Given how inexpensive GAP is relative to depreciation this is a good way to waste a good chunk of change (i.e. burying it into a depreciating asset).  You can be the safest driver in the world but all it takes is one moron to “poof” that down payment right down the drain because he/she was checking his/her snapchat…

AWs never got the 3S-GE at all. The lesser “AW10" models were powered by a 1.5L 3A whereas the AW11s got either the 4A-GE or the S/C’d 4A-GZE.  That guy was mixing up his MR2s.  It was the US-Spec SW20s that got 5S as the base engine in place of the non-turbo 3S-GE.  Our turbo models still got the 3S-GTE but I believe…

I’m more crapped out as this means any hope of the new FoST and/or FoRS making it here also just went out the window.  If you want a fun Ford that isn’t an SUV you’re only option now is a Mustang.  As a FiST owner this craps me the fuck out.  

Fusion Sport, Explorer Sport and Edge Sport rip though...although Ford seems to be on to you since the latter two are soon to be rebranded as “STs” which I’m sure has the hardcore ST/RS crowd just thrilled (I drive a FiST but I don’t mind too much).  

LOL come on man, ain’t nobody towing near max capacity with a Tahoe.  And you’re comparing a BOF Tahoe to a unibody Pilot.  The Traverse tows 1,500-5,000 lbs. depending on spec putting the Pilot right in line with the rest of the segment.  

lolwut?  It’s already been confirmed.  The Aviator is not a BOF reskin of the Everest.  What are you talking about?  

Bringing the manual option back to the GT3 with the 991.2 didn’t help. The prices the R commanded were ridiculously inflated due to the car’s exclusivity. Make the 4.0L more widely available with a three pedal setup and all of a sudden it’s not so exclusive anymore.

The Everest is also BOF and based on the Ranger platform.  Like I said, the next-gen Explorer and Aviator will be the first vehicles to ride on Ford’s all-new RWD/AWD unibody architecture.  This will be a brand new platform.  

This isn’t true at all. Both the 2.0L and the 2.3L share the same 87.5mm bore. The 2.3L is a stroker version of the 2.0L with a longer, forged 94mm crank versus the shorter, cast 83mm crank in the 2.0L.  

The FoST runs a 2.0L, NOT a 2.3L.  The only other Ford/Lincoln product which runs the lower output 2.3L is the MKC.  

Adding the V6 to a base extended cab Colorado bumps the price to $25,730 according to Chevy’s configurator.  In that sense these trucks line up a lot more evenly in terms of price than you’d think given how anemic and weezy the 2.5L is.  I’ve had the unfortunate pleasure of driving a base model, 2.5L Canyon WITH A…

Except that the U553 Expedition is BOF and based on the P552 F-150 half-ton platform.  The Explorer has been unibody since the U502 replaced the BOF U251 and with the push towards lights, quieter, more efficient and more comfortable vehicles in this segment going BOF makes no sense at all, hence Ford’s decision to go…

Pretty sure sport mode only loosens the ESC while pressing and holding turns it off.  I’ve never heard of it having anything to do with adjusting throttle response.

I’m all for “sport appearance” packages on larger sedans if it means sedans get to live on for a little longer.  Lots of shit on cars don’t make sense but the people want what they want.  

Bruh...for a “base” 500A F-150 Lariat. Most folks go for the 501A or 502A with either the 5.0L V8 or more commonly, the 3.5L EB. And by the time you’re done with options (twin panel moonroof, Tech, Adaptive Cruise, 20s, Tow/Max Tow, etc...) you’re looking at a truck in the low 60s a couple grand shy of a 601A KR or a…

Man the FGX cars were so much sharper looking than the FG, BF, BA and AUs that came before it, at least on the outside anyway. Sad that Ford finally got the look right just before yanking the plug.  Shame that we never got the Barra I6 and Miami V8 here in the states.  Time to buy a warehouse in Australia and start…

The price gap isn’t as large when you compare apples to apples trucks though.  A Frontier Crew Cab S with roll ups starts in the 25k-26k range, a more apt comparison to a base Ridgeline would be an SV though which starts around 26k-27k.  Yes the Frontier has on its side but my point is that if you look at the needs of…

Yes it would suit most truck owners needs...problem is it won’t suit most truck owners wants. Case in point, the Frontier which is more than a decade old outsells the “meets the needs of the average truck owner” Ridgeline which is barely going into its second year by almost 3:1. By the end of the year Nissan will…

The Tremor could be had in 4x4 as well.  

I’m hoping for a rebadged Mondeo Estate but thinking we may end up with an S-Max...which while not entirely awful is still nowhere as cool as the longroof Mondeo.