I went from an Edge to a MME as well (though I switched to a Lightning).  The MME was my favorite Ford I’ve owned, and was a perfect Edge replacement. 

I’ve been saying this for years now, between this and the Bronco, the Edge size and pricing has been covered   The midsized CUV market is a bit strange, it seems like the best sellers are luxury models in my neck of the woods. People either go big with something like an Explorer if they have a family or stay small with an Escape or whatever if they don’t or want a cheaper option. 

https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymos-controlled-workers-philippines? wasn’t sure where to put this but not surprised at all, just like the Tesla robots being remotely controlled   

Only the most recent one and I replaced it about 2 weeks before the deer strike. Only the front rad support, bumper, grill and hood needed replacing, everything else structural was unaffected  

Blue Bird builds their own chassis for Vision but specs a Ford 7.3L Godzilla / 6R140 transmission for their gas versions. Cummins is their choice for diesel versions. 

Anyone taken up Mondeo/Taurus (Middle East not US)?  I prefer Street driving over the crop of off-roading options. I feel Street tires on a Bronco look skinny just like the original. To each their own.🤷‍♂️

Speaking of air brakes and 7.3L gasoline engines, I saw a 7.3L propane powered Bluebird Vision schoolbus yesterday and it sure sounded like it had air brakes.  Bluebird says air brakes, both disc and drum, are options on gasoline and propane 7.3L Visions.   https://blue-bird.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gasoline_Vision_Spec_Sheet_2021-0121.pdf   

Sometimes on styling bucks, they do different things on different sides

Maybe Ford is done with  its VW JV at Cologne? maybe that makes more sense than giving up Valencia for the moment…

This, Ford Nth America always wanted a replacement for 2011 Ranger that was smaller than T6 offered, it didn’t really need the robustness of an international 1 tonne pickup and would have preferred the Maverick right from the start but Mulally wouldn’t hear of a small pickup replacing the 2011 Ranger but think about it, if Maverick and Focus had been built at Wayne, maybe the outcome would have been different…       That was an issue to do with Ford NA taking a version of last Gen T6 after that global update model PX III had been signed off. That move meant the US was stuck with older Ranger for too long, out of step with  T6.2 Ranger global launch…