Agree.  No doubt 4-cylinder Mustang is a fire breathing monster by original Mustang standards.  It’s been tested to do 60 in well under 6 seconds and quarter in approximately 14 seconds at ~ 100 MPH, which makes it as fast or faster than classic Hemi Cudas, Corvettes, 442s, GTOs, etc., not to mention way faster than most Mustangs sold in 60s.   IIRC original 6-cylinder Mustangs were closer to 10 seconds to 60, and 289 V8s in the mid to high 8-second range.  It’s hard to remember that Mustangs with 302s only had 140 Net HP and in my experience still made an awesome daily driver.   IMO Mustangs will likely never be what they once were — a really cool car a large percentage of population related to.  Technology has advanced so much since originals that differentiating based on raw power and speed makes it unnecessarily faster than vast majority of buyers require or may want.  Short of a complete reboot I can’t imagine Mustang selling in large quantities again.

My 2 cents…. Not sure how effective marketing can influence or override deep seated perceptions.  Many old timers in particular (aging baby boomers) may think any 4-cylinder Mustang is sacrilegious, regardless of how capable.  And at other extreme may also view any 400+ HP car with loud exhaust inappropriate for a person their age.  Perhaps inappropriate is not the best word to use.  Maybe unseemly?  Somehow seems a bad fit to me. 😀

Uh the whole point of this project was to make a low cost vehicle that makes a profit. EVs are cheaper/easier to build then ICE. The biggest issue with EVs is battery costs and they have gone down tremendously.  https://motorwatt.com/ev-blog/trends/battery-cost-trends   2010: Batteries cost over $1,100 per kWh 2015: Prices dropped to around $350 per kWh 2020: Reached approximately $200 per kWh 2025: Sitting pretty at around $130 per kWh  

Will be interesting to see what happens in TN and OAC, and Cuautitlan should have excess capacity (and Ford touted its flexibility back in the Fiesta days)

Problem is the upcoming “low cost” EVs will be low margin at best and more likely money losers. 

I’d swear my Mach-E was a two row. (Yeah, I get it, not ICE). Bronco arguably too (SUV I suppose).   Bronco Sport compares well to the market.  I do wish it’d grow a bit and get more engine options. We don’t yet know what/if is replacing the Escape.  While the Escape/Corsair is a gap the current Escape is unremarkable. 

Unpopular opinion - Maverick is intended to fill the "two-row CUV" spot vacated by Escape. 

Only at Flat rock which was option 1.  

Bronco Sport and Nautilus.  That’s it after next year.   Ecosport, Edge - gone.  Escape, Corsair - dead men walking.

Farley isn’t gonna change course at all. You want a two row buy a Bronco Sport and I’m pretty sure they will stock pile Escape and Corsair in the near term as plant is going down soon. Do I feel like you do yes but he must know what he’s doing.  I really hope this plan works. They sure as hell are going to have a shitload of different trucks and vans EV and ice that’s forsure. I hate that they cancelled the Edge and they’re cancelling the Escape and Corsair. Jimmy getting rid of those commodity products.