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I wouldnt mind if they used the Courier name again. My grandfather had an 82 XLT in that powder blue color that Ford had at the time. (Anyone remember what the heck the exact name of that color was by chance?) Lots of fond memories riding around in that truck...

Doesnt change your point really, but thats incorrect. 2010 Mustang was the first year of the refreshed body style but had the carryover 4.6-liter 3V. 2011 saw the arrival of the 5.0-liter. F-150 Raptor had the 6.2 for 2010.

Oops... double post. (Sorry kids)

Mark X was used on a concept car as well. Mark IX was in 2001, Mark X in 04. Mark XI it is!

First and foremost, I want to say that between the Continental and this announcement, I am finally starting to gather some hope and excitement for Lincoln again. I fully admit I'm one of the ones that hasn't really liked anything they've done up until this point, with few minor exceptions. That being said, I know this thread will be looked at by "certain" people with great interest, and to you I say THANK YOU! Now, as for the names themselves? I would not only reach into the "Lincoln Historical Bin" for names, but also go back and use a few of the fantastic names that you guys have applied to those awesome concept cars we've seen over the years. (Of course that's saying that you still have the trademark filed) My fantasy list as follows: MKZ - ZEPHYR MKC - VERSAILLES or PREMIERE MKX - NAVICROSS MKS - CONTINENTAL (EXPLORER-BASED) MKT REPLACEMENT - AVIATOR NAVIGATOR - DO NOT CHANGE This leaves a few (in my opinion) cool names left on the table too like Blackwood, Sentinel, and Cosmo (Shortened version of Cosmopolitan, because I think that full name would be a bit too much nowadays). And please, don't ruin a Mustang-based Lincoln with that MKR crap. If anything, THAT is where you use the MK naming scheme as it was originally intended, returning a sporty entry to the "Mark" name and make a proper Mark IX coupe. (That and the Mark X convertible concepts were awesome to see in person)

I think akirby may be right, because we would have heard or seen something by now about a this Taurus in our future here in the U.S. There's already "pretty much finished" Continentals running around Dearborn right now. Good article for info, pay attention to the last section in it. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2017-lincoln-continental-spied-it-really-is-happening-future-cars

Let's not forget as well that Sergio has went ahead with the practice of raising invoice pricing on Ram, Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep products without increasing the MSRPs on the window stickers accordingly, ergo effectively "pinching" his dealership network's margins, all in an attempt to make up for the company's lousy ATPs. Further proof that RJ's theory of "protecting the home brand" is going on here: The above-mentioned tactic will not be applied to FIAT or Alfa Romeo vehicles. The whole thing is a shame. I wish FIAT and all involved would magically "go away" and leave Chrysler alone to do its thing, so much promise there in my opinion.

Sunovabitch! I started it and only got to post once... (OK, twice counting this)....

Remember, you're not necessarily "going against the marketing message" by using a diesel vs. EcoBoost, EcoBoost technology has already been proven to be able to be applied to a diesel. < COUGH >

For everyone but us here in the U.S. A certain group of enthusiasts on here can (rightly) weep... http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-ford-focus-diesel-wagon-first-drive-review Edit: It's got a manual trans too!

Congrats on your purchase, and may you have much good luck with it. A friend had a Solstice, and I remember driving it thinking what a surprisingly competent effort it was from GM, and I also wondered how much better it was going to get over time. (We all know how that worked out) You definitely got "the looker" between the two in my opinion. Color?

Worth mentioning too is how far forward Ford pushed the envelope with this entire class of vehicle when the Fiesta was introduced. These things used to be looked at as penalty boxes, but all of a sudden here was a Fiesta that could be had with Nav, leather, and other items normally reserved for bigger cars. I too hope they raise the bar yet again.

I'm actually that way with both it and the new Focus, preferring each of their previous versions. The grille is an absolute knockout on the Fusion, but I just don't care for how it translates onto the smaller cars.

Fiesta is a bit worrying. The perennial heavyweight in this class has always been the Nissan Versa, selling in absolute ridiculous numbers compared to anything else. The Fiesta, since its introduction, has always been solidly in second place. Since Honda revised the Fit though, it appears that customers seem to be picking the Fit, as its numbers have climbed while Fiesta's have fallen. This stinks because the Fiesta just received a makeover for last year. Make no mistake, gas prices are playing a huge part as well.

+1 And, not to mention that those claims of ATPs have to be somewhat rectified when you look at the cash incentives that had to be piled on the hoods of those cars to clear them out. Up to $17,700 in incentives for the damn ELR?(!) (Note: The Escalade is not included in my above statement as that thing is the real deal when it comes to raking in the dough)

Don't you think, given Ram's not-insignificant sales volume increase that it's quite possibly not cannibalization from the Colorado/Canyon as much as losing sales to Ram? Those Ram sales are coming from somewhere, and since F-Series doesn't appear to be losing any volume, and let's be honest, Toyota and Nissan don't really have that much to give in the first place, that Ram's increase is coming at GM's expense?

Ward's Auto ran an article back in February that stated Chevrolet was reporting a 41% conquest rate for the Colorado with most conquest sales being people stepping out of competitors' CUVs. The Chevrolet Colorado's strongest market is Los Angeles. That article also stated that Chevrolet wasn't experiencing any type of noteworthy cannibalism of Silverado sales as a result.

Apparently everyone skipped over this. ^ Not a joke. ^

What do you wanna bet they'll do what they do with the Impala now and combine Malibu Classic and the new models' sales numbers and not break them down for the public?

Yea, where's the "Cash for Clunkers" program for old yard equipment?

I too was wondering about the article, as I hadn't heard any of my friends saying that anything weird was going on out there. One specifically sent me.....uh....."proof." You are 100% correct, Korea is not scheduled to build the new one until beginning in 2017.

Next-gen Cruze will be built in Lordstown as well. GM already spent ~$270-million upgrading the facility in preparation. For those that don't know, that's my neck of the woods. Lordstown's a few miles away from me, I have friends that work there.

^^ This. Price of gas vs. diesel means it'd take how long to recuperate the extra money spent on the diesel upfront, and all for an engine with (as you said) less horsepower and torque than the gasser. It would be cheaper for Ford to just revise the 6.2-liter at that point. Not to mention, if they did something along the lines of what 30 OTT 6 mentioned above, they could have an economical gasoline solution for the bigger classes of F-Series trucks.

What I believe Old Wiz was referring to in the first part of his post wasn't the difference between respective versions of the Powerstroke, but the fact that (especially in the past) diesels that were used across the wide range of trucks like that saw their respective horsepower and torque numbers decreased as they were installed in the Class 3-7 trucks. The Powerstroke had higher ratings in the F-250/F-350, but its numbers were reduced (dramatically in some cases) when installed in say, an F-650 of the same year. This was a common thing in diesels, whether it was the Powerstroke, Cummins, etc.