Yeah I have no idea........maybe trying to target former Liberty buyers?

My dad would love a Raptor R "street" version.

You get the driving experience of an EV without range anxiety.  Plus, you can tow with it too!  A regular hybrid doesn't have the driving experience of an EV, either.  I would love to tow our fifth wheel with an EV.  The instant torque, always available when you need it is amazing!  Plus, with regenerative braking, you don't have to worry about your brakes overheating going down long hills.  It's a win-win!   You don't HAVE to recharge when towing or on long trips either, just let the gas engine do the work.  However, when you stop and grab lunch, just plug it in and you've got that large range again.   Also, for everyday driving, just plug it in at night and you don't burn any gas.   My main concern is efficiency.  If they can make it as efficient as a normal ICE, I think it's the best solution for those cases where a BEV just won't work.

Yeah that concept is so much better imo. Even small details like how the black bar is just a clear, neat graphic with straight lines, it looks tidy. Then the production version, that same graphic arches at the top, and has those weird bits on the bottom. 

I see what you did there.   Low, because a street truck is lowered.  🤣

I'm a Ford guy, but seriously, a Cayenne GTS is pretty freaking sweet!

It stems from the flawed nature of design education these days. I've toured art center in Pasadena pondering attending there so I've seen it first hand. It's all about emphasizing trying to be different, which is important, but it feels like a lot of the designers there don't know how to be different in a way that's better.    When you have a bunch of people who had it beaten into their heads that they need to challenge conventional design, these are the sorts of results you get. Stuff that's very unattractive and weird. Blend that with all the safety, aero, and manufacturing constraints brands have these days that make designs very bland, and it's the worst of both worlds. Boring proportions and shapes with ugly details that placed more emphasis on trying to look different rather than trying to look good. 

Apparently there is a big demand for this type of vehicle in the Huston area-there was some video I saw on social media that it was basically a 2 door lower end F-150 with a supercharger slapped on it. 

I wonder how they are gonna market that? Is it going to be a more refined version of the Wrangler? its basically the same thing but an EV. 

Can't sell a product that buyers don't want (EVs) even if it makes more "sense" because the vast majority of the time people don't think rationally.