Stray Kat Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 It is now 2019 and not one ounce of real solid information on the new truck engine beyond number of cylinders and approximate displacement. Also only the minor of minorest dribbles about the very long in coming GT500. In two two weeks I guess we’ll get a glimpse of something at Detroit and you better believe folks will be watching, but to tell you the truth Ford if you’re only gonna build trucks and Mustangs for a while couldn’t you do a better job with building these key products up? For Heaven’s sake guys throw us a little grizzle with the bone once in a while. You've got your people so backed up that you’re almost gonna have to introduce nuclear powered trucks and Mustangs after this long of a drought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Just wait until the first recall comes for the Mr. Fusion... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Stray Kat said: In two two weeks I guess we’ll get a glimpse of something at Detroit and you better believe folks will be watching, but to tell you the truth Ford if you’re only gonna build trucks and Mustangs for a while couldn’t you do a better job with building these key products up? The Explorer will be "introduced", meaning it will be sitting on a turntable and that is as close as you can get ! Bronco ? Probably not. The Bronco might get a turntable at the Chicago auto show. There are a lot of folks INSIDE Ford that don't understand what is going on either ! The big "bombshell" is what are Ford's plans for South America and Europe ! Wall Street says they will be phased out except for sales and service. The few people left at Ford Australia had better be circulating there resumes because I will bet what is left will be gone before the end of the year, again, except sales and service. Edited January 2, 2019 by theoldwizard 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assimilator Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) All of these products are 2020 MY, we still have time. Exploreer is getting it's debut in about a week or two at Ford Field. Things should start happening fairly quickly, by Ford standards anyway. Edited January 2, 2019 by Assimilator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Mary3 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Not expecting to hear anything definite about the 7X engine or the 2020 Super Duty until late spring of 2020. The GM HD's are having a short 2019 model year, so expect to see them and GM's new 6.6L gas V-8 in a few months. FCA was right about passenger cars and GM was right about Europe. Jury is still out on Ford's train station........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 This is about as a offical as your going to get, Per Mike Levine: Explorer Escape Mustang GT500 Super Duty Transit All coming this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Well, we pretty much knew all that, but that confirms it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Kat Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 FYI, Toyota has been teasing the new Supra since Jan1 on YouTube commercials. It’s not specific just showing a car flashing around a road course. Admittedly just a hype builder but I wish Ford would hype the GT500 a little to get people thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Stray Kat said: FYI, Toyota has been teasing the new Supra since Jan1 on YouTube commercials. It’s not specific just showing a car flashing around a road course. Admittedly just a hype builder but I wish Ford would hype the GT500 a little to get people thinking about it. Yeah, because NO ONE is thinking about the new GT500 here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Stray Kat said: FYI, Toyota has been teasing the new Supra since Jan1 on YouTube commercials. It’s not specific just showing a car flashing around a road course. Admittedly just a hype builder but I wish Ford would hype the GT500 a little to get people thinking about it. We've already seen pictures of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Kat Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, twintornados said: Yeah, because NO ONE is thinking about the new GT500 here..... Maybe you don’t always advertise to the faithful. Maybe you take a shot across the bow of your competition. Edited January 4, 2019 by Stray Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, Stray Kat said: Maybe you don’t always advertise to the faithful. Maybe you take a shot across the bow of your competition. IMO the GT500 is slightly overhyped-they've been talking about it for almost 2 years now. I don't mind the almost radio silence we've had the past month or two-outside of a super charger cover photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 52 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: IMO the GT500 is slightly overhyped-they've been talking about it for almost 2 years now. I don't mind the almost radio silence we've had the past month or two-outside of a super charger cover photo. Well, Toyota has been talking about a new Supra since W was President. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ausrutherford said: Well, Toyota has been talking about a new Supra since W was President. lol This is very true. It's been a running joke on a ton of car sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 49 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: This is very true. It's been a running joke on a ton of car sites. Almost as long as Acura teased the NSX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Kat Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Welp, when the Demon was on the way I seem to remember some cool tidbits leading up to it’s launch. But hey you guys are right. Things are going perfectly at Ford right now and they should stick with their current bland plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 22 hours ago, rmc523 said: Almost as long as Acura teased the NSX. And GM promising competitive vehicles. But not as long as Cadillac promising to make money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) On 1/3/2019 at 12:15 AM, theoldwizard said: The Explorer will be "introduced", meaning it will be sitting on a turntable and that is as close as you can get ! Bronco ? Probably not. The Bronco might get a turntable at the Chicago auto show. There are a lot of folks INSIDE Ford that don't understand what is going on either ! The big "bombshell" is what are Ford's plans for South America and Europe ! Wall Street says they will be phased out except for sales and service. The few people left at Ford Australia had better be circulating there resumes because I will bet what is left will be gone before the end of the year, again, except sales and service. Most of engineering went across to Ford Asia Pacific years ago on next gen T6 projects, lots of work for the next few years. If anything FAP will be picking up even more engineering work especially now that VW is entering the picture. Aus is one of those healthy profitable niches, Ranger is our F150 and makes up over 60% of annual sales, all good. Edited January 5, 2019 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 19 hours ago, jpd80 said: Most of engineering went across to Ford Asia Pacific years ago on next gen T6 projects, lots of work for the next few years. If anything FAP will be picking up even more engineering work especially now that VW is entering the picture. While I was working in engineering, FoA leaned heavily on assistance from both FoE and FUS engineering. Much of it was unofficial assistance, never recorded. This, of course, made FoA look awesome for doing "so much, with so little", but did nothing for the people with the help hands. Now that the current generation of Ranger in is production and the Bronco is almost ready for Job #1, I can not understand why FoA engineering in Geelong would continue to exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Just now, theoldwizard said: Bronco is almost ready for Job #1, It's not. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 5:02 PM, Stray Kat said: Welp, when the Demon was on the way I seem to remember some cool tidbits leading up to it’s launch. But hey you guys are right. Things are going perfectly at Ford right now and they should stick with their current bland plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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