For quick connections to test emission settings? 

What the hell is an EPA exhaust port?

Meh. If I were in the market for this type of product, I'd go to Rivian long before I would sink my funds into this (VW) product. 

I'm surprised to see the Lincoln L2K Concept there. I thought they had it crushed years ago. It's a fairly handsome car. I always like the grille style they had going in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was like a one piece interpretation of the 1940 Continental grille.

We don't get enough nice days here in South Louisiana. Not exactly Newport Beach weather. lol

Clever, the Bronco support vehicle acted as a psychological distraction. I wonder about VW wasting time on a Scout when it’s house in Europe is burning down

https://fordauthority.com/2026/11/is-this-the-north-american-ford-ranger-hybrid-exclusive/   Oh man, my hands are shaking... Are they teasing me? JP?

nope haha those were some "leaks", these new images are from a press conference for a couple days ago. The official debut is on the 27th.      The interior is going to be different it seems (dual front screens, not pushed back like Nautilus, Navigator), I wonder if it is going to be a new design or only for China. New steering wheel    

Latest round:     This first one, I wonder if we could see some of this on Fathom, since we know it has that extended piece beyond the cab:     The present disclosure relates to an article carrier system configured for use with a motor vehicle, in particular pickup truck, and corresponding methods. The features described herein permit a user to use a slidable rear support to carry articles above the cargo area of a pickup truck, and allow for relatively easy repositioning of the rear support to accommodate articles of various sizes.   https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/US-12780077-B2?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJmMDUzMzljOC1mNjMxLTRmZWQtOTI2My1hZTliZjFmMTQwNzgiLCJ2ZXIiOiJlZmM2ZGQ0NC02YmQwLTQwZDAtODk4Mi0yNTM1MmZlYjQxYzEiLCJleHAiOjB9       This one uses a Transit rear door like setup on a split tailgate where the halves pivot back around to the sides:   A tailgate system for a vehicle includes a first door pivotable more than ninety degrees about a first door axis between a first door closed position and a first door fully-open position, and a second door pivotable more than ninety degrees about a second door axis between a second door closed position and a second door fully-open position.   https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/US-12789919-B2?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJmMDUzMzljOC1mNjMxLTRmZWQtOTI2My1hZTliZjFmMTQwNzgiLCJ2ZXIiOiJlZmM2ZGQ0NC02YmQwLTQwZDAtODk4Mi0yNTM1MmZlYjQxYzEiLCJleHAiOjB9           This one is an EV frunk storage bin, but fun that it's using a 2013ish Mustang in 4-door form to display it....   A modular compartment organizer assembly for use in a vehicle compartment has a box having front and rear walls and left and right side walls defining one or more compartments. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/US-12789719-B2?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJmMDUzMzljOC1mNjMxLTRmZWQtOTI2My1hZTliZjFmMTQwNzgiLCJ2ZXIiOiJlZmM2ZGQ0NC02YmQwLTQwZDAtODk4Mi0yNTM1MmZlYjQxYzEiLCJleHAiOjB9             A under rear seat storage compartment with a drawer that acts as a step for trucks......I feel like I'd rather have the flat floor with a collapsible storage area under the rear seats than a permanent storage area:   A vehicle seating assembly comprising a seat back, a seat base that is pivotable between a raised position and a lowered seating position, a storage compartment located under the seat when the seat is in the lowered seating position, and a first drawer slidably disposed within the storage compartment and accessible via a first lateral side of the vehicle seating assembly, where the first drawer includes a first step surface on a top side thereof configured to support a user when the first drawer is in an open position. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/US-12789711-B2?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJmMDUzMzljOC1mNjMxLTRmZWQtOTI2My1hZTliZjFmMTQwNzgiLCJ2ZXIiOiJlZmM2ZGQ0NC02YmQwLTQwZDAtODk4Mi0yNTM1MmZlYjQxYzEiLCJleHAiOjB9             And lastly for this round, looks like they may be considering moving the bottle opener in Bronco.  Its current location isn't convenient, IMO, up on the underside of the rollcage.   This disclosure details vehicle closure member systems that include integrated features for increasing the functionality of a closure member (e.g., a swing gate) ofthe system. A bottle opener feature may be integrated as part of a hinge assembly that movably mounts the closure member relative to a vehicle body. A bottle cap catch feature may be integrated as part of a trim piece that at least partially conceals portions of the hinge assembly, and the bottle cap catch feature may function to collect bottle caps that are dislodged by the bottle opener feature. The integrated bottle opener and bottle cap catch features are conveniently packaged on the vehicle for use during outdoor social gatherings when the closure member is moved to an open position during stationary, non-moving conditions of the vehicle.   https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/US-12790864-B2?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJmMDUzMzljOC1mNjMxLTRmZWQtOTI2My1hZTliZjFmMTQwNzgiLCJ2ZXIiOiJlZmM2ZGQ0NC02YmQwLTQwZDAtODk4Mi0yNTM1MmZlYjQxYzEiLCJleHAiOjB9    

Good eye! Yeah I can't place what that is either. My brain went to a mondeo concept from the early 2000s, but I looked it up and that's not it.    Some of these concepts are things we've never seen before, like the mustang ute for instance, which is what makes it so cool. Hopefully they give us a better look at whatever that concept ends up being.