I love the auto-dim in my 2020 Escape and my "new to me" 2024 F150.
My coworker says in the 2025 Lariat, Ford decontented the fog lights to be the same ones as the XLT. So they don't have the LED strip in them any more to match the Lariat LED running lights.
While that is true, that's not a good enough reason to put it there IMO. It's not a big deal, but it's the opposite of every other Ford vehicle out there.
Wait, the Porsche doesn't have auto dimming headlights? Even the Bronco does that!
My daughter's Escape doesn't have it, and it's a real challenge to drive that thing at night because I forget to dim them a lot.
Oh please Bob. Ford Pro sold roughly 1.5M units last year worldwide. That's far more than just Transits and software. Why do you ignore F150/250/350/450/650/750 just because they don't have a class 8 entry?
So, what exactly IS the reason for having the switches in the center console? I can't figure out why they would put them there. It can't be because the doors can be removed because the power lock switches are in the door. They could have run them all through the same harness.