So I'll chime in and really mess up this discussion.  I have a '24 aviator, and my "welcome lites" work fine if the car is parked in an open area like a parking lot. But... my house is stilted, up about 12 feet, with a carport underneath to park cars.  The welcome lites might work once in 20 times when approaching on foot.  The welcome lites usually won't come on, but door locks will still unlock, and the rear door (suv) won't open unless you use the remote.  I've played a lot of games like placing the remotes in faraday bags while in the house, then pulling one out down stairs.  No joy. I suspect there is a lot of rebar in the floor and ceiling concrete to shield/distort/detune the remote signals.  I can deal with it, but it's weird.  

Yea, for that reason Lincoln needs to get some EV into its lineup lickety split. Maybe the Ford skunkworks can help with this

One of the BYD big shots, Stella Li, said the following to Bloomberg Businessweek:   Like many Chinese executives, Li bristles at the notion that BYD owes its success to government largesse and calls subsidy accusations “completely groundless.” BYD is so formidable because it’s emerged victorious from China’s brand of state-led capitalism, which weeds out weak or inefficient players by forcing them to compete in a protected, carefully calibrated sandbox. For Li, that victory was hard won, the result of grit and determination. “They cannot beat us and can only attribute our success to other factors,” she says. “We’d rather just show our muscles than make explanations to them.”

If there is any silver lining to this I believe Ford  with F-600, 650 and 750 has a competitive edge with their gas powered versions.  Now if they would just add air brakes to the  650 and 750 that would increase their competitiveness. Can't understand why this hasn't been done years ago.

My '24 says the same.  That's with the Jet package and 22" wheels.  Don't know about other wheel sizes.

So interesting video on BYD   China Obverser is kind of anti Chinese, so take with a grain of salt    

Its not like US automakers didn't receive government bailouts or incentives.  General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization - Wikipedia Factbox: U.S. states woo automakers with $17 billion in subsidies since 1976 | Reuters

Recall on OBD for cat efficiency light work was done today. Service rep said he thinks the reflash only reduced the sensitivity of the sensor. Said he had a bunch more to do. Hope this works. Lots of warranty left if it doesn't. Car has 18,000 miles on it.  Evidently Ford got tired of replacing cats unnecessarily. Recall said our Nautilus may have OBD system that falsely sets DTC P0420. 

Probably will not get a timely response, as they can on the 29th of Oct, and that was it!!

Ford's worked really hard to separate Lincoln and Ford in terms of product lineup and approach. Offering high performance Lincoln's would essentially take us back to the days when Lincoln's were just Ford's in suits. High performance stuff suits Ford a lot better, and can still command a healthy premium. Leave it how it is now, one brand offering performance and exciting cars, and the other focusing on effortless luxury. Each brand does its own thing that sets it apart.