Come on, Jim. If you make a sedan or hatch as revolutionary and good as the 1st Gen Taurus or Focus, you will have and excellent car to make an excellent (and profitable) EV.
Ford did it in the past, can do it again.
P.S.: that picture of the Probe concept car is amazing. Something like that can do it very well today…
I recall @ice-capades posted an article shortly before the contract vote outlining Fain's ties to Socialist movers and shakers. In it, he was shown in accompanying photos with them. It was as alarming as it was enlightening.
Yea, Ford made that choice for over 30 years which is one reason their sedans were unprofitable and ended up being discontinued.
If the big shot is serious about Ford getting back into the sedan business because sedans have aero advantages, he should get Ford designers to do a 21st century version of Probe V:
New color is Avalanche, and possible another.
The Limited trim is gone, and re-branded as Platinum Plus.
The new PP interior color is Smoked Truffle. A light to medium tan. Huge improvement over that cheap blue interior color IMO.
I've long said they should bring the Evos over as our new Fusion, and keep it limited to mid to upper models, and they sell what they sell, vs. trying to put out 100s of thousands. It being a hatch would be more unique for the market (and justify higher pricing), along with good styling.
I feel we'll eventually see some sort of Mustang-based sedan come along, which would be an opportunity for them to have a sedan offering, while targeting a different demographic - and more importantly, a different price point - than your typical sedan buyer.