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. 

I saw on Car and Driver's article, one of the vehicles in there is the original Filson Bronco, done up for the car show circuit in 2021. Here it is from Chicago.

https://www.jalopnik.com/2315421/mystery-suv-spied-in-moab-is-audi-bodied-scout-test-mule/

https://fordauthority.com/2025/11/lincoln-star-concept-part-of-u-s-heritage-fleet/

There was another one in the background of that Bronco concept (and behind/above the one you're referring to, actually) that looks very similar to the one you're referring to.  But it doesn't line up with any concepts (Ford or Lincoln) that I remember.   At first I thought maybe Evos or a Lincoln Concept, but it didn't match either of those.             I wonder if it's a mock up for a new Focus?  It doesn't look quite as long as Fusion, or maybe I'm imagining things?  Or, it also could just be a direction they were considering with Fusion before they went with what we got?

I don't think it changed, What I think your running into is the main securing point-the lever that is located near the rear view mirror on the drivers and passenger side, needs to be flipped up so it can be removed under the roof rack. I undo the lever and the twist levers, push the roof up so the spike clears the opening and push it back slightly so I can close the lever on the front and then slide it out. 

They did such a good job with finding fun and unique cars. No-one knows what that silver fusion looking concept is so I'm hoping we get the story on that. I could see that being an EV version of a next gen fusion that we never got or something.

Some of my personal favs from the Car and Driver article.    Its kinda nuts how well that super chief concept has aged visually. It looks even cooler now imo, than and that 2010ish inceptor sedan still look so good. We don't see a close up, but in the background, we can see that concept meant to look like a 50s hot rod in black. So many cool cars here.