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After some checking around, this isn't fully confirmed. However, Continental nameplate is safe.

Whoa. A Marauder just drove on as well. Don’t see that every day. A new SHO just pulled up too . This is turning into a mini car show.

I believe it's a Maverick. It's a rebadged Nissan Patrol sold in Australia.

I just got a new Ranger and I love it. Of course I wear blue glasses and bleed blue blood and simply refuse to buy anything without a blue oval so I might be biased. ?I blame it on my father. ? Funny thing is my brother and sister-in-law got a new Edge last winter and I just got my new Ranger and it’s driving him crazy. He’s 82 and wants to trade his 2007 Fusion on a new Fusion now. So I suppose I’ll have to take him car shopping soon. Anyhow with that said, I’d say if you were a completely unbiased midsized truck shopper the Colorado/Canyon are hard to beat in this segment right now. You can criticize GM for a lot of things, but they put 100% effort into those trucks. I can’t say the same about the 2019 Silverado. They dropped the ball on that one. The Tacoma benefits from a lot of loyalty and they never left the market, but honestly the Colorado/Canyon are better then the Tacoma. With all that said, I love my new Ranger and I find fit and finish to be top notch for what it is. I love the style. It’s very cute in a “boyish” way. The powertrain is excellent and I think it rides very nicely other then being a tad bouncy in certain road conditions. I blame the FX4 shocks for a little of that. It also has a little more nosedive then I prefer on hard braking, but other than that it rides very nice. It’s quiet on the highway and handles very well. Ford might not be able to do much to compete with the Tacoma. A lot of that has to do with them foolishly exiting this segment for almost a decade, but with aggressive marketing, some incentives, and continual product improvement they can definitely sell a lot of Rangers. Who knows GM might “2019 Silverado” the next Colorado and Ford can take them out for second place.

Another possible reason why Ford is doing conquest incentives on 2019 Ranger. Cox Automotive found that midsize pickup segment has the lowest owner loyalty in the whole light vehicle market. 2019 Ranger may be far from best in class, but it should be good enough that people who own older midsize pickups (from any brand) might consider buying one. With Ranger sales growing, Ford has the potential take the honor of "#1 best selling pickup truck company in the U.S." away from GM this year. That would be a big deal for Ford marketers. And another reason why Ford is doing the conquest incentives for Ranger.

You could have started and ended with Jaguar honestly

I LOVE this name, if this is indeed the name of the smaller/cheaper/more civilized “Baby Bronco.” The name isn’t a dreaded alpha-numeric addition (exp: Bronco XS) or the meaningless ‘Sport.’ To me the name fits with an outdoorsy theme, and sounds fun, adventurous, and optimistic. It’s not in your face, trendy, or obnoxious. Plus, it’s a name you can say in isolation. “What do you drive?” ”A Scout.” ”What kind of car is that?” ”It’s a Ford SUV. It’s the brother of the Bronco. Bronco Scout.” Well done, Ford!

Great video review of Cadillac CT5 from a German perspective. From Autogefühl.

I sat in one about a month ago, and I checked the software level. I believe it was version 3.4

That was exactly why they came up with the Mark LT pickup - to give Lincoln dealers something to sell after they killed Continental, LS and Aviator.