We are car people so we are certainly more critical than Joe Public, so I hope you are correct. I certainly want the new model to be successful.
Careful with those opinions😉
Oh, i was refering to the 1st gen and second gen EcoSport being roughly the same size.
In Asia and i guess in South America, the subcompact (B) segment is split into two. The entry level which is EcoSport-sized, this includes vehicles like the Toyota Raize and Kia Sonet, and the larger size B-segment-based models that are close to the Bronco Sport in terms of size, this segment includes models like the Kia Seltos, Nissan Kicks, a Yaris Cross (bigger than the EU model) etc.
I think the Hyundai Venue is the last of the smaller entry-level subcompact CUVs/SUVs in the US. Americans obviously prefer the bigger models, while in other parts of the world there is enough interest and demand for both small and bigger subcompacts so other car companies make both.
A Maverick SUV would be great. Maybe Ford should just replace the Escape with one, it would probably be cheaper too.
The Escape-Kuga twins just got too expensive that in some markets Ford replaced them with the more affordable Territory.
I think it looks good but I’m not sure I would pay $71k plus for it. I’m with you that the Wagoneer name does not fit this vehicle.
Regarding the roofline, perhaps it’s an optical illusion where the sheet metal is rising up as the roofline flows downward, and the interior space isn’t diminished as m as it appears.
No they’re not.
Gen 1 Ecosport was 166” long x 68.3” wide with 98” wheelbase (found width without mirrors here. https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/2011/1239725/ford_ecosport_xls_1_6.html#gsc.tab=0 )
Gen 1 Escape was 175” long x 71” wide with 103” wheelbase
The big difference is that the Gen 1 Escape had much more “canopy effect” than Gen 1 Ecosport
due to a lot more shoulder width and fractionally more hip room, it gives a different sensation.
But even so, that could be embodied in something like the Maverick pickup or even canceled Maverick Utility
so I guess I’m just hopelessly looping back on a vehicle that’s the next size up…..
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Glad I didn’t take your advice. My 8 year old son said dad since you have the airbag system installed and you have another compressor with a tank and air plumbed in the bed, why don’t you add a horn?
driving down I-40 with my fiver and a tractor trailer was merging into my lane and the only place I had to go was the ditch at 65mph. I hammered the horn and he just kept on coming. Luckily I remembered the new horn and hit the number 5 up fitter and laid down on it.
that sumbitch moved back in his lane most rikki tik.
Folks don’t listen to this crap advice. You do you and let the others be the Gladys Kravitz of the world.
An EREV pickup would be the perfect solution for my wife. She commutes 21 miles per day each way to/from work, but tows her horse trailer to shows sometimes 100+ miles each way on the weekends. With the Lightning's meager towing range, we just couldn't make it work, so we have a PowerBoost F-150 for now. With an EREV, we can plug it in at the house every night and she can commute all week as a pure EV, then get the 300+ miles of towing range needed on the weekends.
Once Ford comes out with their Ramcharger-like EREV, we'll be ordering on day one!
Correct, the Chevrolet Trax for one seemed a lot more in line with customer expectations,
Ford benchmarking this type of small vehicle when developing the Puma for Europe..
For global markets, I think something more like a Gen 1 boxy Escape, something slightly
narrower than Bronco Sport would be more in line for what ROW markets really want.
I’m skeptical about this, I don’t see people suddenly changing their minds about buying electric vehicles
just because Ford starts producing PHEVs with bigger batteries. Driving around with a big battery that
gets recharged on the run isn’t really that efficient either. Is this just a way of saving face?
If this is Ford’s plan B, I think they’re still lost on what buyers really want and just throwing spaghetti against the wall…
and an ICE that doesn’t directly drive the wheels introduces another point of inefficiency,
the very reason why we had decades of parallel drive hybrids…
And there’s also legislation (California?) that stops charge sustain mode for PHEVs,
so the battery must eventually run down with no on the run recharging to top up
the battery permitted.