I mispoke, I meant the cx-30. Mazda’s naming scheme is annoying and confusing. I had posted it earlier. Its hood is a similar size to this thing it seems.

The cx50 has a long hood though. It would look completely different with a short stubby hood.

here are the profile shots we have with the most recent at top. The other two were at a slight angle so this newest one gives us our best look at the dimensions. The windshield goes out much further than I originally thought. It looks like it covers maybe a 1/4 of the front wheel? That’s gonna be a pretty short hood (in length). I also think the new pic and the winter pic show the actual belt line. The high belt line, gigantic extreme sloped windshield, short hood and low front on a truck doesn’t sound like a winning combination so my expectations for this looking good are low. Hopefully I will be surprised.

Calm down, we're just having fun 😆.

Holy Overanalysis and Overreaction Batman!  😎

I think that comes from the extremely swept back nature of the roofline. Geometrically this shrinks the ratio of height to body. I had trouble wrapping my head around it at first, but honestly looking at a Mazda CX-50 really clears up any concerns on that. It’s a form that works, it is cool, low to the ground, but it is still identifiably a trucky-truck.   It is going to hinge on the fascia/grille styling we currently can’t see.  If it looks like the F-150 Lightning with no lightbar, or the Expedition right next to it, then it will probably work IMO. The latter would be better.

Yeah, it's odd that they'd move on from that when they were one of the first ones to do it.   Especially since competitors like Expy/Navigator just debuted it too.     I also found an article about it funny saying one of the reasons they moved on from it was a claim that many customers didn't even know it was there?  not sure how that's possible lol.

Well, this adds fuel to the fire of the F-100 (or Ranger) being there - makes sense that they'd use steel to save costs.

Interesting comment in today's Autoline Daily that the F-150 EREV will be made of steel, not aluminum.     Ram is supposed to come out with a range extender pickup this year. Ford is said to be working on a steel-bodied F-150 EREV at its Tennessee Truck Plant. EREVs are thought to be the perfect EV technology for full-size pickups and SUVs because you can drive or tow all day long and never worry about range anxiety.    

Borg, is that you?  😄