Look I have been using car forums for a long time as well and I get what you are saying but some of those issues are pretty big.  4.6 and 5.4 Spark Plug issue I do think is overblown and mostly has to do with people over tightening the plugs.   I can tell you from first hand experience that I have posted about on here before with my friend that I have known since i was 2 bought a 2018 MKZ 2.0T.  He wanted an MKZ bad and liked my 2017 a lot so he went out and bought one and got coolant intrusion at 69k miles.  He was under on miles but was 1 month past warranty when it happened.  He was extremely upset this happened and was told he would need a new engine and Lincoln was not willing to help out at all and quoted him 10k for a new engine.  The dealership tried to get some kind of help from Lincoln corporate too but they refused to help at all period.  Guess what he will never own a Ford or Lincoln again.  When I posted about this on a few other places I got the typical nasty responses of "he should have done better research" or "Lincoln honored their warranty and he was past it sucks for him tell him to do better or buy the extended warranty".  It's not a good look or great customer service.  I am not even saying they should have given him a new engine they could have at least covered some costs though.  For instance my 2013 MKZ Hybrid started to develop rust on the inside of the door Lincoln covered over half the cost to get the front doors repainted I had to pay I think 1500 total which wasn't horrible.  Still hated the idea of a fairly new car having to have its front doors painted but wasn't the end of the world since i was past the warranty.  My friend even said if they were willing to just cover a little to help him out it would have been different but the fact that they flat out said no soured him.  A car shouldn't need a new engine at 69k miles period.   I have had multiple Ford products too and all of them have been pretty reliable.   99 Sable 3.0 Duratec 140k miles no issues 04 LS V6 3.0 Duratec 100k miles nothing major had to replace the transmission computer because it was having weird shifting issues, shop wanted to replace the whole transmission but figured out it was the computer itself. 08 Focus 2.0 Duratec, only had this car a few months after I lost my LS in an accident but did it's job.  AC compressor went out but other than that was fine 13 MKZ 2.0 Hybrid, 80k miles no issues 17 MKZ 3.0TT (current) at 72k miles now no issues at all 04 Aviator 4.6 V8 (current) at 172k miles, I have done a lot of work myself.  I did have to have the timing chain guides replaced at 160k miles and replaced the plastic ones with metal ones.  I also did the body mounts.  This is an older vehicle and a beater so I know it will have issues but for the most part has been reliable and has not let me down.   I consider myself lucky I have had all good Ford Lincoln and Mercury products none have left me stranded ever.  But I am a little jaded about what happened with my friend and how I was told over and over again the 2.0 Coolant intrusion issue isn't as big of a deal as it is and how "he should have done better"

A broken clock is correct twice a day (unless its digital and your just fucked then :p) 

Here lies the problem with that, the 2.0L is only on the Badlands model of the BS. All the other models have the 1.5L Ecoboost only. I've owned several "problematic" Ford engines over the past 20 years:   4.6L V8 with sparkplug issues 3.5L Ecoboost FWD with water pump issues 2.0L Ecoboost coolant intrusion issues 2.7L Ecoboost valve    All those cars went to 100K (outside of my 2.7L) or more without any of those issues cropping up, so I guess I'm a bit jaded that I think the issue is a bit overblown-I've been using internet forums for almost 30 years now and problem posts always get eyeballs on them and multiple posts of singular subject makes it seem like its a bigger issue then it actually is. I've also been lucky with the roof on my Bronco and it not doing anything funky with it cracking too...so who knows might be some luck involved there.   I've only truly had one terrible experience with a Ford product and that was my SVT Focus that left me stranded a couple of times.   

I'm scared lol. 

The biggest issues I have seen from multiple sources are the wet oil pump belt which can degrade over time and cause major issues down the line.  It looks like Ford has switched a few engines to this setup too and quite a few folks aren't happy about it due to the issues it has caused.  Sounds like a pretty lousy setup.  I would much rather a chain driven system.   https://fordauthority.com/2025/09/1-5l-ford-ecoboost-engine-teardown-reveals-some-troubling-issues-video/       You can say it's "just content" but it really does look like a lousy setup and that they went cheap on the 1.5 I3.  Just posting above as examples.  In the Car Wizard's video he shows how it had a coolant leak too and was coming out of the turbo and the turbo being on back order.  A car that young shouldn't have that many issues.  Car Wizard isn't a Ford hater either he likes Fords and even had a Grand Marquis as a daily for a while.   I remember when people first had issues with the 3.7 Internal Water Pump and the 2.0T coolant intrusion issues in the MKZ groups online and there were similar responses that it's all overblown and the 3.7 defenders saying they have 400k miles on theirs and still on the original water pump which I seriously doubt.  Since then though those issues have become more and more prominent in those groups with people getting seriously pissed off that they have to get a new engine on their car that has 70k, 80k, 90k miles.  Yeah the new 2.0T after 2019 fixed that issue so if they did replace the engine there shouldn't be any more issues like that but the damage and reputation are already done.  No fix on the water pump for the 3.7 of course the defenders say "who cares if I have to drop 3k every 70k miles still better than replacing a turbo" and "it's just maintenance"   I am just saying I think the 2.0T is a better engine all around for the BS and does NOT have the wet oil belt.   I don't know I am just sick of hearing about how many issues newer Ford engines have and it's frustrating.  I get it we are all on a Ford forum and we love our Fords and Lincolns and will defend them to the death but it gets hard to defend when so many issues have been popping up with their engines lately.  Just my 2 cents on it.

MPG ICE ratings also come from the mfr following very specific rules and procedures.  EPA only does spot checks to verify  the mfr results.

Upon further review I’m glad Ford cancelled this product. We at Oakville Assembly would’ve been in a bad predicament had they proceeded with the project. Super Duty overflow will generate more production I believe than that bland EV would’ve. In the short term forsure SD is better than that. 

Yea, by the automaker. Automakers follow the rules defined by the EPA in 40 CFR 600   For EV Range Testing: A vehicle with a fully charged battery is driven continuously over the EPA city cycle until the battery is depleted and the vehicle can drive no further. The distance driven is recorded. This is repeated, again starting with a full charge, over the EPA highway cycle, again recording the distance driven when the battery is depleted. This “single cycle” test consists of multiple repeat drives of the city or highway cycle. Automakers also have the option of doing a multi-cycle test, which consists of four city cycles, two highway cycles, and two constant speed cycles.* All testing is done in a laboratory on a dynamometer. The city and highway driving ranges determined from this testing are adjusted to account for real-world factors that are not represented on the laboratory test procedures. These factors include such things the impact of air conditioning, of cold temperatures, and of high speed and aggressive driving behavior. Although the regulations allow some optional approaches, the most common approach is to use a factor of 0.7 to adjust all the test parameters, including range. For example: An EV achieves 200 miles on the highway laboratory test. Real-world highway driving range → 200 x 0.7 = 140 miles to account for aggressive driving and HVAC use. The adjusted city and highway range values are weighted together by 55% and 45%, respectively, to determine the combined city and highway driving range that appears on the EPA fuel economy label. For example: Assume an adjusted city range of 168 miles and an adjusted highway range of 140 (from example above). The official combined range value → (0.55 x 168) + (0.45 x 140) = 155 miles (values are rounded to the nearest whole number).

I use a system with integrated anti sway and the difference is felt immediately.

not hard to see   edit: played with proportions more to make it look more like the airflow graphic they showed in that presentation.