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As the owner of a 2000 Lincoln LS and a 2022 Nautilus I disagree 1000% on both points. We get pick up and drop off service from a dedicated Lincoln dealer and all 4 Lincolns have best in class design, features and materials. They are lacking cars but that doesn’t discount the utilities they do offer.

If Ford ignores this it opens them up to other companies doing it who might not be using a new Bronco underneath. There are also potential liabilities. And if Ford decides to do this themselves one day they’d be competing. All they have to do is license it with Ford. They just don’t want to pay royalties or licensing fees.

14 years on one battery is a miracle. They rarely last more than 3 years. AGM should last longer.

I think we’ll see a hybrid at the very least with pro power onboard. I wouldn’t rule out a BEV with range extender either,

Not dead just paused while they redesign it and figure out the path forward, They would certainly be available if needed for Oakville.

Both. Adding production capacity and also adding electrification but they gave no details on what kind of electrification.

Electrified super duties are being built in Oakville exclusively.

It doesn’t matter if it’s once a year or 10 times a year. People don’t want the inconvenience especially on vacation. Especially in remote areas where the nearest charger might be 50 miles away.

Compare Teslas with other EVs from true luxury mfrs and it’s obvious they are not luxury vehicles.

The quote isn’t about lying, the quote is saying that you can use statistics to distort facts and draw invalid conclusions. The implication is that Buicks are cheaper than Chevys, but if you compare a Buick vehicle with the same size and type of Chevy vehicle the Buick will be more expensive. Again it’s like saying Ohio State has never won a SEC championship. Technically it’s true but they aren’t eligible to even compete for one.

Again - have you looked at a Lincoln lately?

I thought it was pretty much confirmed that they’re slated for Louisville as of a few months ago but I don’t remember where that info came from.

You probably don’t see many Cadillacs either. California is a different market. Which new Lincoln vehicle needs a bespoke platform and why? Cadillac chasing bmw performance cars was a bust even though the cars were great.

And when it was sold it was a Honda everywhere else. It would be stupid to have bespoke platforms just for the hell of it. Especially when the base platform is really good to begin with. What matters is the final product and not one of Lincoln’s vehicles are compromised because of the platform.

Saying the average Buick sells for less than the average Chevy when we all know Buick doesn’t have any $100k heavy duty pickups to distort the average. It’s like saying Georgia has won more sec championships than Notre Dame.

And what do you think F series ATP is compared to Lincoln? Apples and oranges. And why does that matter?

Lies, damn lies and statistics.

I don’t think they did but even if they did it wouldn’t matter. In race trim they’re limited to 400-500 hp.

Say what? Lincoln’s are on par or better than other luxury brands for the last decade. You must not have been in one recently.

Not even close. Buick is no better than Ford and sells more because of price.

That makes the most sense to me also. No reason BOC can’t build all the EVs or at least more than just T3 and new transit EV. Bring Nautilus to Louisville and add a new hybrid edge. Rework Escape and give Corsair a regular hybrid instead of the plug in.

Oh they’re definitely sandbagging at least a little bit. They only got 4 tries. Probably waiting to see what Chevy does. Wouldn’t it be cool if the vette did 6:45 and the GTD did 6:40 the next day?

I don’t like the whole “fastest American car” thing when the Germans are significantly faster. They should have just left it at sub 7 minute which is a great accomplishment.