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Better if you said..... made the mistake of getting a Camry and came back ....... Anyway how does the Fusion compare to the Camry? Does it have the full Nav/Sync screen? Or do all Fusions have that these days?

What about people who already sold the cars and took a lower trade in from Ford due to the diminished market value caused by the dual clutch transmission

I would be more worried about leaving a package that is visible to someone who might break the window in my car. But if you have a trunk or a covered hatch back area which I believe all the CUV's/SUV's have (?) its a great idea. Especially for someone who leaves their car at a train station or parking facility all day.

Having a soft spot for the Focus and not wanting it to be discontinued here I like this Escape. The original Escapes were like small SUV's and that was good. The current Focus sort of looked like a compromise, and not something a Focus buyer would want. This Focus based Escape seems to be a good example of a White Space Vehicle. Will have to see it in person but it in the pictures it looks agile which is a good thing.

The video visually is very good. And the guys voice and presentation style is good, he also matched his clothes to the interior well.......guess that's not hard just wear black and silver. He made a good point about ST's roots and reason for its following and why this looks Edge ST looks more like a product of the Marketing department than the ST people (which I always had the impression - true or not - was a small group semi independent from Ford). But as he said many of the ST features are good, just the price is high. But perhaps they are giving good discounts off the 50k.

Interesting so this thread started over 3 years ago and thus the article is from 3 years ago. Is Hau Thai Tang still being groomed for something? https://www.autonews.com/article/20181126/OEM02/181129939/hau-thai-tang And after Ford used this Gorilla Glass hybrid on the 2017 GT Porsche used it on the 911 http://www.thedrive.com/news/22835/porsche-is-the-first-automaker-to-use-gorilla-glass-windows but using it on roll up windows can be a problem since it is so thin it can flex at high speeds.

You know building a good truck engine isn't rocket science.

I have never owned a truck, so for what it's worth when I saw it last friday in person at the Ford Dealer I thought it looked good and unlike the Fiesta's 10+ year old interior, it did not look dated. Makes sense to not spend a lot of time re-doing the sheet metal on this placeholder vehicle since most have not seen this truck before. Particularly for urban and suburban areas it certainly is a much more manageable size for finding places to park.

it looks good and yes interesting lights, would be nice for these "whitespace" vehicles to have unique features, such as headlamps and grills.

The Grill looks huge in that camo

I don't care what anyone says hybrids are the fulfillment of the Soros agenda to take my coal and open the borders!!! Seriously though, I can imagine the huge benefits from a stop or low speeds that electric could apply. I have noticed a lot of Fusions hybrids, you have to look, that's probably a good introduction.

I agree the shifter and drive condition knobs on the center console seem to take up to much room especially considering the driving condition knob i have to think rarely gets used. Our 2018 Mustang uses a toggle switch, which I like, though I rarely use it. As to places to use the phone, is that slot that is in front of and connected to the cup holders a for a cell phone? If its wide enough that would be a good spot - though if not designed right drink spills could be a problem.

I don't know but since before August the selection of Foci has been very limited - so not surprised they are down to 12,000, more surprised they still have 12,000.

In Fairness to Bloomberg I probably should have mentioned that it was labeled as an editorial by Chris Bryant who is not a reporter but a "opinion columnist." Anyway, i hope Ford doesn't have to shut a factory especially with Trump in the White House. As others said GM appears to have too much capacity.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-27/ford-gets-left-at-the-lights-by-general-motors Story ends with: "Ford could use some of Barra’s decisiveness." I had been thinking that Ford really dodged a bullet by right sizing before and making the shift from sedans to other types of vehicles by re-purposing existing plants rather than closing them. But the author seems to think Ford is behind. I don't know, Is Ford ahead or behind GM in this effort? To be fair to Ford and GM both weren't expecting to be victims of a trade war with a 1 billion dollar hit to their bottom line and the uncertainties tariff battles raise.

I was agreeing with your post, I was just too lazy to scroll back up to quote it or see who wrote it.... ?

yes hopefully its the angle, and that tint job on the front windshield it looks like its off balance and too low which again maybe the angle or an optical issue with the camera

Maverick - an unorthodox or independent-minded person. It's a good name for a niche cuv/whitespace vehicle that I assume Ford is targeting towards those Millennials I've been hearing about ? Also Phil Jackson used it for his book back when the Knicks won the championship - so it gets points for that. Plus like America you can't spell Maverick with out Eric - so points from us Erics.

As long as they keep the Mustang that shines down from the side view mirrors.

And we really need to make sure Solar is being implemented. I wish rather than doing tariffs to protect the domestic solar industry, the administration did it through aid. I fear the increased cost is setting back solar power implementation and innovation. And I guess its a political third rail but shifting subsidies for corn/ethanol to Solar would be the logical way to fund the domestic solar industry.

It does sound like with the increased offerings in this space Ford would be able to target models to different segments thus making what they offer less generic. The Escape comes across a bit generic, the interior specifically seems bland. The new T-Cross VW is introducing in Europe offers some glimpses into Ecosport level possibilities that Ford could go after - It would seem to fill some gaps in their current lineup now that the Focus is basically gone and the Fiesta is very dated. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/new-volkswagen-t-cross

I initially was concerned about Ford dropping its "cars" But when I see things like Volkswagon's new T-Cross, i realize these CUVs are closer to hatchbacks than SUV's and are something I'd be interested in. The EcoSport doesn't do it for me but I think that's a stop gap and hopefully the future stuff will have more personality and more sporty or Focus/Mustang style interiors. Wonder if Volkswagon is going to bring the T-Cross to the U.S. - its interior is an improvement over what they have here now and I like that it apparently comes with pedestrian avoidance features.

Ha! a really long time ago? Guess I'm getting old, seems like Purple Rain and Y2k was just yesterday. But that makes sense I think it was my 2000 Dirt Brown Kona Focus that I used the points for. That was a great car.

Ford used to have a credit card like that, I think it was through Citibank. It didn't last long but i did accumulate a decent amount of money that I applied to a car. It wasn't the service card they have.

That's interesting stuff, I could also see lights used as part of the pedestrian crash avoidance. The lane marking lights remind me of the extension of the puddle jumper lights - which by the way the Mustang puddle jumper Mustang illumination on my 2018 I really like. As to dealing with the grill, yea, I certainly can't come up with a better idea, Reminds me of how I still find the Telsa 3 front end odd. Though if a grill isn't functional why have it. Wonder if they could put wind turbines behind the grill to charge the batteries.