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Left lane news, man I had forgotten about that website. That along with autoblog were my go to websites back in the day. I still liked autoblog, but they seemed to be a step behind all the other websites.

Gen z are currently 12 to 27 years old. These are high school and college kids. There isn’t a new vehicle that will come even close to their price range, which is probably sub $15k. I’d guess a good portion of them are still driving their first vehicle. I don’t think gen z prefers sedans, they just get what they can afford. With that said, I still don’t think an affordable sedan is a bad idea if it can be profitable.

IMO a vehicles powertrain (ICE, EV) doesn’t dictate the need or want for accessories, but the type of vehicle does. A truck will have truck accessories, an off-road vehicle will get off road accessories, and boring daily driver EVs will get no accessories just like a Camry or CRV.

https://www.motor1.com/reviews/732879/2025-volvo-ex90-first-drive-review/ this could quite possibly be the most generic vehicle I have ever seen.

I think f150 and ranger customers are completely different. IMO, it would take a whole lot more than a couple of inches here and there to get someone to drop down from a f150 to a ranger. I remember when the ranger came out that there were fears it would take away sales from the f150 too, but that never really happened either.

So that puts MAP at around 200k vehicles a year. Is that low for a factory? Sometimes it’s hard to wrap your head around these numbers when you are used to seeing some of ford’s more popular vehicles selling 250k+ a year in the past. Now 150k seems to be the near the top end of production for anything not named f150. I get that profits are up per vehicle so ford is fine with the lower quantity, just takes some getting used to.

Seems like having your EVs use the same motors would be common sense. Wonder why ford didn’t do this in the first place? Did thet rush the Mach E out and not have time to finish development on the lightning motor so they had to go with an outside supplier?

The one thing that sucks about midsize or compact trucks is the rear legroom. What if ford decided to give the ranger a bigger cab and a shorter bed? The bigger cab would set it apart from both the maverick and other midsizers. Four adults could sit comfortably with an extra 6 inches or a foot in the cab. I know a lot of you guys here like long beds, but beds have been getting shorter and shorter for years. The maverick shows us that customers are ok with a 4 ft bed. And they could always offer a 5-5.5ft bed as the longbed option if they wanted. The first thing I always notice when getting into an f150 is all the space it has inside. What if people thought the same way about the ranger?

Ranger numbers not looking too good. Are there still supply issues with it? I think my local dealer has several on the lot.

Here are some quick AI generated Lincoln broncos I did for a similar post on 6g. I’d love to see it, but don’t think it would happen.

There’s also a thing called the radio that already plays ads too. How many ads can one person handle in a car?

I think the only thing that I would be remotely ok with would be if they replaced the vehicles start up animation with a short 5-10 sec commercial, but even with that, I’d want a good amount off of the purchase price.

https://www.motor1.com/news/732375/2025-nissan-armada-debut-specs-horsepower-details/ Pro-4x and platnium reserve trims pictured above.

https://www.motor1.com/news/732376/ford-patents-in-vehicle-advertisements/

I’d be interested in seeing the bronco sports sales by trim. I see bronco sports all the time, several a day. What do they all have in common? They are all big bends. I’ve seen exactly one outer banks and no badlands. Will a fwd bronco sport dilute it? Hell no 😆. No one is using this for an off road adventure vehicle. It’s just a daily driver that looks cool. There’s also a precedent. The Bronco II didn’t come standard with 4wd for a good portion of its life.

That is a nice color interior. How do you like the new infotainment system?

I’ve been a fan of Toyotas crown sport concept. I’d like to see something like it

They could probably go even smaller and yet keep the same interior dimensions by pushing the wheels to the corners. I’m all for giving the escape some more style. With the Maverick Lobo coming out, could we also be seeing a resurgence of the sport truck/suv? If so, a new sporty escape would be perfect for that. You can’t do that kind of vehicle with the bronco sport.

Am I the only one who thought it had been released for years? I can’t believe it’s not even on sale yet. The original concept came out in 2017. It’s already time for a redesign!😆

changing up the c pillar and the rear end completely changed the athletic look of the Escalade IQ. The IQL almost looks like a wagon in comparison.

I’m actually back to thinking this isn’t camo. You can clearly see the expedition lettering is outlined in yellow, exactly what you’d expect on the tremor. And you can see the ford badging. If this was a giant black sticker covering the rear, I doubt they would have put the lettering or the logo on top of that. My guess is that this is in fact the final version, or that particular part is an unpainted prototype of some sort. i have no explanation for the lights. At first I thought it might be something like on the explorer, but it looks nothing like that.

Interesting. I’m not sure the bronco sport is ready to cover the entire compact suv market by itself (yes I know there’s talk of the small suv ev but who know when that will happen). The current bronco sports biggest problems were its lack of tech and its size. The tech has been fixed with the 2025 refresh, but it’s still too small of a vehicle for families. The escape was 10” longer and had much better rear legroom with its sliding rear seat. I think the bronco sport needs to grow, at least to the size of the current escape, to be more attractive to families. Adding a fwd versions would also make it appeal to a wider audience. I’ve been an escape fan for years, minus this last gen. I hate to see it go. I think with a good redesign, there’s still a place for it in ford’s lineup.

Or bring the screen forward where the IP normally is. There’s no need for it to be that far back if you aren’t having a full width screen. Another option would be to center the 24” screen, then add a 3rd tiny screen like the Mach E has right above the steering wheel.

From what I’ve read, it sounds like he’s been a part of ford’s designs for quite a while now. Not sure if that’s good or bad. I wouldn’t mind seeing some new ideas design wise though.

Surely the black is just some leftover camo that hasn’t been removed right? Thats horrible if not. I also really like the interior, except for that screen. It needs the navigator screen, just looks unfinished without it.