As Ford rep Jim Baumbick briefly mentioned, their goal was diesel or better performance. For emissions purposes, it’s a clever relocating of power and torque into the electric side and even though a PHEV with relatively small battery and range, it still functions effectively  as a hybrid on launches, delivering most of the perceived lost performance. so yeah 207 Kw (278 hp) 697 nm (516 lb ft)     But here’s the thing, Ford also cleverly clipped the power so that the PHEV couldn’t get close to Ranger Raptor performance. I think that was unfortunate because it would have offered a pathway to the future and an alternative to brute force ICE power while keeping the likes of BYD Shark 6 and Great Wall Cannon Alpha PHEV pickups at bay - both of those perform better. Maybe Ford isn’t ready to give up all those AU$94,000 Ranger Raptor sales just yet….   Ford South Africa also makes the Amorok in V6 diesel but also a 2.3 EB versions, I guess people could buy that if they wanted but it’s also limited to a high series trim so the cost is more than the Ranger PHEV XLT 

Somehow better than Toyota still. 

To emphasize just how big a deal it is for Ford to be able to build LFP batteries in the U.S. without Chinese critical minerals:  

Miss Drake sure knows how to talk a big game huh? In all seriousness, if what she said is true it's a huge competitive advantage for Ford.   Maybe that's why Ford's competitors (GM in particular) have been busy lobbying the Feds to disfavor Ford's BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant, according to 'Ol Billy Boy:    “We do know that others in our industry are trying to submarine it to hurt us,” Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford said. “That’s just sour grapes, frankly.” Ford stopped short of naming names, but four people familiar with the matter told Automotive News affiliate Crain’s Detroit Business that GM is behind lobbying efforts.

Maybe the mixed results are in line with what Ford's head honcho said at the beginning of this year about quality?   "It’s our chance … to take our future in our own hands to perform like we should. But we’re focused on much more than recalls. We’re focused on short-term, three months in service and long-term powertrain durability. Our quality story will start to evolve this year."

Escape and CX-5 have less stowage space than the others in the compact unibody anonymous blob category, see below:  

2025 Ford Expedition Test: Just Shy of Greatness   Have you ever torn apart every corner of your home, swearing you left an item in some specific place, only to find it hiding somewhere that makes absolutely no sense? Perhaps you placed it there while in a fugue state, for reasons that made sense at that moment but are no longer apparent. Why else would your AirPods be in the freezer?   That's what it feels like to drive the 2025 Ford Expedition, at least sometimes. There are many facets of this seven-seater that make perfect sense, but there are certain corners of the new-Expedition experience that leave us wondering what the folks in Dearborn might be smoking. Thankfully, those small issues don't really get in the way of Ford delivering on its mission to create a comfortable, capable three-row SUV.

2025 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) | J.D. Power       Ford actually got worse, going from 178 PP100 last year to 193 PP100 this year.  Lincoln improved from 224 PP100 last year to 206 PP100 this year.   That said, Ford ranked first in 4 segments - Compact SUV (ironically, Escape), Large Light Duty Pickup (F-150), Large Heavy Duty Pickup (Super Duty), and Sporty Car (Mustang)        

I don’t disagree overall but I believe this was at least partly due to the pandemic.

Apparently, RAM did not get the memo about passenger vans in the North American market....