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and better towing, at least equal to Escape.

I wonder why the the towing capacity is so low compared to the Escape. I was leaning towards the bronco two door already and that sealed the deal. With just me and wife now at home, no need for extra doors, do need to haul a 19 ft boat.

I have a 2 hp Honda marine on a sailboat and it kinda sucks, my 90 hp Honda on the center console ran 20 years before the transmission finally gave out. Always seem to screwing around with the 2 hp, can’t say I love that little engine

Some people forget this simple fact, like the governor of Florida

What is the Wuhan Flu? Does not exist.

I will assume you are naive. While seasonal influenza can cause respiratory distress it is not to the level seen in Covid 19. For seasonal influenza there is a vaccine available that can reduce or eliminate the rate of infection and reduce severity of infection, not the case Covid 19. Throughout the world countries are trying to deal with this highly contagious disease which disproportionately effects the oldest members of our society. That is why ICU units are being strained.

We had an Edge before we had the last generation escape. As a daily commuter car for one person my wife felt it was too much interior volume for one person, but at the time our twins were still living with us it made sense for weekly sojourns to our cottage in Maine. After they left home, we replaced the Edge with the Escape which she said felt more comfortable for daily commute. As bonus the Escape actually was a better tow vehicle for our 19 foot boat. Less sag when the boat was hitched up and better power with the turbo four than the N/A V6. The Edge was a more comfortable cruiser for long trips.

If you can wait a year, I would wait until the Bronco and Bronco Sport arrive.

I believe it will sit beside the escape, not below, the rugged non urban CUV

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/03/09/baby-bronco-leaked/#slide-2215561

If 15,000,0000 Americans come down covid-19, the est number who had the flu this season, based on a 2% death rate, we can expect 300,000 deaths. This would be 20 times higher than the number of flue rated fatalities. Just because the covid -19 numbers are small now, it could get really bad if not taken seriously. The number of flue patients is relatively low compared to the general population because of immunization and residual immunity in the population by prior infections. This is not the case for Covid -19 where no vaccine currently exists and no residual immunity exists. For 80% of the population who acquire the virus it will be a minor irritant, for the remaining 20% it will be a more severe illness. In Developed nations with a higher percentage of older residents, death rate maybe higher.

If they could deliver this to US consumers at decent price, this could replace the entry level cars that have left the market.

Sound similar to the symptoms of what happened when a disgruntled person put water in my wife’s minivan gas tank many years ago. Had to have the tank completely drained. Not that this happened to you but when I went to fill the tank residual mud was observed on filling aperture. They weren’t please with her parking in front of their house even thought it was perfectly legal parking spot.

This looks a great replacement for the wife's 2015 Escape, I like the orange and white on this vehicle

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Do we know how many explorers sales occurred in the same period?

That’s a face only a mother could love, good thing for them commercial truck buyers are not that partial to looks, bottom line is the driver for that decision.

I bet that thing has great ground clearance and great approach and departure angles, could this be a mule for the rock beast thingy.

Then there is this speculation on Autoblog, the return of the short bed F150 Raptor https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/24/ford-bronco-raptor-mule-spied/

I know 90% of Escape owners don’t tow much but I trailer a 19 ft center console from Boston to Maine and appreciate the visibility afforded by the higher the previous generation Escape. I am hoping that the Bronco sport maintains or improves upon this feature.

You realize they discontinued the FJ Cruiser in 2014 because of lack of sales, right. Has a loyal niche following, but didn’t sell in meaningful numbers. see below it’s rumored replacement. https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/toyota-allegedly-bringing-tj-cruiser-crossover-concept-to-production/

At least around here in the Northeast most people don’t buy a new Jeep to put a lift kit on it to drive it on the rocks. The lifted jeeps around here are usually older models from the used markets that have been modified. Furthermore they tend to be a weekend car because no one wants to put up with the noise and ride quality as a daily driver. Most people I know who buy wranglers do so for the image but soon tire of the noise and rough ride. Last I looked Ford makes no money, other than repair parts, on used car sales. If you want that rock crawler, buy an old Jeep or Bronco and modify it to your hearts content. Like the manual transmission and SRA in cars, the SFA is going away. The industry is responding to what most people want, not what the few enthusiast want.

This sounds a lot like all the angst around the mustang switch to IRS. Jeep stands alone with SFA now that the the G wagon switched. Live with it, it is going to be IFS. If you can’t, buy a wrangler and enjoy the ride for the 99% of the miles on flat ground. https://www.drivingline.com/articles/5-reasons-why-your-solid-axle-rig-is-obsolete/

Here is more vaporware to chew on. Nice looking CGI in my opinion but and who knows if it ever gets built. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/11/nikola-badger-hydrogen-battery-electric-pickup-truck/

If I think about a four door bronco pick up truck, I think it would cost more because it have the cost a 4 door bronco plus the bed and extended frame, on the other hand you could see the 2 door bronco truck being less costly then the four door bronco, but is there a market? Just random thoughts based on looking at the size and materials of the jeep gladiator. I agree with the school of thought that the Ranger Raptor should cover that demographic.