Agree, Tesla has an image problem due to Musk that will limit sales until fixed.  Additionally it’s also as if they have little focus on personal cars/transportation thinking that Robotaxi will be the only future.  That may be correct but still decades away IMO.  It’s sad because Tesla had a lot of engineering talent to take BEVs to the next level of adoption if not so obsessed with autonomous vehicles.

Yeah, you’d have to be pretty short to fit back there.  However, given that Model Y had an optional 3rd seat before, it would seem that between the 7” longer length and added 42 mm (~1-5/8”) of height that space at rear seats is probably much larger than before.  Obviously that may not mean much if comparing to a minivan or full-size SUV, but for what is essentially a tall car with excellent aerodynamics, it may not be too much of a compromise if 3rd row is rarely used, or only for kids. What’s interesting to me and odd at same time is that roof line peaks in height over rear doors rather than over B pillars.  Just looks a little out of place though it’s not unique in that sense.  Regardless, if comparing profile pictures one can see that headroom at both 2nd and 3rd rows is much greater than before.   I’m also curious if with added wheelbase length and overall height if Tesla will increase battery capacity significantly.

https://carbuzz.com/ford-promises-passenger-cars-will-return/   Looks like Ford's gravitating back towards cars to a degree. This is just Europe for now, we'll see if this carries over into our market as well.    I'd love if Ford brought that same passion they have with things like bronco and mustang into a new hatchback. Give us something  special.     

https://fordauthority.com/2025/07/china-throws-giant-wrench-into-ford-ev-battery-plant-plans/

So basically confirmation Fords getting back into the car game. This is fantastic news. Ford as talking about how they could see low slung non crossover models making a return to Ford's lineup as EVs after the puma, and vw twins were launched. Seems like that's moving forward. 

That's somewhat the nature of driving a solid front axle heavy duty pickup.  It's improved in the 2011+ trucks, and even more with 2017+.   Steering stabilizer might help.

Disregard - accidentally replied to an older page left open on this thread.

Right, except they'll have our Ford Bronco, and this Ford Bronco......that's completely different with the same name in the same showroom.   Bronco "New Energy" is silly.

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Obviously nothing is official yet, but...     Ford Will Launch New Cars in Europe to Combat Dwindling Sales   But Ford has a plan to bounce back: launch new cars. German business newspaper Automobilwoche reports dealers have been told new metal is on the way. We’ve reached out to Ford for confirmation but haven’t heard back yet. However, the report claims dealers were predictably happy to hear the promise made in a video conference by Christoph Herr, the newly appointed Managing Director of Ford Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. CEO Jim Farley has allegedly green-lit the development of new models to fill some of the void left by the discontinuation of several nameplates, some of which had been around for decades.