I’m gay, so barfing a rainbow is a beautiful thing to me.

It’s not about body construction. It’s about whether the platform is car-based or truck-based.

CUVs use passenger car platforms.

The 2020 Kia Telluride is a first for the automaker—a mid-size crossover truly big and beefy enough to compete with the Volkswagen Atlas, Toyota Highlander, Mazda CX-9, and other SUVs in its class.

Reminds me of this. I like it.

They already build the Bolt at that plant. So they don’t need to spend much on converting it to whatever new model will be trundling down the line using the Bolt chassis in the near future.

Yeah, African taxicabs need to be indestructible. Poor road surfaces, extreme traffic congestion, and long distances between transit points in many African nations means that breakdowns can be life-threatening. It’s why Toyota pickups and Land Cruisers are everywhere there, as well. Your knowledge of the needs of the…

Man, the 505 was a fantastic-looking car. I’d love to have either a turbo or a V6. Or an estate. But Peugeot in this era did not have a good enough dealer network and parts supply stream to keep US owners happy and keep up with the Germans and, later, Japanese luxury marques.

Oh, without a doubt.

Yeah, the LS was a good car. It just suffered under the “launch and abandon” system at Ford at the time. Ford had its hands so full with Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, and Aston Martin that they lacked focus on anything in particular.

Wrong wheels is pretty bad, but also pretty easy to fix. Another model’s doorhandle screwed to one door, mismatching the other 3 takes a bit more doing and undoing.

By 2005, the LS was selling poorly because Ford had stopped advertising and updating it. Same with the Thunderchicken. Both had reliability issues, as well. The Aviator looked like the rebadged Explorer that it was, and it never sold well. The Navigator did OK for a few years after its redesign, but I mention in…

I guess that’s entirely possible.

The 2002 Explorer was all new, but the 2005 2-door Sport model and Sport Trac pickup were still based on the 1990-01 Explorer, which was based on the Ranger.

The two models were made in differe a factories in different. countries. What were Focus doorhandles doing at the Eacape factory in the first place?

Oh yeah! That 4.0L V6 was basically a punched-out version of the V6 Ford put in the 1974-79 Pinto and 1974-78 Mustang II. The Ranger, Aerostar, Bronco II, etc., all used it, too.

My first car was a 1984 Ford Tempo GL sedan. I fully believe everything you’ve written.

Well remember, the S197 did come standard with the old Cologne 4.0L V6, which dated back to 1962, and a live rear axle. The V8 Mustangs we got that spring were all pre-sold. The V6 Mustangs all languished on the lot for ages. And Ford kept the S197 in production for a full decade, having just dispensed with the still…

I’m not sure the Levante is technically an SUV “Coupe.”

Good lord, this is all becoming so boring and predictable. Why is everyone so goddamned risk-averse?