I wonder if the Mach 4 will be unveiled whenever Ford tells us its product plans for the next couple years.    or maybe the NYC auto show? 

While I don’t generally like psychobabble, I do believe there is some truth to below quote on why many people became Tesla rabid fans that go beyond reason or common sense, though not implying every Tesla buyer falls in this category.  IMO rperez817 seemed motivated mostly by saving the planet from greenhouse gases and saw Tesla as part of the solution, basically a physiological need for human survival, and therefore may have overlooked Elon’s politics for perceived greater good.  On the other hand most environmentalists lean left, so that causes conflict for them regardless.  Point is that very few are truly happy with Tesla even though they manufacture some of the best EVs for the cost; primarily Models Y and 3.   A major problem Tesla is facing is that their buyers are not environmental activists to the same extent as rperez817, and probably purchased more for “virtue-signaling than functionality”, and as of today, there is very little perceived “virtue” in buying a Tesla.  No one actually needs a Tesla at all when there are so many other vehicles, so if ownership is mostly about making a statement, what does it actually say?   Tesla has major image problems they need to fix quickly.     “Tesla’s demographic shift brings to mind Maslow’s hierarchy of needs—the theory that people must satisfy their most fundamental physiological and safety needs, like shelter and food, before they move up the hierarchy which culminates at self-actualization—the realization of one’s full potential.    Automobile manufacturers have long marketed cars as an answer to both lower-level needs and that highest one—self-actualization. A Tesla is perfectly fine for answering those lower-level needs. It’s a way to get work, to ferry the kids to soccer, to take that roadtrip. But this current phenomenon of Tesla regret proves that owning a Tesla is more about virtue-signaling than functionality.”

Mach 4 has been trademarked in Canada now....   With Mach 4 Trademark Filing, Canadian Four Door Ford Mustang Seems Likely

post some pictures when it arrives!

this is my order status.  Hopefully this means will be shipping soon!   platinum with Stealth Performance package.   

You really think that stopping an annual sales volume that doesn’t even amount to two weeks of production at DTP is going to materially affect F-Series sales?

New engine must be better than old, so no surprise Ford is slowly switching over.  It’s smart of Ford to ramp up manufacturing slowly to avoid/reduce quality issues; just in case.   Hard to tell from pictures if new engine is shorter in length and or taller in height than 2024 2.3L.  Differences may be too small to detect on pictures taken from slightly different angles anyway.  Since it uses “modular power cylinder” architecture, maybe 5- and 6-cylinder variants will follow.  Opportunity to consolidate engine designs seems significant; provided of course longer 5- and 6-cylinder engines physically fit in larger vehicles.

Hah How true on the Renault connection.  As for your railroad days, talk about consolidation.  As a bit of a buff I remember the Alco, FairbanksMorse,GE, EMD days.  When I was in college my winter/"spring" breaks were spent working in a wholesale beef plant.  We got swinging beef delivered by truck and rail.  NY, NH & Hartford RR. RS-1 Alcos.  Green  & Orange!

The new 2.3L is just to improve emissions and I guess performance if they wanted to. IIRC the original 2.3L didn't have port injection on it like the larger Ecoboosts, which is the major difference.    As for a hybrid variant, that may or may not come-if the Rumored Affordable Truck EV is roughly the size of a Ranger, Ford might want to use that as a stick to make people buy it vs a PHEV Ranger. 

Its called ULEV IIRC.