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1.5 twin-scroll turbo Ecoboost for the hybrid has 220Nm (162 lb-ft) of torque, the non-hybrid version of the 1.5 twin-scroll turbo Ecoboost with an 8-speed auto (offered in China) has 258Nm (190 lb-ft) of torque. The old NA 1.5 I4 had around 140Nm (103 lb-ft) of torque.

The Chinese Mondeo is exported to the Middle East as the new Taurus. The hybrid version uses a 1.5-liter twin-scroll turbocharged EcoBoost I4. In China, the inline-3 engines supposedly have a "cheap" image, so they prefer inline-4 engines. I think Ford in China resurrected and updated the I4 Sigma-based EcoBoost engine.

People keep on saying it's for a small EV model. Of course, what people want now are hybrids. lol

I agree, same with the Puma. Of course they'd need to be built in regional plants (to be priced competitively) like in Ford's Thai plant for example for Asia-Pacific markets.

That's the thing, Ford designs that are not icon/retro tend to be boring, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here's an example of a B-segment subcompact crossover, I don't think it's boring. Here are C-segment crossovers/SUVs, I don't think they're boring either. The segment isn't boring; modern small Ford cars/CUVs just happen to be boring like this blob called Escape.

"Ford is done with making boring cars" more like "Ford is done with making cars people buy in most of the world". The Fiesta and EcoSport may have been boring, so why not make them interesting instead of killing them? Here is an example of an interesting ICE A-segment city car/CUV by Hyundai called "Casper". I think it's more interesting than any modern entry-level small Ford. If Ford can design an entry level model this interesting, people would buy it. Ford needs something like a new Fiesta or EcoSport that's ICE/hybrid which can have a BEV version. Having an entry-level ICE/hybrid is important now and probably for the next 10+ years. I think only an incompetent company would give up making affordable models it can market globally. Outside the USA and Canada (that's a big rest-of-the-world market out there), B and C-segment vehicles are very important. Go upmarket with Lincolns, don't turn Ford into premium/luxury brand. Most American Fords that are exported usually end up as low-volume niche models in export markets. PS: Hyundai introduced an enlarged BEV version of the Casper which it calls the "Inster". For those curios

Not sure about that but that one but this below will be built. Ford RS200 by Boreham Motorworks (licensed by Ford).

A new B2-based EcoSport made in India can be exported to Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, and Mexico. Remember, the B-segment is a huge segment in most if not all markets outside the USA and Canada.

If they build this in India, Ford would have an affordable high volume model it can export around Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and South America.

I'm sure they do; subcompact and compact models make up a large chunk of Toyota's global sales outside the USA and Canada. I think I posted this in another thread before, how one single model like the RAV4 outsells the Escape, Bronco Sport and Maverick combined, then there are many global markets where Ford either has no compact SUV or has switched to the Chinese Ford Territory which is built on its own JMC-Ford platform. Ford has to bring back "One Ford" at least for affordable models in can market globally.

Ford should do what other successful manufacturers do. Toyota can make a profit from the Corolla because it's pretty much sold in most if not all inhabited continents. Ford had the right idea with One Ford, the main problem were the cars. The last Fiesta and Focus generations sold in the US were true world cars but stuck to the dimensions of their 2000s predecessors. They were on the small end of their respective segments, at least by 2010s standards. Then there's the dreaded PowerShift issue. The Ranger is probably the last true global Ford model that follows the old One Ford philosophy.

That's why that segment is handled by Ford with the Bronco. Lincoln should probably focus on comfy more road-biased models.

I wonder why Ford is still not taking Lincoln global. Much younger premium brands like "Genesis" are expanding globally, perhaps Ford should do the same. If Lincoln became a global luxury brand, maybe this would stop Ford from making Ford-branded vehicles more expensive/premium.

Part of it is volume too. Trying to make a profit out of fewer vehicles with higher prices (and in the case of the latest Escape less features) can work sometimes but higher prices (or less features) can also drive some customers away. Ford should have built more Bronco Sport SUVs for export or should have built it in a regional plant to serve the Asia-Pacific region. The only other car companies (aside from American brands) that try to make as much profit out of a limited number of units are luxury carmakers. Many luxury car brands sell globally but at lower numbers, American sell many units but mainly in North America.

I have a feeling that car buyers (who are not limited to Ford-branded vehicles) looking for a brand-new Escape-type vehicle after 2026 would just buy from another brand. I still can't understand why Ford couldn't figure out the "One Ford" concept that other carmakers use. In the US alone Toyota sold 434,943 Rav4 units in 2023. Ford sold 127,476 Bronco Sport units and 140,968 Escape units in 2023. So the Rav4 outsold the Escape and Bronco Sport combined, 434,943 units vs 268,444 units in the US in 2023. Even if you add the Maverick sales numbers (94,058) to the Escape and Bronco Sport, the Rav4 still outsells the three C2 Fords, 434,943 vs 362,502. *Toyota also sold 1.07 million Rav4s globally in 2023. Imagine if Ford can develop one model that sells that many units globally. If Ford ever does, it probably won't be a BEV, at least not in this decade.