Crack pipe. Can’t believe how much these things went up in price. Not even 3 years ago you could get an OK Bronco II for like $3,000. They also age very poorly; the metal on them doesn’t seem to last very well even on preserved examples, and that 2.9L Cologne V6 was a total turd of an engine. I almost bought a Bronco…

This. I’m so sick of them waving that carrot in our faces for so many years. This press release should’ve instead been “we’re fucking doing it, get your wallets ready.”

Alternatively, just buy the trim level with the better headlamps in the first place and stop trying to turn your base model in to the top spec.

Pink truck testes are definitely worse. I mean, I have a hard time looking at my own as it is, so to see replications of these (quite unsightly) organs hanging from the rear end of a vehicle really dictates where we’ve gone horribly wrong as a society.

This is painfully relatable.

Nah, this is gold: “buy a Jeep and a sports car”

Here’s an idea: calm the fuck down. It’s just a discussion.

The Nanuk concept was honestly the perfect car to me. Part supercar, part off-roader.

Lack of power is real. I got around 180 in my Outback and holy fuck it can be so slow. People forget cars are heaaaaaavy these days due to all the safety and tech crap they slap on them. Add AWD too and yeah, it’s a bit of a cow gasping for air.

That’s a good point, but honestly, I don’t have a whole lot of faith in the average auto consumer. I just think they’ll go after what they perceive is the next hottest thing. Ford’s marketing monkeys are doing their jobs well...

They’re playing the crossover card, and playing it well. They’re using a hot, familiar name like Mustang and slapping it on the newest product, which is massively in vogue in North America. I think, sadly, they got themselves a hit.

In fairness, all the cars you pictured, while iconic, are all rear-engined and don’t actually need a big gaping grille at the front.

Exactly. Looks do damn generic I could lose it in a parking lot. 

I don’t hate this thing, but I can’t like it either. It has zero distinction, and I’m sorry, adding Mustang-style tail lights and a similar front end is not enough to redeem it. From every profile, it looks just like another crossover that blends into a sea of other crossovers.

Holy my shit I stand corrected. That’s fucking amazing.

Oh cool. Didn’t know Lincoln made a vehicle called the Nautilus.

I will never be comfortable with the idea of crossover-fying any car, because when you take a shape that people get used to and warp it to fit the frame of another different vehicle, it just looks stupid.

This is so painfully accurate lol. It’s exactly what happens, and what will happen this time as well.

This reminds me a little bit of Creepy Text Theater (if you haven’t checked it out, DO IT NOW on Youtube) but like, with some car stuff.