I’ve got a ‘19 Flex AWD with the standard 3.5 V6, and so far have been very pleased. Very roomy inside and the seating configurations provide a lot of flexibility. It rides well, and while no screamer with the standard engine, has sufficient power driving in the mountains. The AWD system works well in snow too. Also,…

It’s no fuel sipper, but 19-20 MPG for a 3-row vehicle with AWD isn’t that bad. And yeah, the water pump is a known issue (as is the PTU), but pretty much every vehicle has maintenance issues. I’d rather deal with keeping an aged Ford running than either a Benz or VW.

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Overland vehicles. We get it, you’re so outdoorsy, camping gear has to be with you at all times, even runs to Walmart for laundry soap.

Not my experience at all. I had two Ecoboost vehicles and met or exceeded EPA ratings. Averaged 20 MPG on a 2016 Edge AWD 2.0 over 20k mostly city miles (EPA 20/28/23), and averaged 32 MPG on a 2014 Fusion 1.6 over 58k even city/highway miles (EPA 25/36/29).

Back in the early ‘00s, I worked as a porter at a BMW dealership while in college. On cold winter days, the sales manager would have me start cars on the lot and let them warm up, to make sure none had dead batteries and were ready to go if they were taken out for a test drive. One late afternoon, he had me run all of…

Colorado Front Range: 4Runners set up for overlanding. Usually lifted 3" or so, add the ubiquitous rooftop tent, and you have a top heavy, very tippy vehicle set up perfectly for the overly aggressive driver at the wheel. Add in a little snow, a dollop of overconfidence (it’s 4WD!) and watch the mayhem begin.

It’s no joke. Not technically super difficult - there are so many other roads/trails that would qualify - but narrow with very tight switchbacks that will punish you for making a mistake.

But the “Texas Overland” sticker should’ve saved him.

My old Ranger is my occasional use vehicle, so doesn’t do more than a couple thousand miles per year. I just change the oil and filter every 12 months.

Many great segments have already been mentioned (Vietnam special, Reliant Robin), but I really enjoyed the race across London - Jeremy on a boat, Hammond on a bike, James in a Range Rover. It was the kind of deceptively simple, but highly entertaining, segments they got away from in the later years. And for pure…

...the section currently under construction was said to be $10 billion over budget to reach completio.

I had a “Calvin peeing” sticker, but that was 25 years ago and I was a dumb 16-year-old. Can’t believe they still sell those things.

Not sure how you’re able to compare the build quality of the two given they were sold in completely different markets.

How does anything you’ve said back up the premise that the Taurus SHO deserved to be on this list of terrible cars? Claiming the Falcon was better does not make the Taurus terrible.

This. Way too many young people with no actual appreciation of what a marvel the ‘86 Taurus was. Read any contemporary review from Car and Driver, Motor Trend, et. al., and they were blown away by the Taurus.

There were some great Falcons. But every generation? Those EA and EB generation Falcons were nothing special.

The SHO, any generation, should absolutely not be on this list. Each generation made sense in their own way, and the engine never really outclassed the car itself.