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  1. It could also be them stretching the wheelbase, but shortening the overhangs. That would give you more space, look better, and improve ride and handling dynamics.
  2. Sounds promising on the surface, but a lot of those maximizing interior space products tend to adopt that blob on wheels look. I really hope that's not the direction they're going in. Another interesting point mention was how sources close to this project said they're planning lots of different top hats for this platform, with the goal of making it all things to all people in their own words. They said it would be used for trucks, vans, SUVs, and beyond. That beyond part is really interesting to me. Fingers crossed this means some sort of car form factor is in development as Ford is going back to smaller, more affordable vehicles.
  3. I've seen a few near me, but I'm seeing way more mavericks. We briefly considered a sante cruz, but our main priorities when buying a small truck was buying something with good value,fuel economy, and low maintenance costs. It just seemed like the maverick blew the SC away in those areas. Not to mention I assumed because Ford is essentially the truck king, they were going to make a more robust truck than a brand who had no substantial experience making trucks in the N. American market. The SC just doesn't have anything that makes it stand out in my mind.
  4. The story of the pinto is very similar to the 737 max 8 in my mind. A respected American brand rushing a product to market to complete with foreign rivals. In doing so, they overlook considerable safety issues that leads to many deaths. The company then alters the product to rectify the issue, but the damage is already done and the image of that product is forever tainted.
  5. Am I nuts, or did they find a way to make the SC even less attractive? I think it has something to do with the fact that the grille is a little more squared off, but the rest of the body was those softer, curvier lines compared to the body shape of something like a maverick. So you have this curve side surfacing with blockier front end graphics, it just doesn't flow well. It also looks like the plastic cladding for the arches is chunkier as well, which makes the rims look even more undersized. The mavericks design has aged quite well imo, the SC's design hasn't, and this makes it even worse.
  6. Not to mention it's a direct response to one of the main criticism's EVs have. That they don't hold up well when exposed to a wide array of diverse conditions and terrains. This shows that EVs can handle anything a reasonable person is gonna throw at them. It's not exactly exciting news, but it's crucial to start to more actively push back against the misinformation on EVs if brands want to start selling more of them.
  7. Sounds like it was pretty disappointing. I'm curious to see what Ford does for the 60th anniversary, they seem to be making a big deal out of it, so hopefully they have something special planned. Not just "Here's a slightly different badge".
  8. Demand for EVs drops off because most people can't afford them. Ford lowers the price, demand improved. Also Ford, alright, let's immediately increase prices again.
  9. The hybrids are a little loud during cold startup, but most cars are fairly loud during cold startups. I highly doubt it's the throttle bodies getting stuck open, they would have discovered something like that in testing, and in the 15 years or so that the 2.5 has been on the market.
  10. Pretty much. A maverick is a modern take on the old school ranger formula, but better in every way aside from the bed length as you mentioned. We'll see how they hold up long term, but mavericks seem to be looking solid there as well. I'll be curious to see if mavericks have the same reputation in 10-15 years that 90s and 2000s rangers do now. My uncle owned a mid 90s ranger, the thing felt like a death trap, especially if you were riding in the rear jump seats. Not the worst truck in the world, reliable, simple, capable enough. But it was a far more compromised vehicle than the maverick is.
  11. Yep. I've seen a lot of maverick owners complain about the blue interior, and that's with a relatively restrained and subtle color that goes with most things. I can only imagine what people are saying about this green which doesn't pair anywhere near as well as far as I'm concerned.
  12. I believe we have some wires crossed. You're referring to a traveling exhibit that's moving from state to state starting next month. From the looks of it, none of those events will take place in New York. I'm referring to the comment made by Pffan1990 where he stated it that Ford's booth at the New York Auto show would heavily feature a mustang 60th anniversary display. With speculation that if the main focus of Ford's new York Auto show presentation is the mustang, then it's likely whatever this reveal is, it's gonna be based around the mustang. A theory further supported by the fact that we're nearing the 60th anniversary, and the original mustang was revealed in New York. We know Ford is a fan of bringing past events like that into modern reveals. Then again, it could be nothing, we'll know in a few days.
  13. Someone mentioned how when you look at the event details, Ford's reveal schedule is tied to some sort of mustang 60th anniversary event. So whatever this is, if we see anything at all, is probably gonna be mustang based. So then the question becomes what exactly. I haven't seen anything on their social media accounts pertaining to the mustang, aside from a post about some 1960s mid-engine mustang concepts they posted earlier this month. That's probably a trip down memory lane rather than a wink and a nudge at what's to come, but we'll see. With Ford, there tends to be a pattern with reveal events, and not teasing anything in advance. They either reveal something so insignificant that it doesn't even warrant a social media post, like a new tinted headlight option. Or it's this mind blowing reveal, aka something like the ford atlas concept or the Ford gt reveal in Detroit.
  14. Why would anyone do that? One of the only visual attributes of the CT that looks halfway decent is the stainless steel. I understand it's a pain to keep it clean, but I'd imagine you could wrap some sort of clear film onto it to help with that.
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