Believe it or not the trip was only a couple weeks from German port to Atlanta.   Europe passed some electronics law last year and the 718 platform was not compliant and apparently could not be upgraded so they stopped selling them in Europe last year but kept them in production for ROW until last month.  They decided to replace them with EVs which are due out next year.  But after the dip in EV sales they’re now saying they might do some naturally aspirated special versions which means GTS and GT4s and $150k price tags (at least).

Sorry I had it on silent.      Hello?   Guys?

It is still standard according to the order guide.  Of course the order guide could be wrong.    

Speaking of Lightning being canceled…   https://fordauthority.com/2025/11/ford-f-150-lightning-at-risk-of-cancellation-report/    

I have to imagine it'll be largely carryover with perhaps some different switches.  I'm sure they'd want to change as little as possible to keep costs down.

I prefer stone tablets.  It's a bit heavy, but lasts longer.

The reviewer in video I watched said A Segment represents 5% of total market, but also questioned whether that 5% was limited by real demand or more by manufacturers who ignored the segment while pursuing more expensive vehicles with greater margins and profits.  Some people think it creates a self fulfilling prophecy.  If manufacturers don’t make great small cars because they don’t want to invest limited resources then buyers won’t show much interest in cheap models they do build.  It’s one down side to free markets — end user does not always get what they really want because of corporate pressure for higher profits.   Thanks for link.  Renault is a bigger player in Europe than I was aware of, per article.  It’s interesting that Twingo reviewer said car only took 2 years to complete from start.  If accurate that’s impressive.  I like the Twingo in large part because I always thought BEVs should have started on small side and moved upscale from there, but also know and accept that for Tesla to make electrification commonplace they needed to attract the rich with money to burn first, and then move downmarket.  Maybe $30k vehicles won’t be any more successful than $50k-plus-cars that few people are buying.  My personal guess is that cheaper will be better, and expect cars like Bolt to outsell more expensive models.

I’m interested in seeing what the interior looks like. Will it look like the Chinese version? Regardless, I'm happy it's staying. I especially like the look of the Chinese corsair better. It fits the current Lincoln design language. 

I like emails/texts because I have it in writing.

I personally don’t care about any of that stuff. I’d rather them hire a few more techs so that it doesn’t take 2.5 hrs for an oil change every time I go in.