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I would love to see the hybrid from the ROW Ranger in the Mustang! I would love to see the Fusion come back to Flatrock. I had a 13 titianum with the 2.0 ecoboost and I loved it!

This reminds me, I wish the hybrid ecoboot used by Lincoln was available in the Mustang ecoboost. I forget which model its in but I believe its around 300 HP or could be. I know its not happening but would help with 19 MPG in the winter in city dirving. I get 34 on the hwy.

My 2 cents on the Mustang sales, having owned an '04 GT and currently a '20 Ecooboost. I guess they have to decide what Mustang is going to be in the future. If its a Corvette competior then they should contiue the development of 60K plus high end trims but sales are not going to increase that much with out major changes. As someone pointed out Corvette does not play in a huge market and the Mustang is not made from the ground up to compete in that area. If they want to increase sales at the low end then a more practicle car is needed. The back seat in my '20 is bascially for a few grocery bags only. Even short people like 5'0" to 5'4" have hard time getting in and out of the back or riding back there for more that the shortest trips. This was NOT the case with my '04. The back seat was comfortable at least for shorter people. From '79 to '92 you could get a hatch back. This with a usable back seat, even in a two door would draw in more "hot hatch customers" to the Ecoboost. A more usable daily driver in the 35K range would increase sales IMHO. I don't think a straight six would be worth the added cost for how few units it would sell. Any gap between the Ecoboost and V8 that is "too large" could be closed. Finally hatch back and more usable back seat may not be compatible with offering high trim levels that compete with the Corvette. So which is the Mustang trying to be? The most bang for the buck fun daily driver or world class sports car? Maybe you can't do both. Maybe it should be two cars. Mabye we need a 2 door Focus ST replacement in the US. Or a truly sporty Escape or sporty CUV under the Escape? Or maybe we need a Thuderbird above the Mustang to compete with Corvette? All these things cost money and the market has to be there which I suspect Ford Mangement thinks it is not. Looks like for now it Ford is leaning towards world class sprots car leaving the bang for the buck low cost fun market behind. This may make some sad because I think the original Mustang was the latter. But times change.

I only suggested an LX type trim level and hybrid would be interesting to me yes. I have had some form of Mustang in my garage for over 20 years. I am not pissed. I was thinking out loud that I would like something more value or efficency oriented besides 6 figure super car versions. Nevermind.

The 93 LX was available with 205 HP vs 235 for the GT. Any 2024 Mustang would run circles around a '93. You conveniently miss the point and sound condescending and ignorant. Make an '26 LX with slightly less HP than

It's nice having something to compare to the ZR1 and all but...I wish they would spend the effort on innovations for the lower trim levels instead. Super expensive halo cars are nice, but they will only sell a couple hundred a month at best and most of us will never see one on the road. I know these things will never happen but why not a Mustang LX again as a low cost V8 with a stick option under the GT? How about bringing the power train from the Nautilus hybrid to the EcoBoost trim Mustangs? 300+ HP and 30 MPG in the city would be nice. (I know biggest problem is its front drive and CV vs rear drive and 10 speed.) Maybe the market for $35,000 coups is so small it's just not worth it. But then how is all the money poured into GTD? Corvette people will still buy a Corvette. Same for other competitors in this price range.

We loved both our 2011 and 2021 Escape. We chose Escape over the competition for two reasons. 1. Hybrid with 4wd. We love getting 38 MPG Ciy but with Midwest winters, whats the point of a CUV if its not 4wd? 2. Factory tow package. We only pull a small trailer, but factory package including trans cooler, anti sway, and trailer dection that confirms trailer lights working and deactivates rear and cross traffic alerts is a must. Not happy with much of the competition that just suggests you slap an aftermaket hitch on with all these features missing. I slowly ruined a transmisson once pulling a trailer with a fwd vehicle that had no factory tow package available. Overall I have had other CUVs for rentals and still love our Escape. May I just drink too much blue coolaid but hope there is a cometitive Escape around in 2028 or 2029 when I am ready to buy again. Of course if BS had a hybrid 4wd trim I would happy with that assuming the interior space was expanded to meet Escapes proportions.

If you worked for an international company you would know that is common date format to use. YYMMDD is actually quite common, in Europe and even American business that have teams that span contenents. Sometimes my company also uses DDMMYY. The American MMDDYY is actually kinda the odd one.

Does not BYD out sell Telsa now? They must be selling them somewhere besides China. Putting questions about the author, China demographic trends, and US - China politics aside, I was looking more for an assement of where they are at technoloically? I know they may not be up to snuff as far as US saftey standards go, but what about battery, drivetrain, infotainment, body and assembly tech? Are they ahead of the US, Europe, Japan and Korea? Are they ahead of everyone else in EV tech? That is my question. Stictly a technical question. I work in the tech industry btw.

https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/ Interesting read. Even if these brands are not coming to US soon, Ford et al will compete with them in other global markets. There is the question of whether the Chinese are well ahead of the old school manufacturers regardless of their short commings or goverment support. The title of the article may be a bit dramatic (what in the internet isn't hyped up now adays?) but it seems the chinese are not something to be ignored. I don't think huge tarrifs is the answer in the long run. We need to compete somehow. Interested to see all your OBJECTIVE thoughts.

I wish they would get more gutsy with the colors like Dodge did with the Challenger but I suppose Ford buyers are not the same market. And offer the colors on the base trim levels not just the super expensive ones.

I think the Mach E is the right size, but its more a Mustang replacement for me than and Crossover cause it can't tow. Something more like my Escape hybrid (not plug in) that can tow something (small trailer) and has AWD would also be on my list. Prices have to be under 50K preferably under 40K. Price is what is stopping me now. Also waiting for better batteries. But huge expensive SUVs and Trucks are not what I want. I don't know about the EV market in general but I do think the market for $60K plus vehicles is limited in size no matter what the motivates the wheels.

In countries where EV adoption is really high like Norway, most owners charge at home. This more critical than having public chargers everywhere. People need incentives to install home chargers and apartments need incentives to install them too. Public chargers make you pay many times per kilowatt what your home service does. Public is only neede if your going beyond 200 miles before you get back home.

Why only on the GT Premium package? I love my 2020 ecoboost. It has a simple 55th Aniversary plaque stuck on the passenger side dash. Why do I have to pay $55K plus to get the 60th Aniversary badges and stickers? Everything is always for the highest trim levels lately it seems. I am happy with a $35K car and don't want to spend more. I had a GT Premium Mustang back in '04 but that was less HP and slower 0-60 than my '20 ecoboost.

Cost and charging have always been the issue. I know the average transaction in the US is almost $48K but most people are looking for $30K to $45K out the door. Mach E might start at $44K but how many sales are actaully the base model? Try to even find one at that price. Ordering and waiting months is not always an option. The other problem is charging. In countries like Norway where BEV sales are a large porstion of the market, home charging is very common. But considering the cost to install 40A curcuit and charger in garage, its a hard sell. The goverment subsidies if you can even get them, are income limited so if you quailify for help with cost of the electrical upgrades, you are likely not able to afford the vehicle itself. So bottom line BEV is still a luxury vehicle except maybe the Bolt which is going away for a while I think. Hybrids are much more promising for this reason. I love my Escape Hybrid and would upgrade myll Mustang ecoboost if a hybrid version became available. Not interested in V8 hybrid Mustang because of cost and whats the point the ecoboost would still use less gas. New battery and platform tech will get us there but we are still many years away from mass market BEVs. Until then hybrids could fill the gap and plug in hybrids could get people used to plugging in if they actualy use the plug. I make good money but can't see the need to spend more that 30K to 40K on a vehicle when there are so many decent options in that price range. Initial cost is the problem. Also cost of setting up home charging more so than public charging stations which cost too much per kwh anyway.