You said in your first post that you paid just short of $49K for your non-nanny GT base model.
I paid $68K for my DH Premium (and $8K of that was the DH wasn't eligible for AZ Plan pricing).
That's $19K, not $30K.
I wouldn't describe it as "MUCH better". Beyond that, from what I have read, going from the 3.15 to the 3.55 in the 2024 A10 is far more than just a ring and pinion change ... $$$
Damn glad I live here in the US (and for more than just this reason). If it makes NO difference when it comes to Ford's bottom line (like CAFE does here), then I still don't understand why the would incur the extra expense to include it. They are basically throwing money out the door.
There's a number. That's what 'quantify' means.
If they build 1 R for every 10 DHs, that's one thing.
If they build 1 R for ever 1,000 DHs, that's another.
My point is, the former will not affect parts availability or priority of building DHs as was being claimed.
I just saw a car carrier with a couple of white Dark Horses on it near the Ambassador Bridge that was in an accident. Looked like some of the vehicles were damaged pretty bad ...
Just kidding !!! LOL
The DH was not/is not $30K more than the GT ... unless you're stupid enough to pay $20K ADM.
Prior to buying my DH, I optioned out a GT with as much as I could get to make it the equivalent of the GT. INCLUDING the ~$8K I would have saved with my AZ Plan on the GT, the sticker was ~$11K more...
But they don't. That was my only point.
Posting here and expecting Ford to read it and answer is like peeing yourself in a dark suit: You get a warm feeling, but nobody notices.
So Ford is adding AS/S to the DH when there is no requirement to do so? Are there no such fuel economy standards in any EU country like we have in the US (CAFE) that would explain why they are doing this? I find that hard to believe that with people in the UK being so gung ho on climate change...