Fairly certain that Maverick margins are pretty good. It’s basically a parts bin vehicle from the Bronco Sport and Escape.

I personally received one of said warnings I believe because of my sunglasses or perhaps the brim of my baseball hat, while driving east in the morning (into the sun).

THIS.

You can just put down the $100 deposit to keep your place in line. It’s refundable and you can cancel or change your order details before it’s built. 

Hill Start Assist. Ford has it in all of it’s modern manual transmission vehicles. Basically, when it detects that the vehicle is on a grade at a stop, it holds the brake for a few seconds when letting off the clutch in first gear. Essentially does that same thing we did with the manual handbrake, automatically.

You might be better off getting something larger from the Expedition/Tahoe segment. Given the amount of stuff you need to haul and the fact that it’s a quick trip, it might be worth getting the bigger vehicle to make sure everything fits.

Torch, I love your writing but this article is begging to be written by Fancy Kristen.

1999 Maruti Zen in Peacock Green.

Yeah, Ford has really screwed up the ordering method for the Bronco. Hopefully they sort it out soon.

Not sure if you noticed, but the M2 CS is a car geared for driving on the track. I wouldn’t want my track car to be limited to 80mph. If some moron can’t differentiate between speed limits on public roads and driving flat out on track, the rest of us shouldn’t be penalized for that. 

What does the left side stalk do?

Looks like your wishes might be coming true soon:

I think the apples-to-apples comparison here is the Model Y LR AWD vs the Mach-E AWD Extended Battery:

I’m surprised this wasn’t suggested sooner: Ford Flex Limited with the 3.5 EB.

Great choice!

LOL. See Ford F-150. Also see Ram Trucks.

they want the customer to develop a bit of an emotional attachment to the vehicle they are buying

The tax cut results in increased debt.

Doesn’t the ratification bonus make this a sort of a bribe? If you agree to the contract, we will pay you enough to make up for the loss in wages. So the UAW workers aren’t really being hurt by this strike at all.

What motorcycle is Aaron riding?