fuzzymoomoo

Hey Robert, does this mean that the rumors we heard of a lincoln large sedan being built at FRAP later this year are false?

Sure it does. You want your big flagship sedan to drive like a mega-refined vehicle right? By all accounts it sounds to me like the performance AWD drivetrain as it stands in its current form is a pretty raw system meant to be thrown around beat to hell. You can take that system and put it in a large sedan, sure but why stop there? You can make it even better, fit for a flagship luxury sedan without neutering the performance aspect

No, not the new AWD system. A derivative yes, but keep the full performance system in performance cars.

I think its a non issue as far as the mainstream buying public is concerned. Average joe consumer isn't going to confuse a Lincoln with a Bentley. Average Joe consumer probably isn't even aware that the Bentley is even called a Continental and not just "Bentley". Besides, didn't the two coexist previously?

Being that it's a "concept" and not the production ready version, I have my doubts about that. If this does indeed share a platform with the next gen taurus that may or may not be happening, I think we find out for sure what platform it is when they unveil that.

:O 2 words. HOLY. SHIT! That is a car to be proud of!

Yes, they still really don't like pictures being taken, but with smartphones these days, you can sneak them in every now and then when the boss has his back turned.

Your best shot of that is knowing someone who works on the line, though I can tell you from personal experience looking for a friend's car on the line, I ended up missing it because it's just too hard to read every vin # coming down the line.

The only Ford plant that has public tours that I'm aware of is Dearborn Truck via The Henry Ford Museum.

Actually, it will more likely be Flat Rock, they're supposedly adding a third shift later this year.

There was artificial limiting until Mercury got axed

Solar panels on a trailer, no. However, I'm sure if you got creative with the placement you could fit enough on the cab and get enough power from them to justify it

. This. This should be the mindset right here.

Voith has a totally different contract than what production has, it's not an apples to apples comparison

You won't know unless they call. As far as I know, the test results are good for a few years, but I'm not sure of the exact length. When I got hired in as a temp 2 years ago, I took the test in March and was called in mid-April. Just curious, what area are you in? If it's in Michigan, it could be sooner rather than later.

Really, your argument is Voith? A totally separate company!? You should really come up with something a little better than that

Spinmaster Musk is already backpedaling http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a25307/musk-backtracks-re-outlawing-human-drivers/

The first Kia in a while not a blatant ripoff of a ford design

bingo. you can never replace the human element entirely for every situation.

Anyone who lives in Metro Detroit knows exactly what you mean. I-696 has a speed limit of 70 and if you are going any slower than 80, you are getting run over. M-39 (Southfield Freeway) has a 55mph limit and people regularly go 70-80 down there too.

Where we work, they wouldn't even bother to show up. They can't even show up for a regular shift.

people over the age of 65?

No worries, monster is the only thing keeping me going right now, thank goodness my week ends in 2.5 hours

You originally said it was on the steering wheel, and i didn't see it in the picture to catch it.

I've been speculating this for months ever since the Lear strike last summer