rmc523

As usual with Ford, if a plan you like gets canceled, give it long enough and it'll resurface...

It'll be interesting to see what all they do going forward. I'll have to find another source now, as they were one of my primaries.

the facelift did wonders for Escape’s design, even if it is still somewhat boring. I’ve said for a while that in the US there’s probably room for 1 premium priced sedan offering…whether it be Mustang or an alternative like Evos (the latter could command higher prices). after being in Europe and seeing how small roads are, they definitely need smaller cars.

I saw this the other day and I’m sad. They’ve always had good articles and photos

It's not "GM looking", it IS a GM with an International badge.

Not sure why they'd bother

They're all over the place down here now, and I don't like them any more the more I see them....some designs can grow on you but I haven't changed my stance on it.. On the flip side, you can't say it doesn't draw attention....

Oh, I was being sarcastic saying people should wear these:

Who says everyone can walk? There are plenty of places I can't walk, and there are plenty of people that can't, period. Next we'll need to design cars so that when a car hits a wheelchair, it's a perfect ramp shape so that they can just ride right over the car. What about skateboarders? What about bicyclists?

So why don't we make everyone wear a bubble wrap suit with deployable airbags at all times while walking around? Like a lot of the new crash tests, at a certain point, you can't design for every single scenario....and cars are only going to get more and more expensive trying.

How about don’t walk in the road when cars are coming, and you don’t get hit by one

I doubt that Ford is thrilled with their current levels but it is what it is

Except maybe Lincoln EVs would give them an opportunity to appeal to a different market. that said, I don’t see a Lincoln Bronco moving the needle

agreed. It needs to have some styling changes to keep going so long. i don’t think Puma is on C2, but I’ve seen a LOT of them over here and it’s a good looking vehicle. on the flip side, I’ve seen a lot of new Fiestas and Focii, and I don’t think they’d have moved the needle. Maintained sales perhaps, but they’re honestly boring, even if a good looking vehicle.

Pretty good numbers overall, thought perhaps a few not so good ones. Seems like maybe Bronco is stabilizing. ill have to get to my charts next week when I’m back home from traveling.

that’d actually be a good one….. on a different note, I’ve been in the UK for a few days and we had a Renault Trafic rental van (Transit Custom size)….apparently they don’t have the same backup camera requirement we do over here….it was crazy driving that big van without a camera

Well this shows a couple things: 1) Borg’s info showing basically nothing going forward is incorrect (shocking) 2) they’re not dead yet lol it doesnt say if they’re new or updated though. So one could just be a new Aviator (alongside Explorer) and Corsair in a few years. Hopefully they start adding models at some point.

well, aside from an obvious adjustment to RHD and driving on the left side of the road, the van has driven pretty well. It has some odd controls that take getting used to (for instance the audio controls are on their own steering wheel stalk with volume up and down buttons with a knob like thing for next songs). I also now completely understand why Europeans have smaller vehicles. Roads are tiny here. And in upper Scotland, some are one lane only with multiple extra “lumps” of pavement for passing areas that operate on the honor system of letting each other pass. cities aren’t much better…highways at least in Scotland don’t seem to be bigger than 4 lanes (2 each way).

that makes no sense

I think it depends on the technology. The parking features mentioned in the article don’t get used because they take too long. They take triple the time to get set up and “find” a spot I already know is there….and that’s IF it reads properly that there’s a spot. By the time I set it up, I could’ve parked already. but other technologies like blind spot or auto cruise control are different. Also I feel like with everyone glued to their phones anyway, they’re less likely to use in car stuff

On our trip, we have a competitor to Transit Custom, a Renault Trafic, and saw a few Customs at the rental place….yes, it’s much larger inside and outside than a Transit Connect

aw man, I’d have loved to see it in person, but the show fell right when I was going on a trip

Hmm. I wonder when these were made and if mine falls under it

Im actually in Scotland right now and I’ve seen a lot of Fiestas and Pumas (which look good btw), I only really seeing a couple of Kugas so far

when is the last time GMC outsold Silverado/Chevy (if ever)?