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To me, not all that bad, but I see a lot of Chevy in it.
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Plus the Cybertruck's front suspension appears to break.
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18 hours ago, DeluxeStang said:
Here you go my friend. I have to preface that this was rendered feeding a 3D into an AI program, so it did some weird things. The surfacing and detailing is pretty off compared to the actual model, but the overall shape and proportions are pretty close to the real thing. Basically imagine this shape with a more sculpted and vented hood, sportier front graphics, and less cuts down the body side. It's a quirky design, would definitely polarized people if it was an actual truck, but it's had some fans thus far due to how different it is.
Interesting design, but I wonder if that short hood would pass government/insurance crash tests.
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37 minutes ago, Willwll313wll said:
It sound's like it's being done at Ford sounds like it is for efficiency, which I think it should be. Let the form follow the function.
Farley said something several months back that one of the easiest ways to increase battery range is to have a very aerodynamic design.
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3 hours ago, CurtisH said:
Does that really matter? The difference is not big. With the proper engine mounts and subframe isolation, most people probably wouldn’t notice the difference.
Don't forget the balance shaft.
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14 minutes ago, DeluxeStang said:
That's what Ford will do if they're smart, but it's not like Ford has done a lot of smart things as of late. It's pretty clear to me that out of all the modular platforms Ford has, c2 is the biggest winner by a mile, it's cheap, flexible, reliable, competitive, everything you want out of a platform. That's why Ford's probably gonna get rid of it in like 5 years. ...
At least for the Bronco Sport, the C2 platform it's based on will be around until 2030. I suspect other C2 vehicles will be the same.
https://fordauthority.com/2022/12/ford-bronco-sport-to-use-c2-platform-through-2030-report/
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41 minutes ago, Rick73 said:
Yeah, putting an aero body over a Ford Model T wouldn’t make it fast.....
Actually it could. Back in the 1930's some guy put a custom-made aero body on his Model T. Stock engine, but with a different transmission. Top speed increased from 42 mph to 70 mph.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/amazing-1930s-home-built-aero-bodied-model-t.504960/
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42 minutes ago, Deanh said:
correct me if Im wrong, but wasnt Honda meant to Badge engineer the Equinox?...and then cancelled?
Yep, just happened last week. GM and Honda were going to cooperate on producing low-cost EV's, but no more. They decided to go their own ways.
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So MAP is finally getting its third shift.
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2 hours ago, .I. said:
I can’t imagine what will Ford do in Europe. Ford killed everything from the Fiesta to Mondeo. All electric line up for 2030 is not possible right now, because the people doesn’t want to buy them.
Vans, especially commercial, are Ford's strong point in Europe.
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34 minutes ago, Rick73 said:
VW months ago was first I recall to cite “strong customer reluctance” for having to cut back electric vehicle production.
Not just VW. Ford is now postponing $12 billion in EV investments due to customer reluctance.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/ford-will-postpone-about-12-billion-in-ev-investment.html
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21 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
Interesting little tidbit I just found
https://x.com/mikemartinez_an/status/1717645031652155474?s=46
I'm guessing Ford was planning on half of that.
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About $3.08 in northern Michigan.
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35 minutes ago, akirby said:
Paywalled
Damn, sorry about that, I didn't now it was paywalled.
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Good analysis of the proposed contact by the Detroit News. Worth a read.
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30 seconds of that guy is all I can take. I hope the tentative contract is ratified.
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The good news just keeps on coming. It appears the front suspension is poorly designed, the upper control arm bends under stress.
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Looks like now the UAW is asking for at least a 25% pay increase.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/uaw-strike-union-detroit-3-come-closer-raises
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1 hour ago, 2005Explorer said:
Those socialist activists would much prefer all corporately owned automakers go away and be replaced by one US Government owned and run automaker.
The Brits tried that with British Leyland, back in the 70's. To say it didn't work is being charitable.
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1 hour ago, jasonj80 said:
Plus with the recession winding down people might be doing slightly better and will vote for Biden for reelection.The longer this strike goes on, with more and more people being laid off, and more suppliers shutting down, the risk of a recession will only increase.
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2 hours ago, iamweasel said:
When it comes to making money, Bill Ford is not the best leader. He's too nice. Some real hard decisions will have to be made at Ford some day (or should have been made already) but he's not going to be the one that makes them or allows certain things to happen.
I think Bill Ford would agree with you. That's why he stepped down as CEO back in 2006 and hired Alan Mulally to run the company.
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2 hours ago, jpd80 said:
……it’s like Ford forgot all about that because the UAW played nice for so many years.
Out of the Detroit Three, Ford by far has/had the best relationship.
Interesting interview with Bill Ford in the New York Times earlier this week. He cautioned the Ford bargaining team not to take any comments made public personally, and to be patient. He went on to say that he knows many of the guys on the UAW team, and plays hockey with several of them on a local beer-league team, and considers them friends. I suspect they could hammer out a contract fairly quickly if it wasn’t for Mr. Fain.
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Mr. Fain slams Ford, and says there's real movement at GM and Stellantis.
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2 hours ago, tbone said:
You win some and you lose some. He can afford it.
Maybe, but the shareholders won't be happy.
Ford Marshall Plant to Resume, But Be Scaled Back
in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
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That sigh of relief you just heard came from Michigan's Governor. She was sweating bullets over this one.