T-dubz
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If I’m reading that right, it looks like the 48” screen is standard. Digital scent is an odd option. Is that something Lincoln has offered before? Also 28 speakers is crazy lol
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reminds me a bit of the ford airstream concept but with a truck bed.
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On 4/6/2023 at 4:42 PM, joseodiaga4 said:
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each day a new picture
It could just be the angle of this pic, but the screen looks like it could impact visibility here. If visibility isn’t an issue, then I really like this design. It should be easier to find the info you need, and you won’t have to take your eyes off the road for as long.
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FYI I have been getting this error quite often over the past week or so.
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41 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
Unless it’s for accounting purposes I don’t at all understand why the BEV production needs be separate though. We built every type of powertrain at the same time down the same line for 6 years at MAP: BEV, PHEV, FHEV and ICE. And 4 different ICE engines at the same time at thatEspecially if everything is supposed to be ev’s in a couple of years. Why break them out when they are just going to come back together?
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2 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
I hate to see how much the long range battery goes for and how much it impacts towing and carrying capacity
I hate to see how long it takes to charge it. They also mentioned an even longer range battery in the article but have no details about it.
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2 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
Apparently a lot of Jeep people are up in arms over the grill...I think it looks fine?
I think it actually looks better, and the addition of the larger screen makes the interior look 10x better even though not much else changed.
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Ford came out and said they were still going to include Apple CarPlay/android auto (for now at least). Hopefully other automakers follow.
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Range is pretty good. Two battery options, first with 350 miles and the second with 500. If this is true, that’s pretty impressive. The lightning has a range of 230-320 miles depending on configuration. Silverado EV will have up to 400 miles.
Bunch of other details in the article too
https://www.motor1.com/news/660742/2025-ram-1500-rev-range-and-specs/
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31 minutes ago, DeluxeStang said:
Same, it's not much to go off of, but we can see a closeup of the side profile in one of their vids. I'll insert some screenshots below. From what we can see, the front fender with angle down much more aggressively, with a more laid back windshield. According to ExplorerDude, it will have a more cab forward design that looks like a futuristic take on the '97-03 f-150s.
I’m all for a futuristic design as long as it doesn’t have the slanted rear of the cab like the gm ev trucks have.
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https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/ford-ranger-stormtrak-debuts-in-thailand.7301/
New Ranger stormtrak model for Thailand. Seems to be an appearance package that looks like the wildtrak x without the off-road goodies. I think something like this would do well here.
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3 hours ago, blksn8k2 said:
Would be curious to see what the sales figures for the current Roush Ranger were. My guess is they were not high enough to warrant tooling up for new parts for a new model that may be in short supply anyway.
might be worth checking out RTR and seeing if they are doing anything with the 2024. It’d probably share a lot of parts with the bronco.the current gen rtr ranger looks pretty good too.
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I noticed the other day that the price of the MIC top had drastically increased from $695 to $1895 which got me thinking about the MOD top. Has there been any announcement when we can expect these to be an option? Originally it was supposed to come out when the bronco was released, and then pushed back to the 2023 model. I guess this technically happened since you can get a white one on the heritage models, but it’s still unavailable on all the other trims.
After the bronco being available for 3 model years plus all of the development time before hand, you would expect the mod tip to be ready by now. Did the roof manufacturers have to switch all of their resources over to the mic top to fix that debacle?
Id order a heritage edition today if it was offered in a black version (like all the spy pics) just so I could get the mod top. It’s also an exceptional value compared to the other trims and cheaper than a comparable big bend with a mic top.
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we know the explorer ev is pretty small. You could probably call it a hatchback if you really wanted to. The capri (on the right) appears to be even smaller and is described as a sporty coupe like crossover. Why don’t we call it what it really is….a sedan ??? -
2030 is not that far away. I’d be surprised if 25% of new vehicles were EVs by then. In 2022, EVs made up 5.8% of the market in the US.
For EVs to be the dominant vehicle type, I believe several things need to happen
1. manufacturers need to ramp up production. Tesla was 64% of the ev market. Even though ford has some of the top ev models, they still only produce a couple thousand of each per month.
2. supply constraints need to be resolved
3. prices need to come down. The average price of an EV was $61k
4. charging times need to decrease
5. Expanded charging infrastructure
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lots of pics of the wildtrak x and tremor models at the link. I wonder how or if these will carry over to the USA? As I mentioned previously, I could see this wildtrak x being the US tremor, but I also think this tremor would make a great rattler too.
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2 hours ago, jpd80 said:
For me, the big issues with Explorer EV is the high starting price, selling only the two top trims in the immediate future and the low power of the MEB drive motors. I don’t think that plays well for sales in Europe and looks like a dud to me….
I agree on the price. This seems to be a competitor to the Chevy bolt euv, which starts at 27k. The explorer ev is obviously better looking then the bolt, is slightly larger, and has better range, so a starting price in the 30-35k would seem reasonable.
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43 minutes ago, jpd80 said:
Yeah and Focus was considered a mid sized vehicle there which in any other market are classed as compacts, I’ll admit that large compacts have replaced small mid-sized vehicles which is why Europe classes them as its D Segment
Mach E would compete with Tesla Y if it’s production and sales was anywhere near Tesla Y, Ford can’t get the job done.
The Explorer EV was originally going to be an EV version of Bronco Sport but stretched 4”-5” to make it decent size compact. A similar size and shape is what we will see in 2027 Louisville in CE1 format.
Tesla 2 is another generation ahead, having up to 50% cost savings over 3 & Y, lower cost structural batteries and more radical construction methods are coming. It’s all the hidden changes that are putting Tesla so far in front, what Ford needs to do is change the way it makes BEVs vs ICE and you’ll see that first with BOC but I suspect GE2 and CE1 will stick with body on skateboard, safety first.
A stretched bronco sport would be quite popular I’d assume.
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I think I actually prefer the EV5 concept they showed the other day.
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https://fordauthority.com/2023/03/all-new-ford-explorer-will-not-be-sold-alongside-sibling/
guess they won’t have to worry about the names being confusing anymore.
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https://fordauthority.com/2023/03/ford-ranger-wildtrak-x-debuts-as-less-intense-raptor/
This wildtrak x seems very similar to a tremor. Even uses the same orange trim. Could this be rebadged as a tremor in the US?
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3 hours ago, bzcat said:
600k annualized rate by end of this year. Which means that Ford expects to produce or sell 50k EV a month by end of this year. And that number is global not US.
Ford is expecting a ramp up of Mach E and Transit Custom EV sales this year. Plus the EU Explorer should hit the road in Q3.
There’s just no way that happens. The last world wide ford sales I could find were 4 million in 2021. So ford thinks half of all their sales will be EVs in just 3 years (2mil by 2026)? For reference Tesla sold just under a million worldwide in 2021. I’d be surprised if all of ford’s EV sales from now until 2030 reach one million. hopefully I’m wrong.
I know it’s production capacity, but why rush the capacity if you aren’t planning to use it.
Mustang Raptor?
in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
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https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43555956/2026-ford-mustang-raptor/
gotta say I thought this was an old April fools story, but multiple sites are reporting it. Sounds pretty cool though.