Slate at 174.6” in length is approximately 10” shorter than second-generation regular cab Ranger like I owned, though Slate is slightly wider and taller.  Length difference for the most part can be accounted for by Slate bed being 5-foot versus Ranger’s 6-foot.   A little research shows that trucks around +/- 175” in length like Slate were built decades ago, though they were smaller in width and height.  At least two were VW Rabbit pickup, and also the first generation Tacoma.  VW was discontinued and Tacoma made larger. 🤔        

Stay tuned, it should be up-loaded shortly.   HRG

Where'd you read that? 

stop yelling

I want to know if the Aviator is worth buying.  I'm looking at a 2023 loaded and have read there's too many issues with the car and to stay away from it.

Can personally relate to that though one could argue that it’s not just pickups that have been affected by much greater weight and power.  Days of 2,000-pound Pintos were replaced by 3,000-pound Civics and Corollas.   When I was a child my father got a new work truck every few years, usually a Ford F-250 4WD; with only one exception I can recall.  Anyway, they were all single cab, long bed, much lighter, and most had 300 cubic inch sixes with about 150 HP or less.  Obviously they were not comparable to modern trucks yet they got the job done.   In a way the same issue affects Chevy Bolt.  It weighs as much as a Tesla Model 3, and with over 200 HP can accelerate faster than 99% of family vehicles from decades ago, yet many already question whether it’s fast enough.  For what exactly, taking a kid or two to school or driving to grocery store?  Bolt at about 3,800 pounds could go on a diet.  Granted, 65 kWh of LFP batteries are not light.

Does anyone have the 2026 Bronco Sport order guide?

I'd imagine some of this will trickle into the rest of the mustang lineup moving forward. Maybe they'll make the car a bit wider, or the emphasis on weight distribution will encourage the engineers to push the engines further behind the front wheels to get better handling. Little bits of learning here and there that'll add up into making the mustang even better performing that won't necessarily cause the price to balloon out of control. 

On a side note, I like skimming through the quarterly transcripts to see discussions and hints on future product. Ford said they're doing CE1 real world prototype testing now amongst other things, so maybe we'll get a peak of Ford mules in the near future. 

My Maverick is 199.8 inches overall....