Blueblood

Could be, the thing was porpoising all over the place

Isn't the MKT based off the Explorer already since they are all D3? Anyways, it's just the new MKX, well at least the baleen front clip was attached to a Edge/MKX body. On another note, I hope the production Explorer handles better than this test mule!!!

Well that's what Mulally said....

Goodbye egg crate grill.. Hello Baleen whale monstrosity.. Haven't seen or heard anything about an upgrade 3.5 in the Edge, hopefully it gets the same TiVCT and about 290 horsepower, no need for a face only a mother whale could love.

Definitely better to keep both hands on the wheel while driving the canyons, fiddling around with a little button on the shifter makes it almost pointless.. Give me the paddles that everyone else uses.

I'll take one of these with a 300+ HP 2.5" Ecoboost and AWD, make mine with the Ken Block appearance package..

I think the power numbers are BS, I think they aren't going to release the actual numbers until it's about to go on sale, they've been sandbagging since the 99 Cobra fiasco. From Ford's press release "The new 2.0-liter DI Ti-VCT engine is up to 20 horsepower more powerful than the current 2.0 Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10 percent." That would put it at 163, and I bet we'll see more, there's just no way an all-new engine with TiVCT, 12:1 compression vs. 10:1 and direct injection only makes 12 horsepower more, and nothing but a tiny 9lb. bump in torque. At the same output as the Coyote it would make about 165 horsepower, and that's without DI, or looking at the friction gains that a 4 cylinder has.

Yes, I don't care what size it is, as long as it's driven by the proper wheels, Ford needs a RWD sedan, period, especially if they want Lincoln to be a serious luxury player.

No it did NOT have to happen, that's just retarded, not every Ford has to be the same car built off the same platform, there's comes a point where cost cutting cuts into your profits because people aren't willing to buy what you're selling. And yes the Taurus is better than a Camry, but certainly not even close to a Falcon, it's a completely different car. What Ford needs is a global RWD platform that can underpin the Mustang/Falcon/Territory/several Lincoln's/Explorer etc. If Ford is attempting build the best, trying to build everything off of inferior 80's minded FWD only platforms isn't the way to do so, like I've always said, if I wanted to buy a Toyota I'd buy one. RWD isn't a "niche", and it doesn't equal poor economy, the 30mpg 305 horse 2011 Mustang V6 proves that. Holden will be the biggest beneficiary of this error, as long as they don't surrender to the bean counters as well.

http://brisbanetimes.drive.com.au/motor-ne...00112-m334.html Might as well buy a Camry then...

The 2.0L ecotec 4 makes 260/260, 255/295 in the Regal GS, I think there's lesser version too. So if Ford's touted ecoboost 4 can only muster 208 horsepower it wold be quite a letdown.

I'm in shock, I've been waiting for us to get the global Focus for 5-6 years now?

Basically right now I'm wondering just what on Earth I'm looking at, a mish-mash of of radically different styling elements, no 3 door, horrid taillights on the hatch, and anemic numbers for the DI TiVCT 4. Awesome interior though. I guess I'll just stay with the Mustangs from now on, the V6 is only 21k anyways..

Forget it, no longer care..

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