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True but having lived in Colorado, having a turbo to pull with makes a big difference up there too when you hit elevation. I had an F150 with the 3.5 twin turbo and that was a dream. I loved my Silverado when I had that but it became a gutless wonder once up high lol.

Same here. I worked in Brazil a bit in the early 1990's and in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, everyone had 4 door midsize pickups. And I kept thinking of how me and my buddy would always race to see who didn't have to sit sideways in the back of our friends Nissan Hardbody pickup, and I really...

And FYI we had a bit of a chill come through. Today was hanging around 1 or 2 below and yes it did seem a bit noisier when I started up.

First off great work and it looks neat for the view... But wow, I really don't like it... The entire purpose of a van as I put elsewhere is in it's practicality. Big room in the back seats, able to walk between the 2nd row to the back for kids. Sliding doors so you can get big things in and...

Agree... there are minivans that are sub 8 second, good handling, better/quieter ride, and with hybrid engines. That's not why the minivan market has crashed the last 10 years. No one is saying "man I wish they made a new minivan option with X" like people were saying they wanted a compact...

Laughing at this one. Same exact situation. It's our 2nd vehicle, but hers for work (she has the shorter drive). But yeah, when she has to run errands after work or make a work trip for something "oh no, I get... I mean... have to take the truck".

It's pretty common now.. Car companies are trying to get the most power and the best MPG they can and those wipers make a big difference on the vehicles efficiency. I think it was the honda Insight where I remember some of the engineers in an article discussing how the wipers themselveswind...

Yeah it's weird. It literally titles itself "10best trucks" But then it's full of SUV's car based CUV's and a van even. Like that picture does not match the title there. lol That's a hatchback. So that is a bit more impressive for the Maverick then for sure.

And part of me gets it. If you are a US car company, putting a top ten list together in 1983, that list is going to be pretty tough to make. In hingsight maybe they should have just said Countach, Ferrari 512 BBI, M3, 911, Ruf BTR and the rest are crap. haha... But they had to pick a few new...

haha... It is funny to read today. The 6000 was plain ol early 80's heap. The STE was GM getting back to performance. 135 horsepower and a 3 speed automatic (ok you could get a 5 speed manual in the first years too at least). But this was their BMW/Audi competition.. still running a...

I was wondering about that one too. Definitely not well proofread. Though for fun I was looking at past ones and wow. Some are quite funny reads in retrospect.

I'm close. They forgot that the 2024 does have cruise control on the XL too.

Well it's their top ten, it's literally meant to be a puff piece announcing their award winners. It's the reviews that get more into the details and such. 2024 Ford Maverick Review, Pricing, and Specs Kinda like a movie awards show, announcing and showing clips of the top 5 movies for best...

And you can't drive off with the engine running in remote start. You either need to put in the key if you have a physical one, or have the fob on you inside and push the engine start to be able to engage a gear and drive away.

That's true but it's hard to find that level of increase from 22 to 24 in others. And $5k increase on a 20k vehicle is a much bigger percentage than $5k on a 40k vehicle. Base no option XL Hybrid in 2022 was $19,995. Same truck today is $25,670. So looking at over 25% increase. I get...

For a new vehicle I would say it is inexpensive. Next years is pricing up again a nice chunk, but 2024 is 23,900 MSRP to start. That's a few hundred over a base Corolla hatch or Nissan Kicks base models, and less than $5k over a base Mirage G4 (the 78 horsepower car). It's closer to a Mirage...

Maybe... It is a copycat league. I would be all for competition too. And going off an existing platform I am sure will save quite a bit of development and production costs. The question is what is the market there? 150k units of the Maverick... 30k or so of the Santa Cruz. And as the...

I'm not sure if this is the same for Ford as it is for Toyota, but I've been to the Toyota plant where they make the Camry and some other vehicles. When the car comes off the line, it runs into an inspection area with a lot of lighting. There they go over the fit and finish and paint and have...

Exactly. Hundreds of people killed and thousands of accidents from backing over people (and pets). And those accidents and deaths more heavily affect kids statistically. So, they were mandated by law to be included on all new vehicles as of May 1, 2018. And that law has the requirements (ie...

Haha... I get it. I love my Mav, but the thing I was thinking is... Top 10 trucks in the US... Were there more than 10 to choose from? I guess with the electrics and the half ton, 3/4 ton, 1 ton versions of the full sizes you get there. But I was thinking it's kind of like finishing top 10...