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Do you know they didn't?

SS is 750 hp with no warranty...scares me from who does the upgrade.

Or Omni Shelby or FWD Charger Shelby or suing the only organization that ever tried to promote the good performance cars that he actually did build.

There is where you are wrong, where else can you get a car that has sat in the desert filthy and with shoddy upfits with some (has been) name on it only to confuse people with the GT500 with all the balls.

I have great memories of the old Trans Ams as well. High school friend had a 79 Anniversary Edition Silver with the screaming chicken.

Thanks, I am with it now. I thought that he might be refering to the new diesel.

Ok, I'll bite, 380gp is 380 hp but where is this 4.5 engine coming from?

DeanH, I don't think the V-10 sucks the gas. I think that the vehicle that it is in is heavy and that is what contributes to the poor fuel economy. I know people that have a 5.4 and the 6.8 in F-350 4x4 and they get virtually the same gas mileage. The biggest problem with the V-10 is when Dodge offered a V-10 in their trucks which really burned the fuel. Kind of spoiled the whole notion of a V-10 engine. Kind of like the early GM car diesels.

I think the main update should be on the center stack area with the detached information screen. And please option new chrome wheels (not plastic covered steel wheels).

I noticed too that the rear doors are larger than they are currently.

Nobody I know love those dumbass doors on the regular cab truck. It makes the regular door too small for an easy exit or entry and if you are tall, all you see when you look to your left is door post.

Good...can't happen soon enough! These old tired vehicles bring down the image that Ford is trying to project. Care to guess why The CV is fleet only?

I agree...too close to Festiva which was a piece of crap. Be original with a new name for a new car entering into a segment long forgotten.

It makes the Chevy truck look cartoonish.

No that you are a dumb ass that revives old quotes.

Way to go J-150....bring up a post from Sept and add...what?

Also to add, Lariat is spelled with the letter "a" not Lariet. edited because of my spelling

And you know...how?

From my local dealer...they have yet to receive one. Program #11422

Because there is...$500 Swap cash

I agree, same platform but with a ground up reskin and a ranger based off the platform with modern styling. I am amazed at what we can fit in the vehicle with passengers and luggage with reasonable trailer towing and a size that fits in our garage and is nimble.

As an Explorer owner, let me challenge you with this point. Space inefficient as compared to what? Trailblazer? Acadia? Edge? Pilot? Poor gas mileage as compared to what? Acadia? I think that the current Explorer is a best in class platform that needs engine updates and a vastly better restyling that what the joke of an update the 05 was. What makes it good is lack of a common (car) platform with the utility of a SUV for towing. Do not ignore the millions of people that have bought the Explorer and force them to a car based Taurus X or Flex. Offer them choices (like a small diesel) and let the market drive what sells.

Taurus X very close, only problem for me or my wife is compared the the Acadia, lower seating height and seven passenger seating verses eight passenger seating. I mean, if you are going to abandon minivans, offer the functionality of more seating rather that going to an Expedition. The Flex, has a name that my wife will not get past " sounds like an aerobic class-bust a move " and the styling of a Scion on steriods.

You may be right, but by looking at the pictures of the center stack, it has a more upscale appearance than the new Escape. I really like the display and readout on the Escape, I just would like smaller knobs. I really like the interior light change from "old timey" green to asthetic blue. I have recently ridden in a new Edge with the black leather interior and I am wondering why does this vehicle have such huge airflow vents that cannot be adjusted to cool the driver after sitting out it the summer sun. You can adjust the vent but the airflow will hardly blow on the driver.

You know, I have heard this arguement all the time and I wonder...what does it take to make a business case for a segment to participate in? Windstar to Freestar (totally uncompetitive vehicle)- market not big enough, we quit. Chrysler introduces new minivan. Ford soon to introduce a segment buster with a stupid name Flex. I don't know, seems risky to me, what about all the people that want a minivan? Segment shrinking too much, how do you update the looks of a Flex? It appears that the Explorer is going away as we know it too. Why is that? Ugly tired styling or segment changing too much? It seems that Fords' efforts in updated vehicles in the past has lead to disappointment in retail acceptance and now Ford says, segment shrinking we quit. I have to tell you, The new Acadia is everything we like about our Explorer and there is no answer from Ford. Wait till Chevrolet receives their version, that vehicle has "hit" written all over it. Can't wait to see the swagger back in the blue oval with confidence and research in a market that is better than the competition, someone tell me that it is coming soon, Please!