I’ve not heard of that particular Forscan option. Try f150forum.com - if it’s possible somebody there figured it out (drive modes generically not yours specifically). Should be similar if possible.
VW to invest up to $5 billion in Rivian in an EV tech joint venture - Autoblog
SAN FRANCISCO — German automaker Volkswagen Group will invest up to $5 billion in U.S. electric-vehicle maker Rivian as part of a new, equally controlled joint venture to share EV architecture and software, the companies said on Tuesday.
Shares of Rivian surged 30% in extended Nasdaq trade after the announcement, boosting the company's stock market value by more than $3 billion.
The investment will provide Rivian — known for its flagship R1S SUVs and R1T pickups — the funding it needs to develop its less-expensive and smaller R2 SUVs that are set to roll out in 2026, CEO RJ Scaringe told Reuters.
Volkswagen will initially invest $1 billion in Rivian and a further $4 billion later, the companies said.
The partnership will help Volkswagen accelerate its plans to develop software-defined vehicles (SDV), with Rivian licensing its existing intellectual property rights to the joint venture.
While EV startups have been grappling with a slowdown in demand amid high interest rates and dwindling cash, traditional automakers have struggled to build battery-powered vehicles and advanced software.
The source left out HD pickup trucks. That's why there are so few Ford, Mopar, and GM models on that list.
No matter what the source, Honda and Toyota are way ahead of everyone else for long lasting sedans, minivans, etc. while Ford, Mopar, and GM have long lasting trucks especially HD.
Another source of long lasting cars and trucks, not Consumer Reports, has this list:
Cars Most Likely to Last 250,000+ Miles – iSeeCars.com Study
Rank
Model
% Chance of Lasting 250,000+ Miles
Compared to Average
1
Ford F-350 Super Duty
49.1%
4.2x
2
Toyota Land Cruiser
47.9%
4.1x
3
Toyota Tundra
47.9%
4.1x
4
Toyota Sequoia
47.1%
4.0x
5
Ford F-250 Super Duty
43.6%
3.7x
6
Honda Pilot
42.7%
3.6x
7
Toyota Tacoma
41.7%
3.5x
8
GMC Sierra 2500HD
41.3%
3.5x
9
Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
41.2%
3.5x
10
Toyota 4Runner
41.0%
3.5x
11
Toyota Avalon
33.1%
2.8x
12
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
31.0%
2.6x
13
Acura MDX
29.2%
2.5x
14
Honda Element
27.8%
2.4x
15
Honda CR-V
27.5%
2.3x
16
Honda Accord
27.1%
2.3x
17
Chevrolet Avalanche
26.7%
2.3x
18
Ram 2500
26.3%
2.2x
19
Ram 3500
24.3%
2.1x
20
Toyota Sienna
23.3%
2.0x
21
Subaru Outback
22.3%
1.9x
22
GMC Yukon XL
21.3%
1.8x
23
Toyota Camry
20.4%
1.7x
Overall Average
11.8%
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I don’t think that’s really accurate. I don’t think Ford drew a line in the sand and said stop building vehicles with lower profit margins.
They set a corporate goal of either 8%-10% but we know some will be higher and some lower.
What they do is what all corporations do with their budget planning. They make a list of all the projects currently in progress and new ones that have been approved and they rank them in a spreadsheet based on strategic importance, regulatory compliance, level of effort and amount of funding required and ROI potential.
Then you start a running total of expense and capital and when you run out of money you draw the line. Anything below the line is not funded for that year. If you want to fund something below the line you have to kill or move something above the line. Which is what they did with Fusion and Maverick/BS.
If there was no Maverick or BS they’d still be building Fusions even at low margins because it would cost more to idle the plant.
Has anyone had any luck using Forscan to change the default drive mode to "Conserve" rather than "Normal" on a 2023 Aviator? If so, what coding did you modify to accomplish this?
Consider the source, Consumer Reports, which has always been biased toward Toyota and Honda. They have completely lost credibility now with their product reviews being linked to "where to buy it". They used to be a respected source of consumer information but no longer.
Exactly, the maverick engine recall for instance I believe only impacts a few hundred mavericks out of the 300,000 they've made. The reality is when a recall is issued, the actual number of cars impacted is exceedingly small.