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I'd expect some kind of announcement/reveal at the Detroit Auto Show in September, for Ford. Most are speculating that Maverick and Ranger will have their own Lightening version. The question becomes, what is Ford doing for BEV family hauler CUV's? Is it expected that the Lincoln BEV will be introduced at the NY auto show next year?

My guess is they were preproduction versions and the compartment was probably not in production form. Simple as that. From Motor Trend: "Breathing is also improved with a new conical air filter that improves airflow by 66 percent." So to answer your question, it sounds like it will have an air filter. Also, it sounds like they spent time engineering one for this application. Maybe now you can stop freaking out about air filtration. Unless you're an engineer that thinks they know more than Ford does about air filtration/air intakes, you should probably stop squawking about sand and dirt blowing up these engines. You come off as a troll that has "facts" from the alternate reality in which they live.

Blah, blah, blah…I’m going to speculate…die on this hill

Trophy trucks might disagree with you.

The price is high but it is virtually loaded up. Keep in mind this just doesn't level the playing field. The Raptor, other than HP and sound, was viewed as the superior truck. Now the Raptor has the same power/V8 sound and is going to be around 500lbs lighter. For those pavement racers/bench racers/forum trolls etc expect the Raptor R to outperform the TRX in a straight line. I can only expect it will continue to be the better truck off road going fast.

Plant manager needs to be accountable. It appears that is what happened. Although, you never will know how it went down unless you are part of HR or in the room when it happened.

The guy that gave us the 2005 Mustang! Truly a car guy.

Embargo ends on the 18th.

I would bet it's the PHEV versions for sure. I am no insider though.

That's all you can do, Fuzzy. It's up to management if they want to listen and/or react. The thing to remember about management, they don't want to make too much noise and rock the boat too much. If they do, they will have a target on their back.

To me, this most troubling of the quality issues it seems to stem from three places. Bean counters who always push for the lowest cost suppliers (which tend to have lower quality and higher failure rate), engineering for making some monumental gaffes, and production. They're all guilty. Some vehicles suffer from all 3 of these issues.

This good to hear. I haven't heard too much bad in regards to the 2.0/8 speed combo. I will visit my folks in a couple weeks so I will have to test drive their Nautilus with this combo.

I think the bottom to lower middle consumer will mostly drop out of the market for a while. Nobody but Ford knows who the consumer is putting in orders for the Maverick. We do know it is Ford's cheapest vehicle so would it be a reach to say a lower income bracket? Each month the charts/data become more telling. The sub prime lenders are getting hit hard right now so belts are finally tightening as far as lending. Now we are starting to see more defaults in the prime market. If this continues, they too will start to tighten up the lending. For those with great credit scores and cash, this won't be an issue. For others, this will probably drive them out of the new car market.

This transmission won't be missed. This transmission was designed with a JV with GM. I recall reading that Ford put slightly less durable parts in it to save money. It showed. There were even rebuild kits that put the higher quality GM parts in there. By the time I got mine, they had worked most of the bugs out but the shift quality was still weird and very inconsistent. Also as they aged with more miles, they become even more rough around the edges. Lets hope Ford learned their lesson.

It will have the updated 2.0 EB with head design fix. I have no qualms about the engine performance. I think with the 8 speed it will be even better.

I mean it's all a gamble but I anticipate that vehicle demand will lessen every month, with the exception of vehicles > 60K. If I were to guess based on the information I've seen is that we'll have a lot of orphaned orders in late 2022 and in 2023.

Short list 1.Maverick 2. Bronco Sport 3. Suburu Outback 4. Bronco*- If I feel like gambling on it getting built or dealer markup

It’s been 5 years since I’ve purchased my Fusion and it just turned over 100k a few weeks ago. I've driven mostly in the Midwest and it’s seen all best/worst of the 4 seasons. It’s been driven through blizzards, torrential rains, and 110 degree highway runs. It's been fairly reliable during my time, only once stranding me on the side of the road. Maintenance: I was pretty good maintaining the vehicle. I got the oil changed changed between 5-7k miles. I used either Motorcraft Partial Synthetic at Quicklane or Castrol Magnatec /Edge at my local shop. Only used 93 Octane gas, mostly filled at Costco. Out of the 72k I've tracked on Fuelly, I averaged 22.2 I flushed the transmission twice, PTU drain and fill once (due for another) and rear diff drained and filled once. New tires and brakes both have been replaced once. Each year air filter, cabin air filter, and wipers changed. Hand waxed 1-2 times a year. The Good: The 2.0 Ecoboost was a solid midrange engine (behind the 2.7 and above 2.5 hybrid, 2.5 and 1.5). Acceleration, from 50-90 power is strong. Starts to run out of breath just over 5k RPM. Handled respectably for a FWD bias system, especially in class. AWD never let me down. Sync 3 with Apple Car play (pretty much standard now but not in 2017) was really good. It's great on expressway driving and is comfortable for long trips. The Bad: Eco or Boost but not both. City MPG was pretty bad. Mind you, I live in an urban area with horrible stop and go traffic, but sometimes would get 17-18 mpg. Ford lug nuts (enough said).Fit and finish could been better. The A pillars rattle over rough roads. The transmission was always weird. 2-3 shift felt weird 90% of the time. The paint chips easily and the hood shows it. It left me stranded with transmission cable issue and couldn’t shift. Issues I experienced 1. Blown Speaker (fixed under warranty) 2. PTU seal leak (fixed under warranty) 3. Sunglass holder would not shut (fixed under warranty) 4. Transmission cable from shifter to trans needed replacing (not fixed under extended powertrain warranty) Potential Issues: Engineering flaw with head design. If coolant intrusion occurs because of this engineering flaw, that will be 4-5k to fix. It was surprisingly left out of the recent customer satisfaction program which was only covers the 1.5. This reason alone made me fork over money for an extended powertrain warranty. Would I buy again? Maybe. That’s a tough question. Overall I’m mostly satisfied with my purchase. Fit and finish and retail value are pretty poor compared to an Accord. The Accord V6 would have been my first choice, if it had AWD. When I purchased, the Fusion had the market cornered for AWD (not so much anymore). In nutshell, it did its job as a family hauler without much fuss. It’s kind of a boring car though. It had few issues but nothing too terrible quality wise. The potential engine issue was much unexpected as earlier iterations of the 2.0 Ecoboost were fairly reliable. I knew going in the transmission had reports of being wonky and needing good maintenance to keep going. These two reasons make it a maybe and why I am actively looking to order a replacement vehicle.

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2024/2025 looks to be when the plug will be pulled on the Titan. Honestly, I don't think anyone will miss it except for the folks looking to score a good deal on a full size truck. Yet, another automaker realizing that the American pick up market is one of the most competitive segments out there. You can't release a truck and barely update or innovate, and expect to have much market share. Only Toyota can do that and that's only based on their reputation for quality. From Jalopnik

This vehicle is pretty amazing. The engineering that went in to make this is really something special. It really highlights how complex a vehicle can be when the envelope is pushed. Some folks will never like it because it doesn't have a V8 sound or won't beat a 392 Wrangler in a drag race. If you want that, you can buy a 392 or have an aftermarket company drop in a V8 into a Wrangler to race at stoplights and listen to the sound. Everyone has their tastes and preferences. To me, the "Braptor" screaming deal at the entry price around 70k. Some folks were hitting 60k ish MSRP for First Editions and Wildtraks. Obviously we aren't discussing mark ups which will be insane for the foreseeable future. Most of the reviews are from the Palm Springs event and most seemed positive. My two favorite videos are from Tommy at TFL and David Tracy at Autopian. Both off road nerds. Tommy had the most pragmatic view in that, if you off road in tight quarters maybe with not a lot of space the Braptor might not be for you. Bottom line: They hit a homerun.....just in time for a recession. Very similar to the first Raptor.

Just expect price increases on the 2023 models and incremental increases until thing start to settle down (if that happens).

This happens every year. I remember GT350's and TRX's getting stolen. There isn't the best security at these lots. Not sure where they will go but I bet they are already in a shipping container.

If it's a Tremor or a hybrid AWD. I will order in a hearbeat. As in, the first day orders can be placed.

It's not ground breaking but I like it. It has a slightly smushed Edge ST look to it. Curious about lightbar....that's a puzzler.