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Good thing Isuzu is out of the US, or there would be an Isuzu Theta as well. Don't forget the SAAB CUV will be on Theta-Epsilon (TE - SRX). The GM folk would point out the Theta and TE are "related" "but not the same platform".

Not sure the full plan had been worked out, but Turbo, DI (With and without Turbo), and Hybrid applications were mentioned when Cyclone was first unveiled.

I'm pretty sure DC is a college kid.

CD2 is the Escape platform. It's scheduled to go the way of the dodo.

Right, not out yet, but in beta. It's beta testers who are reporting that 4.1 has the necessary profile. I suppose it could be pulled from the actual release if it causes some other issues. Not sure about the timing of 4.1, but I'm looking forward to it as it is also supposed to address the proximity sensor issue I'm having with my 4.

All 4.0.1 does is change the bars to make it look like you have a better signal than you do. 4.1 is the version which is supposed to add Bluetooth control (As I said up above).

I'm sorry Richard, I missed it. Do you own a vehicle with SYNC? Ford evidentially has gotten enough complaints about it to warrant a TSB.

According to posters here, yes.

On non-nav equipped vehicles with SYNC, the volume of the voice prompt is tied to the volume of the bluetooth hands-free volume. The volume of the voice prompt is easily 2x that of the hands-free when the hands-free volume is pegged on the phone. You either need to live with the voice prompts being painfully loud so you can hear your callers, put up with not being able to hear your callers so that your ears don't burst from the voice prompts, or constantly adjust the volume to adjust for the difference in sound.

Apple infiltrated Ford and made SYNC not work right with Android and Blackberry phones as well? Is Apple perfect, heck no (While I do not have the antenna issue on my 4, their handling of it has been laughably poor, and while I own a Macbook I hate OSX with a passion), but the majority of the issues that I have with SYNC affect users of phones from multiple manufacturers. My biggest issue is the volume of the voice prompts in relation to the bluetooth volume. Until iOS 4 it was the biggest topic on syncmyride.com and affects users of multiple devices. Ford has issued a TSB on the issue which essentially tells dealers to tell customers to pound sand.

SSSHHHH.... You're not supposed to say anything negative about SYNC on BON, BTW1: The next version of iOS (4.1) should support steering wheel controls over BT. BTW2: My iPhone 4 has been working better with SYNC than my 3G (I'm not convinced that it isn't a fluke, but it seems to remember to switch to dock connector on it's own when connected.) BTW3: Ford has acknowledged the volume issue I have with a TSB, which basically says yeah, it doesn't work right, but that's how we meant for it to not work right.

"Hey let's show off a picture of the headlight!" "Yeah, hey, what about that fitment issue?" "Ah, no one will notice" Seriously, who ever approved using that photo should be fired. The seam between the bumper skin and fender looks awful.

Yeah, I thought they were going Turda a couple years ago.

I think people overestimate the "look at me" factor of the Prius. Sure, for some that is an appeal, but I think there are other, more compelling reasons, to look past the fugliness and buy a Prius. 1) It gets really good fuel economy. 2) It is well "packaged" - it has a decent amount of interior room for a relatively small car. 3) It can be tech heavy (push button, nav, etc), but is reasonably priced. Compare sales of the Insight to the Prius. It's not just about looks. Ford has the technology to tackle all three of those benefits.

Exactly, it's probably "just" T6.

They aren't going to build it in the USA. (Unless you consider Canada the 51st state).

Saw four in SW Michigan yesterday and today, including a bright red one. Then again, I also saw six other Flex just on the way home.

I've seen more TC than 2010 Taurus, and I'm starting to see a lot of 2010 Taurus'

Is this on EUCD, C2, or something else entirely? I'd guess EUCD.

Ford is in the process of closing their third brand. They do not need a new one. Especially one with just three initials that only exists in North America. SVT should be FPV and be hi-po models of both Ford and Lincoln products globally.

Anyone know the domestic content of the 2011 Mustang? Should be higher than the 2010 with the new V6 (Ohio) and auto transmissions (Michigan?). The old ones were from France and Germany.

For clarity - it's only the manual which is from China, right? I believe the slushbox (Both V6 and GT) is domestic. (Livonia, right?)

Don't shoot me, but I prefer the name FPV to SVT and think it should be used for both Ford brands globally.

When you press that button, a stick figure dies. The hatch opening looks small, I'm hoping it's the lens of the camera.

The most successful of the type of naming Lincoln was hoping for is, in my opinion Mazda (Though for some reason it's inconsistent). It's a Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda5, Mazda6 (RX, MX, CX not withstanding). I do agree re-changing names, you have to start with a worthy Continental, which is not the MCE of the MkS.