Think about what I say a while back, my impression was a  front more like Transit Connect with the stumpy nose rather than a windshield that blends into the forward part of the hood…

Aussie prices from Brisbane in the state of Queensland (North East)   Aus $1.50 / liter to $1.70/ liter = US$3.70/gal to $4.20/gal   Diesel is about AUS$2.00/liter or US$4.92/gal

I really hate it when they do this. This isn’t going to be anything like the current Maverick so what is the point? Make another model that stands on its own and generates its own buzz.   I’m with you on this. I’m not particularly fond of the design of the blue one.  The white one is more appealing to me and does seem more consistent with the airflow images. The air flow image makes me cautiously optimistic about this model. The silhouette reminds me of something but I can’t put my finger on it.    This doesn’t have to appeal to a traditional truck buyer, because they likely aren’t the target audience.  I’ll be surprised if this ends up being $30,000, but it would be pretty awesome if it is. 

From Auto Forecast Solutions, via Autoline Daily (January 27th).   We’ve got some good intel on Ford’s UEV, the universal EV platform, known as CE1. Autoforecast Solutions reports that the first model built on that platform, with the code name P833, will be called the Maverick EV. 

I think ExplorerDude also said it would be called Maverick.

I followed the bread crumbs on that one and it was an article from like 2023/24 before we heard about the ranchero trademark. It was just a case of news outlets pickup up an old story.    I think it'll be called ranchero. 

Someone posted an article earlier which said it might be called Maverick EV. I already said my thoughts about two different vehicles sharing a name in the other thread so I won’t bring that up again 😆

Last night I paid $1.95/gal for E10/87 at the Walmarts in Sapulpa. 

Eh, that’s a myth, a fairy story told to young executives to keep them in line. “Screw this up and we’ll have you working on the TC Wagon.”  

My recollection of the story was that they were using parts that were basically only there for show, not parts that would be used in an actual wagon version of the TC, and they were “recycled” back to Europe to be used again, but it’s entirely possible that I’m misremembering that.