Seems like someone is sniffing around for a lawsuit.....hope your friend is ok.

Hello, has there been any progress with your order? My situation is quite similar to yours. My order was confirmed on October 29th last year, and it entered production on February 21st this year. However, there have been no updates since then. I tried to contact my sales representative, but apart from receiving an internal screenshot marked as "NON SHIPPABLE," I have not gotten any further information. I did some research myself and even managed to find the VIN and order number by searching nearby inventory. Then I called a local Ford dealer pretending to be a potential buyer interested in a vehicle to inquire about the current situation from the manufacturer. I received two unconfirmed pieces of information: The manufacturer is conducting quality control inspections, which is quite normal and standard procedure for a newly redesigned model. After some vehicles were shipped from the factory last month, they encountered hailstorms, resulting in damage to some vehicles. Ford is prioritizing repairs on those damaged vehicles, which has caused overall delivery delays. (This information came from my local dealer, where a repaired official "like-new" vehicle from Kentucky is expected to arrive soon.)

I actually preferred this feature over the digital rearview mirror.  Sometimes, the blind spot warning in The mirror can be drowned out in intense sunlight.  Also, the image takes away the mirror guess work of where an object is relative the vehicle when turning or lane switching.  Lastly, since we tested the ultimate with 24in wheels, it's nice to be able to see if your about to curb check your rear wheels.

Is this the Lexus version of the Crown?

I asked ChatGPT to put an Everest front end on a Durango and Durango front end on Everest. (In fairness ChatGPT could have cheated, but you get the point)    

It'll be curious to see if mustang gets a new platform post s650, or if they just modify the existing platform they have. I'd keep the rest seats to keep insurance costs down, and maybe to use for people who have toddlers or something.    But what I'd really like to see is just for Ford to improve on what they already have. Lower the roof and beltline slightly, this was apparently considered for s650, but wasn't in the budget. Shorten the overhangs, especially the front overhang, stretch the wheelbase an inch or a couple of inches, give it a more prominent dash to axle ratio.    This would not only make the mustang look more exotic, if would give them more space behind the front wheels to maybe develop a front-mid engine layout, which would obviously improve performance significantly. The Ecoboost s650 is apparently a front mid layout already, or so I've been told, so a front-mid 5.0 shouldn't be impossible if they had more roof to work with. 

Ford’s business in Europe and UK faces a different set of challenges to that of North America, I wouldn’t begin to assume the complexity of decisions required for region specific products.

Right now, I think Ford is heavily invested in keeping F Series profits coming in, anything else  that would be “nice to have” sits in a separate bucket waiting until markets get  back to some level of stability and normalcy.

The Falcon was pretty cool too. But like the Falcon it’s a generation behind in styling. Put a Ranger front on a fifteen year old Durango and BOOM you get an Everest. 

Agree, also I think they can improve the camera, a lot of competitors have a 3d option. I also think the map section could take up more space in the display