Already confirmed to have a solid axles. Styling wise-from the rumors I’ve heard it’s going to be more or less a modernized 1970s model style wise.

The Ecosport is just placeholder product-it’s origins are from BRIC countries that tax cars that are more then 3-4 meters in length. It will be replaced by what’s being called the Maverick/mini Bronco- a short C CUV that will slot under the new Slightly bigger Escape. I still think the Ecosport will still be sold in…

The problem is that your fully loaded vechicle is now entry level since all the options are standard now. I’ve seen this happen with the Mustang over the past 12 years or so-my loaded 2006 GT was just under 30k-now that’s the starting price, but yet it has 90% of the same options on it.

The Baby Bronco will slot below the Escape-the Escape is growing a bit (adding a somewhat useless third row like its competitors) and it will be premium priced vs the Focus Active Wagon that will be also on the market. I also believe the Ecosport will still slot under the Baby Bronco-which has been called Maverick in…

Easiest explanation for this:

The rumor has it that the original GT owner passed away that was at the Mecum auction 

Part of it is higher work force costs and currency manipulation in the case of the Japanese-Sell more product in the US against the dollar which is worth more then the Yen, then cash in that money for more Yen- USD is roughly worth 112 Yen or so.

IMO Gas prices aren’t going to have the same impact they did in the past-The redesigned 2011 Explorer sold pretty well in 2013-14 when gas was its highest. People aren’t driving around in an 2008 4WD Explorer that gets 15 MPG combined from 2008-the 2018 2.3L I4 with AWD Explorer gets 21 MPG combined now. You see a…

Damn thats a pretty well done photoshop! Though the second row would have almost no headroom!

Seems to me people have no problem buying 50-60K pickup trucks with 7 year financing on them either.

Cool looking cars-thats the problem, people aren’t really buying cars anymore-they want CUVs and CUVs sell for more then cars do-so why manufactures like them so much.

Holy fucking gloom and doom here-People aren’t riding around in a early 2000's SUVs that was lucky to get 12 MPG around town.

Just take the current Escape-the gas models get better MPG’s highway the the Hybrid version did. City is lower (not that much), but that is where a hybrid shines MPG wise.

Just as an example,…

According to Lincoln (at least on Twitter) this is being termed a Production Preview...So it should look like this at least 90% the same once it goes into production

Now Lincoln, with the smaller MKX and the bigger Navigator, is slotting the Aviator back in the middle.

The problem with GM is they dumped billions into the various platforms that Caddy has used over the years-for what? They maybe good/great cars-but at the same time business decisions haven’t been the greatest since how can they make a profit off them?

Its also the same reason why Lincoln (unfairly IMO) gets raked over…

Caddy is still trying to be an American BMW

Lincoln is trying its own thing

Its snob appeal....also why its zero sum game to chase the Germans like Caddy is doing-if someone wants a BMW, they are going to buy the BMW, not the Caddy CT6. Thats why Caddy should try doing its “own” thing vs trying to be a German Luxury car knock off.

In the grand scheme of things the Continental is doing fine vs its competition-Namely Caddy.

Percentages make things sound worse then they are-sales are down 30%!!! When its just a difference of 300 less cars sold in a month.

Perhaps because the Edge at one point was the best selling product in its class?

I used to nail empty garbage cans (plastic) with my 86 Escort GT (had a bra on it since the paint was so horrible/soft on it) when I was driving home from school and dropping friends off. I did that till I got one caught under the car and my buddy had to pull it out. We got a good laugh out of that one!