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I never said they should cost the same. Actually sort of the opposite. Why does the SS1LE, with more equipment (which adds mass, btw) cost in some cases tens of thousands less than a car with which it performs on par? It’s because Ford put more money into bringing the suspension up to the...

They do well, or I wouldn’t be on this channel. But the limitations become apparent when you drive similar trim levels back to back. Stock for stock, my Alpha based convertible handles better than any S550 non-Shelby coupe or convertible I’ve ever driven. The Camaro coupe even more so. And...

They actually do. The thing is getting the corporation to spend $B on vehicles that sell tens of thousands of vehicles, not hundreds of thousands, is a super tough sell. Camaro disappeared for 8 years not because of sales, but because GM wasn’t gonna spend $B for a unique platform. F-body was...

Not sure how Ford does it, but at GM, vehicle program codes are often and semi-randomly restructured in order to keep people like me from easily figuring out what new vehicles are being timed when. For example, 5th Gen Camaro was GMX-### (I forget what the actual numbers were and don’t feel...

Saw this earlier. I’m an Autoline junkie. :clap: I know one of the forecasting execs at AutoForecast Solutions. We used to work together at a COVID unsafe range :lipssealed: Really sharp guy, so I would tend to believe what he is saying. Keep in mind that in this thread there is a lot (a LOT)...

We’ve been dissecting this statement by Unifor and have fallen into two camps. One camp acknowledges that Ford could produce a 6.8L OHV off of the 7.3L and that such an engine could likely package in the S550/S650. But why would they? It would be cast iron, like the 7.3L, so likely heavier...

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I agree with most everything you’ve said here except the battery location and the likelihood of a PHEV. Since the battery will likely be less than 2 kWh (it’s 1.3 kWh in Explorer) it will likely go under the floor under the rear seat, just like Explorer. You can see below a 1.3kWh lithium ion...

That would require an all new architecture, which would make it NOT on D2C platform. So very, very unlikely.

I don't usually do this, but here's a snapshot from our forecasting system. Highlights are my doing, of course.