Yes some issues, because not every single one has misbehaved like you claim your wive’s had. I’m not here to claim it was a perfect transmission and it was just user error, but personally I haven’t witnessed the worst behaviors of this transmission.

The Focus ST died because the base Focus died in part due to being old, and partially due to the fact that they took a risk for fuel economy with the DCT transmission, only to have the market not understand how it works, combined with some issues, but the fact that they didn’t put the 6F35 behind the 2.0L GDI sooner…

Nope, the Focus ST TDCI sold in Europe in the previous generation was an ST (D), but the Explorer and Edge are PFGTDI/GTDI EcoBoost, not PowerStroke diesels.

ST stands for Sport Technologies, so as long as the Ford Performance team gave it the once over it is as real an ST as the Focus or Fiesta ST were, these are the entry tier on the Ford Performance ladder anyway far beneath the RS and GT350/350R/GT500, and Raptor anyway. This is coming from a fellow Focus ST owner,…

The 2019 Fiesta ST is still being sold in the USA, but it’s the last of the current model, not the new MK8 just released in Europe last year.

At least in North America it’s a 1.5L turbo, which competes more with the Fiesta’s 1.0L EcoBoost triple at the 120-140 hp range vs the sub 100 of the Mirage, which was the point I was making in that there are very few USDM options to replace the Metro/Swift without resorting to boost.

For a 3 Cylinder Naturally Aspirated example your modern choice is the currently for sale Mitsubishi Mirage. For a 3 cyl turbo a Fiesta 1.0L EcoBoost, etc... Not a lot of sub 4 cylinder cars on sale without hybridization or electrification.

The scenes with the Escort RS Cosworth really didn’t work when they were filming them, and they especially did not work in the final cut personally.

The cupholders are hidden underneath that sliding cover in the center console.

Nope the 1.0L and manual were available until 2018 production ended and was the standard powertrain option in the SE sedan, if you wanted the 2.0L and a manual it was the S sedan only in 18. In 2016 they mated the 1.0L EcoBoost to a 6F15 as an extra cost option however.

The 6F15 is not shared with the Escape but the EcoSport with the 1.0L EcoBoost. The Escape and Fusion had the 6F35.

It is, because it was built on the Fiesta chassis but with a taller body

Come—opening-closing temporarily not possible, see owner’s manual— l don’t—no, come on.

There will be a new Escape in the next couple of years, the current one is almost as old as the current Focus including a return to the hybrid version.

Not that recent, the Rover P5b Coupe was a 4 door sedan in between 1967–1973

This is not the case for 2019, therefore it is not yet the base engine.

The 4.3L V6 is the base engine, the 2.7L is a difficult up-sell in a market place that wants a V8 or turbo V6 for the money. Just because it’s standard on the mid two trim levels doesn’t mean it isn’t optional on the base truck at extra cost over the NA V6.

Except it’s an upsell engine over the 4.3L V6 in the base trucks and is only the standard engine in the middle two trims therefore it is directly comparable to the 2.7L EcoBoost in placement not at the bottom of the engine hierarchy.

This was the styling model they presented to the world for the full sized bronco 3 door, I suspect a 5 door is also coming, but this looks a lot like a Troller T4 or Wrangler competitor than it does the Everest as far as styling direction goes.

The car shown in the picture nope, too small, 5 lug instead of 6 like the Ranger, unibody proportions not body on frame.