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    Ford Fusion with 2017 GT Engine

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    There's probably no money at the bottom of "nice to have" cars in the showroom which is sad because

    I see the Chinese CD4 Taurus developed in Geelong as the spiritual successor to Falcon but because

    of deep runnng prejudice, local buyers would never give it a fair go.

     

    The REALLY sad part about that is that the CD4 Taurus is probably closer in execution to the Falcon than the Insignia is to the Commodore i.e I think the Taurus could more easily be re-badged and accepted as a Falcon than the Insignia will be as a Commodore.

    2018 Ford Mustang

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    I'm not sure why auto makers feel the need to (in most circumstances) bastardise the purist form of a design theme (that being the original design) in the name of "keeping it up to date". IMO, the current Mustang front end is stronger than this one, and I think I could count on 2 hands the number of MCEs that have been styled better than their forebears.

    Continental Review

    in Lincoln Motor Company Discussion

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    http://www.businessinsider.com.au/new-lincoln-continental-review-2016-10?r=US&IR=T#/#verdict-44

     

     

    I decompressed with every minute I spent behind the wheel of the new Continental, and over the hours I was consumed by a Zen-like state of emotional and intellectual clarity. Did I want to sling this big sedan around corners? Nope. But it isn't made for that. The 7-Series and to a degree the CT6 are.

     

    But the Lincoln Continental doesn't go there. It doesn't need to. It never went there, back before it went away for a little while. This car is for the smooth rollers in life. And if you aren't a smooth roller, the Continental might make you want to be one.

     

    It's BI, so perhaps not as concerned with handling and performance as much as ride and comfort, but it seems to fill the ride and comfort role pretty well...

    Ford August 2016 Sales Down 8%

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    I don't think so here, but my (limited) understanding of the Australian market is there's not really a whole lot of room for lineup expansion. At this point for North America is whether or not the market is big enough for further lineup expansion beyond what's out now or due to be out by Q4 2017.

    We're a VERY fragmented market - more manufacturers / models sold here than in the US from memory (I could be wrong), but entire market is ~1.1million vehicles a year. Everest is struggling to take off, but that is mainly due to poor pricing / specifications more than anything IMO. If Bronco is different enough, there MAY be a business case for it, but I doubt it as things stand now.

    Ford August 2016 Sales Down 8%

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    AN reported this afternoon that the full emerging market B program was being killed this week SUV, sedan, and hatchback full program. If you're not in engineering at Ford right now I'd be worried, heard from a buddy this evening that another senior hourly buyout will probably be happening next year as well and the timing of launches is roomed to being changed. The Escape is being studied to launch before Focus and what needs to change to make that happen, and the first electric vehicle might be SUV and not car even if it pushes the launch 6 months.

     

    That makes sense, actually. More margin in CUVs and market is growing, whereas hatches are a shrinking market.

    Ford commits to fully autonomous vehicles within five years

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    First of all - shoot for the moon and if you miss at least you reach the stars.

     

    Secondly, the increase in information and data gathered, stored and analysed from autonomous test vehicles will not be linear, it will be exponential, so by the time 2021 rolls around, they won't simply have 5 times the data they have now, but 50 or 100 or 1000 times.

     

    I don't know if this will happen, but given cars can basically drive themselves now as it is, I wouldn't like to bet against it TBH.

    Ford Australia confirms Edge

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    Obviously they are waiting for the 2018 MCE and I imagine production capacity may have something to do with this as well. I would not be surprised if Edge production for Australia is coming from China.

    If it comes from China, that may increase chances of getting the 7 seater. "Chinese made" still has a stigma attached to it though, so it would want to be bloody good...

    Ford and Google Team Up to Support Driverless Cars

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    Look at all the predictions of car market since 1970-80. How many came true?

     

    Maybe in 30 some years, but not "next year or so" will driverless cars be "accessible" by middle classes.

     

    It won't be next year, but it won't be 30 years either.

     

    MOST of the tech necessary for self-driving cars is already here - Radar cruise control, blind spot sensors, auto emergency braking, lane keeping, auto lights (both on/off and high beam), 360 degree sensing... The hard part, the one percent, is the decision making logic. Things that a human will do in a particular circumstance that defy what can be programmed into an AI logic. In most other areas, the 80 / 20 rule may apply i.e you work to cover 80% of circumstances, but in this use case they simply cannot do that. They need closer to 99.9999% (there will ALWAYS be exceptions). I give it 10 years tops and they will be able to.

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