they are being sold to customers). I see no reason why GM shouldn't be selling this car for $250-300K. Ford sold every single GTD and GT they made.

Since the Bronco and Ranger Launches, we've had no new products released....so yeah there is an issue.

Also throw in the rumor that Louisville assembly will be building a EV pickup that is in-between the Ranger and Maverick also. I have a feeling that Ford isn't showing all their cards here either-or one of these products will be a Bronco branded one, which would help make sense of having 3 different EV pickups, which coincidentally are the worst selling EV products too.

Rouge Electric Vehicle "Plant" is more or less just an additional assembly building that got fed from DTP from what I understand. People who work there have first dibs for jobs at BOC from the last UAW contract also.

Why should have people been forced to buy cars with catalytic converters/smog pumps that cut power 50% that made vehicles more dangerous to drive? In my experience with stop/start-it doesn’t engage unless you have the brake completely pressed down to the floor. You can let pressure off the peddle a hair and not have the vehicle move, but the stop start disengages, for situations like that. It’s pretty much unobtrusive at this point. I do notice that the Fusion hybrid I had did have a more noticeable delay in it vs the Escape or the Broncos I have now.

I dunno the Model X and Y look like bloated ticks to me.

Because people are more concerned about saving a buck then image

More info on the 2026 Escape Some 2026 Ford Escape Trims To Add Hybrid As Standard Powertrain

Ooh I forgot that the Tracer moved to the 323/Laser Platform in the late 1980s-remembered the second gen one