“Obvious” either means something stupid (ex. Hemi back in the Dodge Ram) or the obvious hybrid powertrain. I hope its the latter, the talk about the Escape and the new EV got me thinking that I’m almost assuredly just going to go for the UEV when its released but a hybrid/EREV Bronco would be compelling enough to consider. Worst case scenario its really cool.

This is exciting. I’ve long felt that Eddie Bauer needed to be replaced with a new partnership. The SUVs desperately need a premium outdoor-themed trim other than the truck trims like King Ranch and Platinum.

Holy cripes, agreed, that Subaru is nasty.   I still think one of the nice "sleeper" features of the Explorer Tremor is that every one of them gets heated AND cooled front seats, heated second row seats, and 360 camera (GREAT for off-road operations). Down sides are definitely lack of Trail Turn Assist and Trail Control, BlueCruise not available on standard package, and spare tire not standard (again, off road operation, what good is an inflator kit on the trails?).   As I think about it, I'm assuming Trail Turn Assist isn't available on Maverick, Bronco Sport, and Explorer because of the unibody construction. Some idiots would twist their vehicles in over-exertion. I'm probably one of those idiots. 😄

I thought it was a Xiaomi or some Chinese model. Or China was the focus, or they need to change the design team

Probably because Autoguide's reviewers make up the point system as they go along for their bullshit Best Rugged Mid-Size SUV Mega Comparison test, which: includes only one truly rugged, body-on-frame entry in the test, and ranks that entry last 🙄

We still have to see what the "obvious" update was that one of Ford's people hinted at, that I think was more powertrain related.....don't know if that's part of the Filson model or if it's something else that applies to the "normal" lineup....I'd assume the latter, but who knows!

It really makes me wonder how certain designs move past the drawing table...

Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Ditches V8 Power For 1,153 HP Of Electric Muscle - Autoblog   Goodbye, V8: The New Mercedes-AMG GT Is Electric Only       Mercedes needs to clean house in their design department.  This thing looks horrible.    

Its cheaper and more profitable then doing a hardpoint refresh on the product too.   The Bronco is aging gracefully

I like all the collabs they’re doing. Its fun for us and probably makes a lot of business partners happy.