I could be wrong, but I'm seeing it without the front casting. Green=firewall, blue=bottom of windshield, red=a pillar, yellow=door. 

Ahhh, interesting.  I thought the MDs had switched over to the 10R as well.

This article suggests Jimbo is doin' a smoke and mirrors act:   https://www.autoevolution.com/news/jim-farley-rehashes-old-content-to-pretend-ford-is-making-progress-with-the-30000-truck-265236.html  

I wonder how close it'll be in terms of looks and proportion to this Toyota. This is an example of how you can make a short hood still look really nice. If it was virtually identical to this, I'd be perfectly happy.   This is like a best case scenario for how a short hood, small, lifestyle truck could look imo. 

If they can get the weight, size, and cost down, I believe Ford should just move the next gen couple and sedan over to cd6. It's obvious a lot more modern of a platform, it's more flexible, it can accommodate hybrid and AWD tech, and so on. 

Yeah, what’s strange is we can see the vertical line where I guess the frunk opening will be but to the left of that, there’s nothing. That doesn’t leave much room for headlights on the side. Maybe they are skinny headlights with a C shape like maverick.

I think the problem with the Lincoln LS was Jaguar wanting exclusivity.  They forced Lincoln to drop the v8 stroke by a mm making it a 3.9L instead of 4.0L and would not allow a supercharger.   I loved everything about my 2000 LS v8 sport except the cheap dash.   I think the issue with making a 4 door S650 is too much extra weight because it was designed to be a 2 door ragtop with a lot of reinforcement.  Not that itcouldn't be done.   I think cd6 would be a much better starting point.

LG Energy Solution got a great deal thanks to the incompetence of Stellantis big shots. They bought the portion of Nextstar Energy battery plant in Windsor, ON, Canada they didn't already own for $100 USD.   Global automaker Stellantis NV has sold its 49 per cent stake in Canada’s first and only multibillion-dollar battery cell manufacturing plant to its joint venture partner for just US$100. LG said it would use the plant to serve a broader customer base, potentially by making electric vehicle batteries for many automakers rather than just Stellantis. But LG, which is the largest lithium-ion battery producer outside China, also produces batteries for a range of products, such as laptops, phones and more, and the company said it would consider serving a broader customer base.

Everything has gone up since then, my Bronco Big Bend costs more and has less options in it 4 years after the fact.  

I just dont believe that it "cant handle" a sedan. Ford has some good engineers I'm sure there are even some southern bumpkins in a barn who can stretch a Mustang and add 2 rear doors lol. Joking of course but I just don't buy into "cant handle it" narrative.   I remember back in the day a bunch of Ford "insiders" kept saying the Lincoln LS failed cause it was RWD only and that DEW98 couldn't handle AWD and wasn't designed for it. Yet when Ford sold Jaguar, they had no issues adding AWD to the XF which was using DEW98.