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The 2020 GT500 ended up being a lot more than just a CJ quarter horse.

Apparently I am not supposed to use Google to search for actual information! Too bad. This is from https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2019014. Conclusions Among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical status at 15 days as compared with standard care. (Funded by the Coalition Covid-19 Brazil and EMS Pharma; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04322123. opens in new tab.) Not some UFO, demon seed, nut. It is not a cure. THAT is the problem, it is being touted as a cure. On topic: " The drug nevertheless saw a briefly renewed lease on life earlier this month when researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit published a retrospective analysis of 2,541 hospitalized Covid-19 patients in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases showing that 13% of those treated with the drug died, compared with 26.4% of those who did not receive it. However, while several right-wing media figures celebrated the data, a review in the same journal pointed to numerous confounding factors that called the purported benefit into question. And two weeks ago, a post-publication peer review in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents strongly criticized the original paper that spurred interest in the drug, published earlier this year, pointing to numerous methodological flaws rendering it “nearly if not completely uninformative” and denouncing it as “fully irresponsible.” https://medcitynews.com/2020/07/hydroxychloroquine-flunks-phase-iii-trial-in-mild-to-moderate-covid-19/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 Trump lies aren't just stupid, they can kill you. It wasn't worth mentioning except it came back in the news yet again. https://www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-covid-doctor-believes-in-alien-dna-demon-sperm-and-hydroxychloroquine FoMoCo has historically been an equal opportunity employer, as a leader. "Of those in attendance (Henry Ford I funeral) , African-Americans represented a large percentage. They paid homage to the industrialist who hired them - along with women and physically disabled - when no other company would and who paid them the same wages as white men." https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20030601/SUB/306010874/ford-was-first-company-to-hire-blacks-in-large-numbers So, yes Ford listens and has a dialogue. 100 people may not be significant, but still worthy. Not just racial issues either of course: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/12/11/ford-listed-among-best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality-in-u-s--.html Trump is no friend to Ford. " Ford said in a statement that it is focused on acting to protect the environment while also protecting the affordability of vehicles. “This agreement with California provides regulatory stability while reducing CO2 more than complying with two different standards,” it said." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-trump/trump-attacks-ford-motor-for-not-backing-fuel-economy-rollback-idUSKCN1VB1QQ Ford has a long view, not supporting a President who uses them for his short term goals.

" Ford doesn’t even recommend this for the 2018 Mustang." It doesn't work with the new 10 speed auto. "Not working" "not recommended" is not the same. Saying it's not recommended gave me pause,as I'm probably going to get the kit. It's a fitment issue, nothing more.

The 18 Mustang has a new automatic. It's a Ford product made for the 15-17 Mustang.

They use the same basic design. "To get the extra power out of the 2016 Ford Focus RS, the 2.3L EcoBoost engine from the Mustang has been fitted with a different turbocharger, an upgraded intake system, a larger exhaust system and a larger radiator, which helps keep this high performance mill cool over long periods of track time. This power is put to the ground via a 6-speed manual transmission and a new advanced all-wheel drive system that should be one of the best-performing systems of its type in the segment." https://www.torquenews.com/106/how-mustang-ecoboost-makes-345hp-focus-rs

I wonder if the Ford Power Pack for the 2.3 Mustang will work on the Ranger? https://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-performance-cold-air-intake-kit-with-calibration-ecoboost-2015-2017/p/M9603M4/

"Next year, however, the coach-door Continental will be available on an unlimited basis–and if the Powers That Be within the Blue Oval give the nod, a rear-wheel-drive large sedan will assume the storied nameplate some time in the next few years, complete with standard-equipment coach doors in all trim levels. That, as the kids say, will be “lit.” There will still be a RWD Mustang, so why not a RWD Lincoln?

Great trivial question.

Other than bragging rights, what does it do for Dodge? How many do they sell? The Challenger architecture is aging badly with bad crash test data, the V6 is slow and it is still in 3rd place sales. And I think it's downright dangerous not to have a roll bar in a Hellcat/Demon.

I've said the same thing about 50s cars. We don't want to climb up OR down anymore.

So it's putting out 410 HP?

I sat in one last week. 1) They don't need an L version. Plenty of leg room 2) the optional rear seat control option is cool 3) The door handles are sexy, and the pull shut feature is a nice touch 4) The interior door electronic door release was WOW! In the parking we talked to a woman who traded-in her 7 series BMW on an all black Continental with red brake calipers. She loved it.

The pants and the car were named after the Island of Capri. The other islands from the Mediterranean could go back to that idea: Linosa, Ibeza, Ios, Andros, Levanzo, Caprera all sound good to me. The "Lincoln Linosa"!

Cadillac ATS and CTS midsize.

No i didn't cherry pick a month. look at the YTD to the right...it gives 2014 and 2015. END YEAR 2015 (last available) the Taurus is 4000 units behind the 300, and nearly 1/2 of Charger sales. http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2016/01/usa-large-car-sales-figures-december-2015-year-end.html

Ummm not at all. The Charger alone has outsold the Taurus every year by wide margins. The 300 is just behind the Taurus. Using the 300 as the supposed target is disingenuous. http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2015/09/usa-large-car-sales-figures-august-2015-ytd.html Notice that the RWD cars above have weathered the Large Car market better. The 300 was down 5.1% and the Charger only .3% compared to the FWD Large Cars down 27% (Taurus) and 35% (Maxima). 300/Charger on a RWD platform from a Mercedes 2003 W211, only refreshed once in 2011. If you argue against a more modern new RWD platform you are arguing against the Mustang continuing. It's already a borrowed platform dating back to the LS/Jaguar to 2000.

No you can't just cut off length.....but it's a lot easier than stretching a smaller platform. Ford has been doing this for decades with the Lincoln/Thunderbird from the 61s to the more recent Thunderbird/Lincoln LS/Jaguar S. Then there's Javelin/AMX, And the FOX platform that went from a Fairmont, shortened to a Mustang, then extended to a Mark VII and even a Town Car. As for the Alpha Camaro it is now lighter than the Mustang by 50 lbs. You can't live in the past, Ford realizes this, hence the new architecture. For that business case it would be an absolute waste to expend huge amounts of money on a niche vehicle like the Mustang ALONE. There have been many business cases to abandon the Mustang RWD platform, see the Probe. It's not an "almost unprecedented success" (almost AND unprecedented? You can't establish an almost new precedent!) platform sharing is utterly common. But now it's over several continents. The Taurus D3 platform spawned several other cars and another platform. The Taurus never came close to 300/Charger sales. While I met a Baretta owner who thought his car was RWD, most do seem to know. And FWD is acceptable to most. An octogenarian may not know his last 4 Mercedes were RWD, but he knows what character his Merc has vs a Camry. Most luxury cars are RWD and will continue to be. Or it could be, by the time Lincoln gets to it, RWD will be passe! And Acura has been right all along LOL.

RWD is not going away. Hyundai/Genesis has new RWD versions in the wings. http://www.autoblog.com/2015/11/03/hyundai-genesis-sub-brand-official/ When Ford was on a tight budget they made do with an aging RWD Mustang chassis and a lot of borrowed FWD platforms. Other than the F series and Mustang, Ford became a virtually FWD mass market car manufacturer. The future is in China and luxury cars.

They were imported from Australia, like the Mercury Capri (FWD convert.) none have sold well. I don't think it's an apt comparison for that and other reasons. It's how GM deals with all it's import connections: Geo, Opel, etc. they just die on the vine. If Lincoln had a large RWD chassis, a cut down one for the Thunderbird and a smaller version for the Mustang it could be spread over three models and even several markets: China, US and Europe. If they can make a case for a China only Taurus certainly three niche products that share common chassis could make sense.

With the CD714 (Lincoln) debuting also in 2020 i think there is a Mustang RWD connection. It might be a page out of the GM Camaro/Cadillac strategy.

I was thinkingI I was thinking of the 1/2 door like on the Saturn coupe. If they can make sliding DOORS on a mini-van (both sides) you'd think they could make something work!

Matt aka P-71 was part of the "Panther Mafia", the young ones who bought used cop cars and thought they knew everything. He was livid about a plastic manifold that cracked out of warranty......by 100,000 miles. Nothing wrong with the Panther platform for it's time. It just got old and couldn't meet new crash regs. I love RWD! I have a 94 Lincoln Mark VIII. Previously a 96 Mark VIII and a 71 Mark III. I'd love a Mark IX off the Mustang chassis. Maybe a drop top hardtop with small suicide doors in back too. That's a photoshop I need to do.

BTW I never said to exclude the M4. I said the 4 series was, ummm, a series: 4 door "coupe", 2 door coupe, convert. etc. with 200-300 HP, 400+ in M form. Only the economy version is priced with the Mustang GT. The M is twice as much..The M should be included. But the article didn't include it. What is the sales of the M4 2 door? I couldn't even find figures for the M4, and certainly not broken down by body style. As I said earlier the Camaro V8 and Mustang GT have beat the M4 in raw performance and feel. If price was irrelevant the GT350 and R, independently imported, beats the M4 hands down. History does repeats itself. In 1982 I bought a new Capri 5.0 for $8000. My roommate bought a new 320i 2 door for $14,000. "Bang for the buck" beats pretension to me.