Funny story on the CT. We were in "the big city" last week to chaperone a field trip to the St. Louis Science Center. We came out and there was a CT (foundation edition) parked there, so I told my wife I was going to go check it out (the kids had left and we were there with our daughter). I noticed there was another couple by it, taking pictures and looking it over. I said "Are you taking pictures of my truck?" The woman seemed a little embarrassed and startled, then I started laughing and said I was kidding. We snapped a couple pics, but it's just as ugly in person as it is in pics. One glaring thing I noticed, then wheels were all missing the center caps. Pretty crappy for a $100k+ vehicle.
Odd wheel choice - I think they're ugly. I don't love the grille, but the headlights look good. I actually think there's too much body color with painting the lower trim and bed-side trim.....I like the painted rear bumper better, but think the "inside" (where the hitch/plate goes) should've remained black. This model also has a black painted roof.
Well, it has a Lariat badge...it could be a "sport" (placeholder name) trim in the way that FX-4 can now be applied pretty much across the board on F-150s now (vs. before how it was a standalone trim). I doubt all Lariats will look like this.
Personally, I would rather a Lincoln sedan be made than a Mustang sedan. I still think there's a case for the Mustang chassis to be used with EcoBoost engines that would normally be considered sacrilegious for Mustang to be used as a soft grand touring type coupe for Lincoln too. Either way I still think there should be more than 1 car built off that chassis.
I read Bob Lutz's book "Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business" and he talked about how bad GM's relation was with suppliers during that time period. A lot has changed since then. I really hope Ford gets it together fast.