Mad Hatter

Any name or brand that has an outlet mall presence shouldn't taint what Lincoln is trying to achieve. Leave that to the likes of Chrysler's John Varvatos-edition 300.

I seem to recall that the DB 11 V-12 is made by Ford at Cologne. IDK if the legacy naturally-aspirated V-12 is still being made, though. That said, they do have a Daimler V-8 for the DB 11, also.

I knew that. An aunt had one of the big ones in the mid-'70s. I think it's a legacy name with no baggage, and it doesn't sound old, like Polara.

That's interesting. In the scheme of things, there's probably no good reason to keep Chrysler as a brand. If this happened, I'd like to see 300 stay around and be called Monaco. The name has upscale connotations, and so does the more formal design of the 300.

In keeping with a horse theme, particularly wild horses (Bronco, Mustang), I would nominate "Cayuse" for the small Bronco. If heritage names are being considered (Maverick, Ranchero), I think "Del Rio" is worth considering.

I wouldn't consider 1970's Silverado (or Sierra Classic) comparable to Denali market positioning. Besides, at that time, Ford matched them with XLT Lariat-and Dodge with Adventurer SE. Luxurious, sure, but none of those sufficiently distinctive to merit called Upscale. Prospector was a package that was available in addition to trim levels, as Explorer was to Ford pickup trims of the time. I personally don't consider either of them upscale enough to compare to EB package. Stuff like that Rumble Bee Dodge example is like their 1970's "Macho", "Warlock" or "Lil' Red Pickup"-perhaps luxurious, but again not upscale. Eddie Bauer, Denali and maybe Jeep's Sahara trim had cachet. "Gentleman Jim" and "Beau James" (lol) might've fit the bill, but were just special editions.

Didn't TerraStar also have this problem? I seem to recall it had a pretty heavy frame.

Hey, hey, all I did was file an amicus brief. I'd like to ask this case be dropped.

In fairness, you qualified that by just citing Federal taxes. Oklahoma state taxes are 3 cents/gallon higher on gas than diesel. It's fair to say "about the same", in this case. http://www.oklahomagasprices.com/Tax_Info.aspx

Good. Details ought to start trickling out, soon. I wonder if the 10R140 will debut simultaneously.

I remember an Australian..maybe Austrian company was gearing up to produce a scotch-yoke engine maybe 20 years ago (didn't Navistar have a prototype a few years ago, too?). Clearly, something didn't work out.

Agreed. Rolls-Royce seems to do fine with suicide doors. And as mentioned already, there's long been solutions. A magnetic lock, maybe a hollow door impact beam that has a solenoid-operated plunger in the B-pillar. Except for the need to independently open doors, you could even have the front doors overlap the rears, like Super Cabs.

Me, too. I don't see Bob's posts as "self-serving", but more a lament at what once was and what might could be.

That front fender character line is unmistakably reminiscent of the current Nissan Titan. At least the retch-inducing grille is original.

10R140 and 7L V8 gas engine