jniffen Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Wished they had a Deep Forest Green color as an option. Seeing the 1.5 three banger only option for the Base, Big Bend and Outer Banks, makes me uncomfortable, like it's being a cheap design. Kind of like the Eco Sport, a little too entry level. Hope it sells well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 4:25 PM, T-dubz said: I think the first edition has the best grille with its blacked out letters. Dadgum, it looks way Flex-y from that angle, IMHO. Not so much from the others, but that one screams "Flex" to me. I do like that grille, though, and it looks much better than the Escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 The C-pillar on these kills the design for me. Its almost as if they know that slanted C-pillar doesn't work because it's painted black to hide it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Anthony said: The C-pillar on these kills the design for me. Its almost as if they know that slanted C-pillar doesn't work because it's painted black to hide it. yeah, the c pillar looks a bit awkward, it looked better in the original design where it flowed into the roof and then the safari roof kinda sat on top of it. Also I think the wheels kinda hurt the design too. The outer banks with its 18” wheels look much better than the other models. I think ford should do the following: -offer the 2.0 on more than just the badlands -offer larger wheels on more than just the outer banks -offer the choice of roof color on all or most trims. these three things would fix most of my complaints with the sport. Edited July 17, 2020 by T-dubz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamweasel Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 12:49 PM, T-dubz said: yeah, the c pillar looks a bit awkward, it looked better in the original design where it flowed into the roof and then the safari roof kinda sat on top of it. Also I think the wheels kinda hurt the design too. The outer banks with its 18” wheels look much better than the other models. I think ford should do the following: -offer the 2.0 on more than just the badlands -offer larger wheels on more than just the outer banks -offer the choice of roof color on all or most trims. these three things would fix most of my complaints with the sport. I'm in the market for one of these for my wife. I was hoping this would be "it" for her. (I have two 2 cars and my wife has one so we've decided to get at least one SUV in the garage.) For me, the issues I have with this product are: Styling - Don't like the big plastic C-Pillar - worst design feature on the vehicle. - The front end is a little to rounded for my tastes but straight-on it looks good. - Don't like how the infotainment screen sticks-up over the air vents. That little storage area below it seems useless, anyway, so just push the screen down and make it all flush. Trims: - Completely agree the lack of the 2.0L in the lower packages stinks. - Lack of premium sound system in lower packages stinks, too. - Also do not like the black roof - I prefer body color roof. Why even bother with a gray roof option on Badlands??? That will look bad with anything else but the matching gray body paint IMO. For us, Big Bend with the 2.0L engine and B&O sound system would have been perfect. Would adding the 2.0L engine there just make it the same price as Badlands, anyway? Maybe....but lack of colored roof on Badlands is a bummer and I don't want to get black. (I'm liking the silver color with silver roof. I prefer easy to keep clean colors for my wife's vehicle, and we both hate white cars. LOL.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I'm the odd one out because I actually like the wheels and the c-pillar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 So is this being built in Hermosillo or the same plant as the Mach E (Catualain )? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: So is this being built in Hermosillo or the same plant as the Mach E (Catualain )? Bronco Sport? Hermosillo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Bronco Sport? Hermosillo So they are planning on making the Maverick, Bronco Sport, Transit Connect and Fusion Sport back at the same plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: So they are planning on making the Maverick, Bronco Sport, Transit Connect and Fusion Sport back at the same plant? They are all C2 so in theory it is not that difficult to accomplish. It will be similar to Valencia or Chongqing where the same thing happens now with C1, C2, and CD4 (but soon it will all be C2 as well). 2021 is either going to be a banner year for Ford or a nightmare year of supply constrains and launch problems. Let's hope the team has their game plan to execute the perfect plays. Edited July 20, 2020 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Found some more pics of the sport in the wild. these two above look pretty good. The one below could easily be mistaken for a flex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 A few years ago I made a horrible photoshop of a lifted Flex, to see what a modern day, 4-door Bronco might look like. While it's not the real Bronco, I had no idea at the time that I was actually on to something! I looked for it but I couldn't find it. While the flex doesn't directly translate to a lifted 4x4, but I'm really happy with Fords execution here, the baby Bronc looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 You can get a good idea of the size in this pic. It actually looks a bit bigger than its measurements suggest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I really am not seeing the disproportionately long hood. That looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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