Agreed, too bad as Ford could have made more money, heck the Limited Taurus wasn't far off of an MKS, maybe if they did a better job differentiating them but they don't. Cadillac is schooling them and they aren't paying attention.
call it in an electric version,not ever going to happen,sales will go down the toilet also, I can hardly wait to hear the exhaust note on that thing,it will make the lawn tractor Eco Boost thing sound fantastic. LOLI'm in IT as well and obviously a tech enthusiast... I like what tech is doing to the auto industry. Matter of fact, I think it is exciting.
Friend of mine had one years back... he had a sound system to die for in it. Put a lot of speakers in those. Ha ha ha...
They will probably just pay the CAFE fines and roll that cost into the MSRP of the vehicles. They are probably already doing that since they have always made and sold way more trucks than anything else.
I have a 2011 Sport 3.5 NA and kinda lost interest in the 2.7L TT Sport since the seat color choice is too light and no black seats are still available so far. Maybe 2019 will allow black, but yet again the transmission is still an A6 and kinda old. the Edge ST comes with an A8 for 2019 vs the 2018 and earlier Edge Sport with an A6. Maybe if black interior and an A8 or A10 came with a 2019 Sport, I might look at it again or even better if they allowed the Lincoln 3.0TT in it. I could at least get some current iteration of a Ford Falcon FPV F6, if they had a 400+ Hp and Tq Fusion Sport/ST.
Upgrade what, exactly?
So they got talked into getting something they specifically had no intention of buying. To me, that means they let themselves get "up-sold", or in other words what the sales person wanted to put them in over what it was that they actually wanted.
. . . I sure can't call your aunt's and uncle's experience a "great decision" for them. For the sales person, though, it was exactly that.
But are you a person who enjoys driving for its own sake (and hopefully enjoying the part where you get better at it)?
If that's a person's "thing", sure. But now you're talking about somebody who's mainly a sound system enthusiast with unique needs and using the best vehicle for that purpose as his canvas. He's not a "driving" enthusiast, at least not in that vehicle
Those are specific situations that don't apply to everybody. Working against such a choice is difficulty in climbing up into or down out of an SUV (at least) or storage space for the wheelchair in a CUV. Once you become an "older person", it's reasonable to expect at least some of that larger family to be able to provide their own transportation, if in fact they're going to the same place(s) that you are. So there's no need for you to still be responsible for providing the "family bus".
IOW, the products of a company that sees itself as being a "mobility company". Completely soul-less products from a company that - if you listen to Jim Farley - is trying to redefine "emotion".
In IT as well for for 30 years, ditto except for carving corners, prefer the drag strip. :cheers:Seriously, I think half of this forum works in IT. Granted, IT is a very broad spectrum, it's impressive to have so many on a car forum. I'm also in IT and I love new tech to an extent. I think some people could benefit from an autonomous car, but that's not me. I love driving. I love driving manual. I love hearing the exhaust note. I love going fast. I love carving corners. I don't mix business and pleasure too much.
Ford has out spent GM on R&D
