Man, Lincoln's really going all out with something unique to compete with a sedan and offroad SUV at the same time!

Ram's New Midsize Truck For America Will Have Jeep Bones - Autoblog   “With an investment of nearly $400 million, assembly of an all-new midsize truck, previously allocated to the Belvidere plant, plans to move to the Toledo Assembly Complex, where it will join the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator.”   According to the release, the new midsize truck is targeting a 2028 launch, which neatly fits within Stellantis’ broader four-year, $13 billion US investment plan. Pricing will likely start in the $30,000 range, keeping it competitive against the top-selling Toyota Tacoma and the others like the Ford Ranger and Chevrolet Colorado, while staying below the Ram 1500’s starting price of just over $41,000.     ----   Makes sense that they'd use Gladiator's platform as the starting point.

This is silly.  They’re not going to badge engineer something to compete with Land Rover and Lexus GS and G-Wagon.

Next-Generation Dodge Durango Confirmed for 2029 Launch   Dodge has been building the current-generation Durango since 2010, making it one of the oldest vehicles still on sale in the United States. Nevertheless, a replacement isn’t coming anytime soon. Parent company Stellantis has announced that a successor won’t arrive until 2029, by which time the current model will have been around for nearly two decades. As is the case today, the next-generation Durango will be produced at the Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson. Stellantis is investing $130 million to prepare the Michigan plant for the fourth-generation model. That figure represents just one percent of a massive $13 billion investment the automotive giant plans to make in the United States by the end of the decade.   ----   So the Durango will be on the market for 18 years with one refresh lol.........

Here me out on this-It would be super simple to change the Everest green house to make it look more Lincoln like-just need to change the glass in between the C and D pillar so it extends to back of the D pillar, black out the A pillar and add a chrome trim around it. There is no Ford product in NA that it would be compared with, so not as a big of deal. I don't think basically applying a Lincoln grill to the Bronco's styling is going to do it any favors either.  the Aviator and Explorer are Not that much different when it comes from a manufacturing perspective, the visual changes are not hard point changes-the only thing I'm not 100% sure of is if they share the same greenhouse stamping for the glass between the C and D pillar, but the rest is identical in manufacturing out of side of color and trim.    The Escape and Corsair are the same also, but the C-D pillar area is different again

Everest is aimed at Toyota Prado and LandCruiser 300 and for the money spent on it this time round, it’s doing a superb job in ROW markets

Yeah, it needs to be boxy otherwise it’s going to look like an Aviator from a different timeline.

The full size SUV segment gets a pass for all brands - GM, Toyota, Ford, etc. for identical greenhouses.   In other segments that doesn't work.  The Aviator/Explorer are clearly visually different with different windows, door cuts, etc.   Sure there's no Ford counterpart in our market, but the whole point of this rumored model is to be more upright/boxy to better take on G-class and/or GX.  I personally don't think Everest's silhouette fits the bill for what this model is targeting.  

How is that any different then the Expedition and Navigator sharing the glass and hardpoints? You can dress up the current Everest Greenhouse to make it look different for a Lincoln without any major changes that would add cost to it, like nearly other Lincoln does.    Just as an example: Aviator Explorer They are functionally identical to one another and the differences are just cosmetic that wouldn't require new new stampings as far as can tell-its all done with parts added or removed.  The Expedition and Navigator have even less differeation between them