No. No. No. No.   I saw that a few days ago and knew someone would post it. That article is one of the worst written pieces of clickbait I’ve ever seen. For one, the headline shows a CLEAR bias which should raise all kinds of red flags. Second, Ford has said from the start it’s a temporary pause to get through the aluminum shortage situation. The guy that wrote that should never be allowed to have anything of his to be published by any reputable publication ever again. 

The RS wipers on my MKZ work great I'd hate to lose that

Didn't see this posted surprisingly.   Ford to End Production of Failed F-150 Lightning https://share.google/RMKQKLTeMuqvB6zNh   Ford will stop making its electric vehicle (EV) flagship, the F-150 Lightning. The New York Times reports this could be attributed to both the fire and flagging sales. In the first three quarters of the year, Lightning unit sales were up only 1% to 23,034. The extent to which Ford is entirely a gasoline-powered car company shows up in overall F-Series sales, which rose 12.7% to 620,580. Ford’s management shows wisdom in shutting down Lightning production. The electric pickup never sold well, suggesting its launch was a terrible mistake. Additionally, the U.S. EV market is dying and will not bounce back soon. The $7,500 EV tax credit expired at the end of the third quarter. People who wanted an EV rushed to buy one before the deadline. Yahoo

Because the Bolt EV had the greater head-banging issue.  That and the point I was trying to make that designing vehicles larger is not the only way to make them more owner friendly.  By the way, I didn’t link initial article but doing now.  And yes, I know EUV was longer, and also that its tailgate opened higher.   https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/10/2027-chevy-bolt-gets-redesigned-liftgate-so-you-no-longer-bang-your-head-on-it/

Did you read what I said?  I'm not saying not to have base models that don't have the options.  I'm saying that Ford is now not even offering the options people want (that many competitors have) on upper trims.

Why are you comparing the outgoing Bolt (non EUV) to the new Bolt?  For a fair comparison, you have to compare the EUV to the new Bolt, since it's just a refresh of the EUV, just dropping the EUV suffix.

First of all, why would you take a brand new '25 Dark Horse and hack it all up?  Was it totaled?  It would be far cheaper to go the crate motor route than hack up a dark horse and try to fight all the integration gremlins.  Benefit of the crate motor is that the control packs are take out all the unnecessary stuff, and only worry about the engine and transmission.  Then you can build an aftermarket gauge cluster from there.

Correct and People are also expecting substantial write down on T3 being pushed backwards for years, BOC is a huge complex with what now seems nothing to build but batteries 

Yes, and regarding Bolt, it’s interesting that new tailgate opens so taller owners don’t bang their heads as easily.  These are the kinds of improvements that make smaller vehicles more functional and practical to live with.  Pictures show differences as well as previous tight access to rear seat.  If I understand description correctly most of the added length of EUV (on which new 2027 Bolt is based) vs EV is at rear doors and seat.