https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-plans-an-affordable-gas-powered-truck-thats-not-the-maverick-how-will-that-work   They've stated it's affordable. That being said, time will tell how affordable is affordable. 

The point of getting Ranger out of MAP would be to make more Bronco SUVs. 

https://www.motor1.com/news/793587/vw-id-unyx-09-debut/  

If I buy a mustang as a toy it's going to be a 70 boss 302 grabber blue with black stripes.   As for manuals I'll take a DCT over the automatic or manual.  Better performance than both and easier to drive in traffic.  And you still get to shift.  And I like manuals but I do not miss the clutch.

No one said the Tennessee truck will be affordable. Just midsize. 🤣   I'm fairly certain it will be a more expensive truck than Ranger.    Just look at the price difference between Bronco Raptor and Ranger Raptor to understand what Ford is thinking here. Ranger nameplate has an upper limit on what MSRP the market will support. The new truck (maybe it will be Bronco branded or not... who knows) will probably be hybrid or PHEV focused and will lean way more offroad-oriented than Ranger. 

Instead of ripping the bandaid off in one quick motion, GM continues down the dribbling path. As painful as it has been for Ford, at least they did it in one swift action. As Farley said, GM is pregnant with expensive large EVs that are selling poorly.

Since Zephyr is also C2 based in China along with Corsair and Nautilus, I am sure that "bringing it to US Standards and tested" is either already done, or should be able to breeze through it with relative ease....just looking at it from a timeline perspective 

Don't give them any ideas lol. Apparently Borg kinda hinted that the 4 door mustang sedan might be the hybrid off-road "supercar" and I don't see that happening. 

Probably how I'd want to go... but I keep falling back on my realization that while manual transmissions are good for the soul, modern automatics are just better at everything other than nostalgia.   I don't want anyone to mistake this for a "kill the manuals" line of thought. I think a manual should be much more widely available in many more vehicles. I'd love to have a stick in the driveway.   Anyway, the SC does have some goodies the regular Dark Horse doesn't. The wheels are a good two inches wider. The build guide mentions powertrain coolers, carbon fiber drive shaft, and an oil catch can. Different brakes package. Different aero and body bits. I just realized the High package includes the Track Pack and deletes the rear seat. A lot of the stuff could be added to a regular Dark Horse, and I'd bet it wouldn't take a huge effort to push the investment in a DH to DHSC levels. Does the factory Dark Horse SC add enough to justify the cost difference between a Dark Horse with a supercharger kit and the Dark Horse SC? Think that'll come down to individual taste.