rmc523 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Ford Skylands Trademark Filing Suggests New Nameplate Incoming I wonder if this could be for the Bronco and a roof similar to the sky touch thing Jeep has? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Ford Bronco See-Through Roof Panels Potentially Revealed By New Patent This could hint at the Skylands feature. Basically a slide back sunroof type thing instead of the Jeep fabric roof. It'd be even more neat if it could somehow remove, but I'd be surprised about that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Borg is claiming "Skylands" trim will actually be used for a "rugged" trim on Lincoln products. We know the track record, but even if right, I'm not understanding the connection between "Skylands" and rugged/off road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Skylands makes me think of open land with big sky. Think Montana and "Big Sky Country." Or, think out West (Utah/Arizona) where you can see for miles with minor off road trails (ie gravel/dirt). It's not rock crawling like a Bronco, but places it would be nice to have a high clearance vehicle to get off the beaten path. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 55 minutes ago, fordmantpw said: Skylands makes me think of open land with big sky. Think Montana and "Big Sky Country." Or, think out West (Utah/Arizona) where you can see for miles with minor off road trails (ie gravel/dirt). It's not rock crawling like a Bronco, but places it would be nice to have a high clearance vehicle to get off the beaten path. I also wonder how they apply something like that to something more sleek like Aviator and Nautilus.....Navigator makes some sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Timberline sounds like a better name to use on Lincoln’s. Too bad ford already used it on the Explorer. I wonder if ford’s marketing department has anyone with kids in it? skylands makes me think of the skylanders toys/games. Just like blue cruise makes me think of blues clues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zestyg Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 It’s probably a way to reconcile Lincoln’s very elegant and airy (no pun intended) style with offroading/softroading. Ironically, I think Everest would be a good name to use for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTL2017 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Interesting name. Not sure it would be the name I would've used for a rugged Lincoln trim but at least we're getting something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorpsychology Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Maybe it won't get used at all. Skyline was never used. Remember the "Lincoln Motor Company" trademark (copyright)? They don't use that anymore. I couldn't find any reference to Quiet Flight on their website, either. Skylands may be referring to the Skylands region of New Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 3 hours ago, Motorpsychology said: Skylands may be referring to the Skylands region of New Jersey. I've lived in NJ most of my life and I've never heard that area called that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorpsychology Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, Sherminator98 said: I've lived in NJ most of my life and I've never heard that area called that! Dunno. I Googled "Skylands" and got a bunch of skyland hits, restaurants, motels etc and one "Skylands region NJ" so I searched for it on Google maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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