There are some very serious shortcomings in doing a true off road EV. Biggest one being, it's an EV. If your Bronco/Wrangler/whatever runs out of fuel on an off road run, you can bring a can to it, or have a can with you if you know you're going further than your fuel tank can take you. Can't exactly pack an extra battery on an EV.   If you're making an off road EV knowing it's never leaving pavement and civilization, then you're catering to the actual market but saying the quiet part out loud - most off road vehicle buyers never take their vehicle off the road. Now you've made an entire vehicle that's aimed squarely at the "poser" customer. Yes, they buy vehicles, and plenty of them, but it's different than making a real off road vehicle, isn't it?   A copy/paste from my comment on Ford Authority: "This kind of vehicle is going to attract the fickle buyers. I've had several of those. When a new, cool, different vehicle comes out, they trade off the last new, cool, different vehicle they'd picked up. If they keep the "toy" six months, you start asking them if that one is actually long term now. Had a guy bounce back and forth between Wranglers and Broncos repeatedly. Had another who got a Lightning, and from the day he picked it up was already planning to replace it with a Cybertruck he had on order, and then from there he was going to a Raptor R. Will there be some Bronco/Ford owners who trade for one of these? Sure. Will it deeply impact Ford sales? Probably not." Adding to that, some of these buyers are flipping for a profit. Those vehicles wind up getting purchased by a person here, titled, driven briefly, then sold rather than traded on the next toy. They're sold to a reseller who ships them to markets where you can't get these vehicles, at a huge markup. As a dealer, you have to not do business with those, because you can wind up in legal trouble, but as an individual? Gee, all I did was sell it to a company that made me a buy offer, just like Carvana does. One more thing for the morning - Ford has done some R&D on off road EV's. 2024 was a great year at the Chicago Auto Show (to me anyway). Ford brought the winning Bronco straight from King Of The Hammers and displayed it, dirt and damage and all. I got some great pictures of the Mustang GTD that was freshly out. Saw the F-150 Pro Access Tailgate for the first time - my wife figured out how to open it before I did. Volkswagen had the very first 1949 Type 1 "Beetle" ever brought to the US on display, right next to the wonderfully retro/modern iD Buzz... for some reason the VW folks didn't want to really deep dive into VW's history, the 40's, things like that. Subaru, bless their hearts, got caught in a photo painting dirt onto their display cars, which I immediately contrasted to Ford bringing actual race vehicles covered in dirt from being in dirt. Which brings me to this mutant RTR Switchgear Lightning. Taking a regular Lightning and adding a bunch of Raptor running gear, RTR ran this also at King Of The Hammers and brought it straight from that run to the show. Wash it? Not a chance. I think they cleaned up the nose a little bit maybe. When I looked at this thing, my thought was "this is Ford taking EV tech into racing, specifically off road racing, and that will help improve EV's down the line".

I almost bought one of those in 1999.  I just wanted something fun so I cross shopped cougar, a mustang gt and Lincoln LS.  Ended up getting the LS v8 sport.  Great car.  First one with select shift.   Funny story during that time - they were trying to get rid of Lincoln Blackwoods and had a promotion - buy a Blackwood at MSRP, get a free Cougar!

The 2026 F-Series Super Duty Chassis Cab Order Guide has been added to the Dealer Order Guides section. Thanks @abc26

2026 F-Series Super Duty Chassis Cab Order Guide View File 2026 F-Series Super Duty Chassis Cab Order Guide   NOTE: Ford is restricting sales of 6.7L Diesel (99T) on F-550 with Payload Plus Upgrade Package 2 (68H) and F-600 6.7L Diesel (99T) to customers for registration outside of California.   Additionally, Ford is restricting sales of F-550 6.7L Diesel (99T) with Payload Plus Upgrade Package 1 (68M) to customers for registration in California. Submitter ice-capades Submitted 11/14/2026 Category F Series Super Duty  

Nope. Try the 1999-2002 Mercury Cougar:

I believe fuse 21 or 23 is the one I used in my 22.  Anyway, there is definitely one their, cause I'm using it for the same purpose as you want.  I recall having to use an extender or something to make it fit in the very tight spot it's in in that kick panel.  Down on the lower right side as I recall, where it gets narrow for no good reason.

Rmc was spot on. Confirmed to be a focus design theme we never got. Giving me mazda 3 vibes. 

I’m wondering the same thing. If you zoom in on that exhaust pipe, then you can see that it has some kind of a flange at the tip instead of a straight pipe.  Gemini gave this explanation:   What That Setup Usually Indicates Between PEMS Test Cycles. Ford engineers frequently run Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) in real-world traffic and altitude testing, then unbolt the heavy flowmeter and sample lines between test loops while leaving the welded adapter flange on the pipe. Quick-Swap Exhaust & Acoustic Tuning. Prototype teams weld a universal flange to the tailpipe so they can bolt on different resonator tips, exhaust extensions, or acoustic baffles at roadside stops to evaluate cabin drone and exhaust tone under highway loads. Pre-Certification Mileage Accumulation. Before EPA and CARB certification runs, test mules accumulate thousands of real-world miles to age the catalytic converters and particulate filters, with the flange ready for immediate emissions hookup back at the facility.   I had resigned myself to waiting until the TTP truck before we would see a hybrid. Does it make sense to deliver a hybrid for the 2027 model year when the TTP truck supposedly begins production in 2029?  This is why I didn’t think we would see it in the current Ranger.   Could this be a Ranger Crosspower that was recently trademarked?  I’ll cry if it’s an EREV.

For quick connections to test emission settings? 

What the hell is an EPA exhaust port?